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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.
irqbalance classifies network interfaces with custom or
renamed interfaces as class other
Description irqbalance classifies network interfaces such as dmz, iscsi, and emN or pXpY as class other instead of
class ethernet. This affects biosdevname names when it is enabled in the system.
Workaround This issue is fixed in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3.
Unable to boot the system after the PERC H700 card is
replaced on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
Description After replacing the PERC H700 controller card and importing the entire configuration, the file system fails to load
displaying the following error message:
could not find /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-<id-number>-part2
This issue is also seen in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1.
Workaround Use the /disk/by-uuid method during installation to create fstab entries. Mounting the file system using the
Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) solves the problem. The UUID file system property does not change with
hardware changes, unless the hard drive is formatted.
This is working as designed. For more information see, https://www.suse.com/documentation/.
Cause SUSE by default uses the by-id method to create fstab entries during installation. It is a combination of serial
numbers from the controller, disk, and partition name. As Serial number of the controller is part of the disk id
the number changes when the controller is replaced. This causes the system boot failure.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 displays error
message in /var/log/messages and dmesg log files
Description
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 64 bit systems may display MCE errors during a thermal event when the
power budget is set in iDRAC.
The following error message is displayed in the /var/log/messages log file and the dmesg log file:
[Hardware Error]: Machine check events logged.
Workaround This issue will be fixed in a future release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 maintenance update kernel.
Cause The thermal interrupt handler triggers the error messages.
Error message on starting IPMI drivers while installing
OMSA
Description
On starting Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) service on PowerEdge R620, T620, M620, R720,
and R720xd systems, the system log displays the following message:Could not enable interrupts,
failed set, using polled mode.
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