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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.
Cause The issue occurs because the addslot function in biosdevname shows the same index_in_slot value for two or
more interfaces on a given PCI slot. The index_in_slot value is used as a port number. This results in two or more
interfaces getting the same port number, causing the port to be renamed renameN.
This issue is specific to add-in adapters on the PCI slot. It is not seen with onboard adapters.
Unable to boot the operating system when the HBA mode
is enabled and target LUN is in a different subnet
Description Unable to boot SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 when the HBA mode is enabled and the target LUN is in a
different subnet.
Workaround There is no workaround available when the iSCSI offload or the HBA mode is enabled and the initiator and target
are in different subnets.
Ensure that initiator and the target are in the same subnet when the ISCSI offload or HBA mode is enabled.
Or
Use software iSCSI or ensure that the HBA and iSCSI offload is in disabled mode.
Cause Though the default gateway is specified in the NIC firmware, the Address Request Protocol (ARP) is sent with
the target's IP address and not with the default gateway IP. Hence it shows that the gateway information is not
reaching the offload component.
Distributed WebServer (DWS) connection does not work
in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
Description
Dell EMC OpenMange System Administrator (OMSA) uses the Distributed WebServer (DWS) login to manage
remote nodes. The DWS connection will not work if your system has the sblim-sfcb-1.3.11-0.19.1 rpm installed
from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 OS DVD.
Workaround Download and install the latest sblim-sfcb versions from the suse repository.
Cause This issue occurs because the local interface crashes. Ensure that the log file pipe is closed at all times.
Biosdevname names SR-IOV Virtual Functions From Intel
NDC as ethN
Description
On systems running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 and Intel Ethernet NDC controller, the biosdevname
utility names the single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) virtual functions (VFs) from 10GbE port of Intel rNDC as
ethN instead of the following format:
em<port number>_<virtual function instance>
This issue affects systems with integrated NDCs which have SR-IOV virtual functions enabled.
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