Release Notes

Applies to: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 and later
Cause: The dmidecode utility does not support the Slot Type value of 0x24 that is defined in System
Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version 3.4.
Systems
affected:
Dell EMC PowerEdge R6515, Dell EMC PowerEdge R7515, Dell EMC PowerEdge R6525, Dell EMC
PowerEdge R7525, and Dell EMC PowerEdge C6525.
Tracking number: 171941
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
error messages displayed in dmesg
Description: The following ACPI-related error messages are displayed in dmesg and /var/log/messages:
[ 10.265354] ACPI Error: No handler for Region [SYSI]
(ffff8f04edb31a20) [IPMI] (20130517/evregion-162)
[ 10.265359] ACPI Error: Region IPMI (ID=7) has no handler (20130517/
exfldio-305)
[ 10.265368] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed
[\_SB_.PMI0._GHL] (Node ffff8f106dea07e0), AE_NOT_EXIST (20130517/
psparse-536)
[ 10.265376] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed
[\_SB_.PMI0._PMC] (Node ffff8f106dea0720), AE_NOT_EXIST (20130517/
psparse-536)
[ 10.265381] ACPI Exception: AE_NOT_EXIST, Evaluating _PMC (20130517/
power_meter-753)
The error messages are related to the module dependency and module load order of the
acpi_power_meter and acpi_ipmi drivers.
Applies to: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and later
Solution: The messages are informational and can be ignored. For more information, see Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Knowledge Base article 49225
Tracking number: 172165
Drivers available in OEMDRV drive are not installed
during the operating system installation
Description:
Intermittently, during the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the operating system cannot enumerate
the USB drive at the stage of driver disk probing. This prevents the drivers from LC/OEMDRV from being
installed.
Applies to: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and later
Workaround: Use the kernel boot parameter command inst.dd=LABEL=OEMDRV to install the drivers in the OEMDRV
drive.
Systems
affected:
Dell EMC PowerEdge servers
Tracking number: 168569
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