Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64, x86) Installation Instructions and Important Information
- Installation instructions and important information
- Overview
- Latest available operating system
- System configuration requirements
- Reviewing preconfiguration options
- Installing and reinstalling Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 using the Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and Documentation media
- Installing using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installation media
- Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 with Dell EMC Unified Server Configurator
- Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on systems with a Dell EMC Utility Partition
- Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 in the Conventional (BIOS) Mode
- Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 in the UEFI mode
- Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on devices that support multipathing
- Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on iSCSI storage
- Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 using the software iSCSI initiator
- Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 using the hardware iSCSI initiator
- Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux on FCoE-Enabled storage
- Add-on device drivers
- Updating your system packages using the Red Hat Network
- Important information
- Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10
- Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9
- Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 does not recognize the QLogic QL45212-DE 25 GbE device
- Unable to boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 and later from FCoE using Intel X520 based NIC
- NVMe devices are not identified during Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 installation and later
- Ethtool reports 10 GbE port speed instead of 25 GbE when using Mellanox mlx5_core driver
- Resolved issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7
- Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7
- Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6
- Resolved issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6
- Kernel panic occurs when OMSA services are started on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
- Unable to Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 with an existing brtfs partition
- Underscore is missing for the interface name of Vindicator 2 Emulex card on network page
- Unable to boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, after successful installation in UEFI mode
- DDR DMA testing fails in ethtool on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Hypervisor
- Using IPv6 with Mozilla Firefox displays certification error
- Data unavailability occurs on Dell EMC EqualLogic arrays due to Linux multipathing
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 displays the error message
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 fails to boot from iSCSI LUNs
- Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
- Booting with kernel parameters results in DMAR errors
- Xserver crashe, while booting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 after installation
- Invalid naming conventions for the ports of Vindicator 2 Emulex card when NPAR-EP is enabled
- NVMe Devices Are Not Identified During Operating System Installation
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 fails when the DSDT in the BIOS has IPMI Opregion enabled
- Lifecycle Controller (USC based installation) deployment fails when installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
- ethtool does not report 40 GB for Mellanox ConnectX-3 40 GB adapter
- Blurred display when changing resolution in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
- Resolved issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
- Teamed NICs have no network connectivity
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 installation on 10 GB iSCSI LUN from an EQL array hangs while creating a file system
- Ethtool reports 10GbE port speed instead of 40GbE when using Mellanox MLX4_EN driver
- Packet loss occurs when bonding device is configured in balanced-alb mode
- Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
- Resolved issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
- Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
- Resolved issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 kickstart installation may fail
- Network connections display the last used status as never in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 displays a dbus netlink poll error after installation
- Network manager error in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 operating system log
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 stops responding when iDRAC6 is reset
- Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2
- Resolved issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2
- Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 displays a bluez network manager error after installation
- Error message on starting IPMI drivers while installing OMSA
- Assigning iSCSI LUN target to Intel 10G network controller stops the operating system from booting
- Systems with Intel multiport i350 rNDC and PCI add-in adapters report incorrect or duplicate Mac address
- tg3 driver fails post Red Hat Network update
- Kernel panic occurs when GPGPU C2075 is installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 installation fails
- Driver installation fails during Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 installation
- dmesg error log displays a generic hardware error
- Resolved issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1
- Graphical boot splash screen in the UEFI mode is in low resolution
- PERC H700 DIMM failure messages with the debug kernel
- Network devices enumerated in an incorrect order
- OpenManage installation does not respond on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installation fails with virtual media
- Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Finding more information
- Getting help
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 kickstart installation may fail.................................................................................. 25
Network connections display the last used status as never in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.............................25
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 displays a dbus netlink poll error after installation...............................................25
Network manager error in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 operating system log..................................................25
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 stops responding when iDRAC6 is reset............................................................... 26
Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2.............................................................................................................26
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 displays a no DIMM labels error message in the /var/log/messages log le.. 26
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 displays MCE error message in /var/log/messages and dmesg log les........ 26
Add-on cards display biosdevname names instead of eth names........................................................................26
Resolved issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2..........................................................................................................27
Errors found in command cat/proc/interrupts in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6...................................................27
biosdevname utility fails on NPAR capable network adapters..............................................................................27
Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1.............................................................................................................. 27
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 displays a bluez network manager error after installation................................... 27
Error message on starting IPMI drivers while installing OMSA............................................................................ 28
Assigning iSCSI LUN target to Intel 10G network controller stops the operating system from booting.........28
Systems with Intel multiport i350 rNDC and PCI add-in adapters report incorrect or duplicate Mac
address........................................................................................................................................................................ 28
tg3 driver fails post Red Hat Network update....................................................................................................... 29
Kernel panic occurs when GPGPU C2075 is installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1................................... 29
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 installation fails..........................................................................................................29
Driver installation fails during Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 installation...............................................................30
dmesg error log displays a generic hardware error................................................................................................30
Resolved issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1........................................................................................................... 31
Graphical boot splash screen in the UEFI mode is in low resolution.....................................................................31
PERC H700 DIMM failure messages with the debug kernel.................................................................................31
Network devices enumerated in an incorrect order............................................................................................... 31
OpenManage installation does not respond on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6...................................................... 32
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installation fails with virtual media............................................................................32
Known issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6................................................................................................................32
Kernel panic on PowerEdge R905 systems............................................................................................................32
Login to iSCSI LUN may fail through multiple interfaces...................................................................................... 32
IPMI commands may result in high processor utilization...................................................................................... 33
Updating rmware through Dell EMC Utility Partition may fail in the UEFI mode.............................................33
Finding more information................................................................................................................................................ 33
2 Getting help.................................................................................................................................................34
Contacting Dell EMC....................................................................................................................................................... 34
Related documentation................................................................................................................................................... 34
Documentation resources............................................................................................................................................... 35
Download the drivers and rmware............................................................................................................................... 37
Documentation feedback................................................................................................................................................ 37
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