Quick Reference Guide

Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Installation Instructions And Important Information.............................................................5
Overview...................................................................................................................................................................5
Latest Available Operating System....................................................................................................................5
System Configuration Requirements........................................................................................................................5
Supported Architecture.....................................................................................................................................5
Reviewing Pre-Configuration Options......................................................................................................................5
Operating System Packages Pre-Installed By Dell............................................................................................5
Languages..........................................................................................................................................................5
Installing And Re-Installing Your Operating System.................................................................................................6
Using The Dell Systems Management Tools And Documentation Media.........................................................6
Using The Dell Systems Build And Update Utility Media...................................................................................6
Using The SUSE Linux Installation Media..........................................................................................................7
Installing Your Operating System On Devices That Support Multipathing........................................................8
Installing Your Operating System On iSCSI Storage..........................................................................................8
Using The Dell Unified Server Configurator.......................................................................................................8
Post Installation Tasks..............................................................................................................................................9
Obtaining The DKMS Framework For Device Drivers........................................................................................9
Updating Your System Packages.......................................................................................................................9
Configuring Your System Settings......................................................................................................................9
Important Information...............................................................................................................................................9
Issues And Resolutions..........................................................................................................................................10
IPMI Commands Result In High CPU Utilization...............................................................................................10
Ispci Reports Unknown Devices......................................................................................................................10
X Window System Does Not Start After Adding New Hardware....................................................................10
Loading The mptctl Module For SAS Controllers.............................................................................................10
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 On A SAS 5/iR Or SAS 6/iR Controller..........................................11
USB Memory Key Partition Does Not Auto Mount In The X Window System.................................................11
Issues Fixed In SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 4...........................................................................................11
Kernel Panic When The Bonding Module Is Unloaded....................................................................................12
Unable To Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 3 When Size Of The Virtual Disk Is Greater Than
1.4 TB................................................................................................................................................................12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 3 64-bit Installation Fails On 128 GB System Memory...........................12
Installation Of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 3 Operating System Fails................................................12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 3 Becomes Unresponsive Handling iSCSI Asynchronous Logouts.......12
Known Issues In SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 4........................................................................................12