Release Notes

RHEL 8.3 installer does not automatically locate the
source installation repository when only
inst.stage2=hd boot option is used
Description: When both stage2 and the installation repository are on the same internal drive or external drive (USB
hard drive), RHEL 8.3 installer does not automatically locate the source installation repository when only
inst.stage2=hd boot option is used.
Applies to: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3
Workaround: Modify the boot option inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=<NAME> to inst.repo=hd:LABEL=<NAME>
Systems
affected:
Dell EMC PowerEdge yx4x and yx5x servers
Tracking number: 182181
The mdmonitor service displays an error during
operating system installation
Description: When the operating system is installed on a virtual disk that is created by Dell EMC S150 RAID Controller,
the following error message is observed during installation:
[FAILED] Failed to start Software RAID monitoring and management
This issue is a cosmetic issue and can be ignored. The operating system installation completes
successfully.
Applies to: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and later
Systems
affected:
Dell EMC PowerEdge yx4x and yx5x servers
Tracking number: 178369
The output of the systemctl status command displays
the status as thawing
Description:
The output of the systemctl status <service name> command displays the status Active:
active (running) (thawing) instead of Active: active (running) when a service is
reloaded. This issue is a cosmetic issue and can be ignored.
Applies to: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3
Systems
affected:
Dell EMC PowerEdge yx4x and yx5x servers
Tracking number: 178127
The dmidecode utility displays the slot type as <OUT
OF SPEC> for PCIe Gen 4 NVMe slots
Description:
The dmidecode utility displays the Slot Type field of Type 9 record as <OUT OF SPEC> for PCIe
Generation 4 NVMe slots.
18 Known issues