Owner's Manual

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* When you use Systems Build and Update Utility with a
keyboard-video-monitor (KVM) switch, the GUI may not display due
to incompatibility with the Server Interface PODs (SIPs) used.
To view the GUI, connect your monitor directly to your system
or change the SIP.
* The "View Hardware" option in Systems Build and Update Utility
lists the L2 cache size as 4 MB for 5300-series processors
running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4 operating system;
however, the "BIOS SETUP" option lists the L2 cache size as 8 MB.
This is because Linux "reads" a 5300-series processor in terms of
per-logical-CPU-thread. Hence, each logical thread (each set)
would still have access to only 4 MB cache, and so it is reported
as such by the "View Hardware" option.
The "BIOS SETUP" option "reads" the 5300-series processor as
a two-set package, each with a 4 MB L2 cache. In each set, the
two cores share the 4 MB cache. Hence, this option reports a
total L2 cache size of 8 MB.
Therefore, the different L2 cache sizes
listed are due to
different cache size reporting mechanisms, and not an error
by the operating system.
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KNOWN ISSUES FOR RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX OPERATING SYSTEMS
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* When using the "Dell Systems Build and Update Utility"
CD for new RAID configurations, installation of the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux operating system may fail if both the USB CD and
USB floppy are connected. To avoid the installation failure, remove
the USB floppy connection before rebooting the system with the CD
for the installation process.
* Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 4) operating
system is not supported on any system having the following
controllers:
- CERC ATA 4-CH
NOTE: In the above case, the option to install Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (version 4) is unavailable in the
"Select Operating Systems" page.
* Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (all versions) operating
system is not supported on any system having the following
controllers:
- Promise RAID
- CERC SATA 2S in RAID mode