Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Installation Instructions And Important Information July 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Installation Instructions...................................................................................................5 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................................5 Installing and re-installing your operating system..............................................................................................................
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 X86_64 does not respond as the operating system reboots in the UEFI mode............................................................................................................................................................................ 15 PowerEdge R805, M805, and M905 systems running on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 may reboot with some PCI or Mezzanine cards...........................................................................................................
1 Installation Instructions Topics: • • • • • Overview Installing and re-installing your operating system Device drivers Updating your system packages Configuring your system settings Overview This document provides the following information: • • Instructions for installing and reinstalling the operating system on your Dell EMC system. Sources of additional information.
2. Click OS Deployment in the left pane. 3. Click Deploy OS in the right pane. NOTE: If your system has a RAID controller, you must configure RAID before you continue with the installation of drivers. For more information, see the Optional RAID Configuration section in the Dell EMC Unified Server Configurator - Lifecycle Controller Enabled User Guide at Dell.com/support/manuals. 4. From the list of operating systems, select SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 64-bit and click Next.
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 in the UEFI mode To install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 in the UEFI mode: 1. Boot the system and press to go to the system setup. 2. Select Boot Settings and change Boot Mode from BIOS to UEFI. Reboot the system. 3. Insert the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 media in the CD/DVD drive. 4. Ensure that the first boot device is your optical drive. If the first boot device is not your optical drive, go to UEFI Boot Settings and change the boot order. 5.
For more information about using Kernel Module Package (KMP), see the Partner Linux Driver Process Introduction page at suse.com/ partners/isv. Updating your system packages SUSE periodically releases software updates to fix bugs, address security issues, and add new features. You can download these updates from suse.com/support. It is recommended that you update your system software to the latest revisions before you deploy your system.
2 Important Information This section details information about software fixes, issues, and additional information for using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on your Dell EMC system. NOTE: Hibernation/sleep (S3, S4) mode is not supported on Dell EMC PowerEdge systems.
incorrect timeout value. This incorrect timeout value might be over 10 seconds and during this time no kernel timer functions can be run. Invalid naming conventions for the ports of Emulex OneConnect OCe14102-UX-D card when NPAR-EP is enabled Description: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 11.x with Emulex card naming conventions by biosdevname may not be accurate for all the networking devices. As a result partitions 3 and 4 of all the four ports of Emulex is not named as expected.
[ 4.724122] ACPI Error: Region IPMI (ID=7) has no handler (20110623/ exfldio-292) Workaround There is no functionality loss. This issue will be fixed in a future release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11. Cause This feature is enabled in BIOS as per ACPI 4.0 specifications. Platforms that require IPMI Opregion enabled in BIOS for Power Meter usage display the ACPI error messages. The kernel does not have handlers to support the methods in IPMI Opregion.
Ports are named incorrectly as renameXXX instead of pXpY Description In systems with 28 network ports, the driver names the ports incorrectly. It loads them in a different order according to the message log. Each time it tries to load them it misses between ports 1 and 5 and names it renameXXX instead of pXpY. Workaround Add the kernel boot parameter biosdevname=0 to rename it to the ethN naming convention. This issue will be fixed in a future release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.
Workaround To turn off the new naming convention, enter the kernel command line parameter, biosdevname=0 in the boot command line during and after installation. This issue is fixed in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3. For more information, see linux.dell.com. Cause SR-IOV Virtual Functions from integrated NDCs do not have SMBIOS type 41 records. To retrieve the port number, use the SMBIOS device type instance from the physical function to which the virtual functions belong.
Although the message indicates the operating system is in the polling mode, the Linux driver continues to work in the interrupt mode. Workaround This is working as designed. This issue will be addressed in a later version of the iDRAC firmware.
Combined residency of the ACPI C-states is low when SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 is idle Description When SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 is idle, the ACPI C-states, C1 and C3, are not efficiently used to save system power consumption. The expected combined residency of these states at the idle state of the system is between 95 and 99 percent. However, the actual used combined residency is only 50 percent. Workaround This issue will be fixed in a future release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.
This changes the system resource assignments to ensure that the issue does not occur. If this workaround fails: • Add the kernel parameter acpi=noirq to the kernel command line to prevent the linux kernel from using the I/O APICs. For PowerEdge M805 and M905: • Add the kernel parameter acpi=noirq to the kernel command line to prevent the linux kernel from using the I/O APICs. This issue will be fixed in a future BIOS update for the respective PowerEdge systems.
The system intermittently stops responding with the Matrox G200eW graphics adapter Description Systems using the Matrox G200eW graphics adapter might stop responding when the system starts. Workaround Download and install the latest driver version from Dell.com/support/drivers. Cause This issue is caused by a bug in the video driver.
Dell EMC Update Packages might fail to update firmware on UEFI based systems Description On systems configured to boot through UEFI, running a DUP to update the firmware or BIOS from the operating system may fail. DUP relies on a warm reboot of the system, whereas Linux performs a cold reset of the system while running on a UEFI based system.
3 Getting help Topics: • • • • • Contacting Dell EMC Related documentation Documentation resources Downloading the drivers and firmware Documentation feedback Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog.
Documentation resources This section provides information about the documentation resources for your server. Table 1. Additional documentation resources for your server Task Document Location Setting up your server For information about installing the server into a rack, see the rack documentation included with your rack solution or the Getting Started Guide that is shipped with your server. https://www.dell.
Table 1. Additional documentation resources for your server (continued) Task Document Location Dell EMC SupportAssist Enterprise User's Guide. For understanding the features of https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller (LC), see the Lifecycle Controller User's Guide. For information about partner programs enterprise systems management, see the OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management documents. https://www.dell.com/esmmanuals For information about viewing https://www.
4. Download the drivers to a USB drive, CD, or DVD. Documentation feedback You can rate the documentation or write your feedback on any of our Dell EMC documentation pages and click Send Feedback to send your feedback.
