Release Notes
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Release Notes
- Contents
- Release summary
- Compatibility
- New and enhanced in this release
- Fixes
- /var/log/messages displays kernel warning messages in servers with NVDIMM-N persistent memory modules
- /proc/mdstat and mdadm -D commands display incorrect statuses when two NVMe devices are surprise removed from a RAID 5 MD array
- BIOS update does not complete when an update is performed using the Linux .BIN files
- The owsmangencert.sh script fails and reports an error
- RAID level is displayed incorrectly when a virtual disk created by Dell EMC RAID Controller S150 is degraded
- Status of the RAID 0 LV is displayed as Available when one of the members of the RAID array is surprise removed
- Logical Volume Manager (LVM) does not activate a free physical volume when one of the NVMe devices is surprise removed
- The dmidecode utility displays the slot type as
for PCIe Gen 4 NVMe slots - Software RAID virtual disk not detected during SLES 15 installation
- Running supportconfig reboots the server with AMD processor
- Root user login fails after run level is switched
- ACPI error messages are displayed
- Unable to create or modify namespace for NVDIMM
- Dell EMC PowerEdge AMD Server is not booting to OS after enabling the SME/SEV feature
- When system reboots, system stops responding at the end of the reboot process
- Servers with the AMD Rome processor are unable to read the boost states using cpupower
- PowerEdge servers with the AMD Rome processor fail to detect an NVMe drive after multiple hot plugs
- When booting the system from iSCSI with Mellanox CX-4 and CX-5 adapters, the system reports csum failure message
- Linux operating system fails to detect the Intel x710 card
- System crashes when rebooted with SR-IOV-enabled QLogic cards
- Component updates in systems with iSM installed on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 operating system generates watchdog timer expired messages
- Systems with the AMD Rome processor display a CCP and PSP initialization failure messages in dmesg
- After kernel update, the NFIT errors are displayed
- System reboots when high-level storage I/O operations are performed on NVMe drives
- Known issues
- vsftpd utility may be terminated by out of memory killer process
- Dell Controlled Turbo feature is not functional
- The operating system installer does not display the MD virtual disks created using Dell EMC Software RAID Controller under the guided setup
- MD RAID layer is not notified of the surprise removal of Samsung NVMe devices
- Unable to shut down SLES when the graceful shutdown option from iDRAC is selected or when power button is pressed on the server
- Limitations
- Instructions for installing and upgrading SLES
- Resources and support
- Contacting Dell EMC
● 1 one socket server
● 2 two socket server
Table 2. PowerEdge servers naming convention and examples
YX3X servers YX4X systems YX4XX systems YX5XX
PowerEdge M630 PowerEdge M640
PowerEdge R6415 PowerEdge R6515
PowerEdge M830 PowerEdge R440
PowerEdge R7415 PowerEdge R7515
PowerEdge T130 PowerEdge R540
PowerEdge R7425 PowerEdge R6525
Downloading the drivers and firmware
Dell EMC recommends that you download and install the latest BIOS, drivers, and systems management firmware on your
system.
Ensure that you clear the web browser cache before downloading the drivers and firmware.
1. Go to Dell.com/support/drivers.
2. Under the Drivers & Downloads section, type the Service Tag of your system in the Service Tag or Express Service
Code box, and then click Submit.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, select Detect My Product to allow the system to automatically detect your
Service Tag, or under General support, navigate to your product.
3. Click Drivers & Downloads.
The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.
4. Download the drivers to a USB drive, CD, or DVD.
Resources and support
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