Release Notes
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- 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
Resources and support
Topics:
• Related documentation for Linux
•
Documentation resources
• Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers
• Downloading the drivers and firmware
Related documentation for Linux
NOTE: For all PowerEdge and PowerVault documentation, go to Dell.com/poweredgemanuals and Dell.com/
powervaultmanuals. Enter the system Service Tag to get your system documentation.
NOTE: For information on deploying SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Virtualization, see the product documentation available
at suse.com.
Product documentation from Linux includes:
● Installation Guide
● Release Notes
NOTE:
For more information about Dell EMC PowerEdge servers compatibility with supported operating systems, see
Dell.com/ossupport.
NOTE: For more information about Dell EMC PowerEdge servers compatibility with supported operating systems on Dell
EMC TechCenter, see Linux OS Support on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers.
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 With Your
System document that is shipped
with your server.
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
For information about turning
on the server and the technical
specifications of your server, see
the Getting Started With Your
System document that is shipped
with your server.
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
Configuring your server For information about the iDRAC
features, configuring and logging
in to iDRAC, and managing
your server remotely, see the
Dell.com/idracmanuals
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