Owner's Manual
Open Issues and Resolutions for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Operating Systems
Issue 1
Description: When using the "Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management" CD or DVD media 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/DVD for the installation process.
Issue 2
Description: Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 4) operating system is not supported on any system having the
CERC ATA 4chcontrollers.
NOTE: In the above case, the option to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 4), in the "Select Operating Systems" page,
will not exist.
Issue 3
Description: 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
NOTE: In the above cases, option to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, in the "Select Operating Systems"
page, will not exist.
Issue 4
Description: SBUU does not support Non RAID (Volume) mode on S100/S300 SWRAID controllers.
Issue 5
Description: While configuring the hard drive on a system to install a Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, if the hard
drive space on your system is used completely and the range specified in the GUI against the "swap" partition is the same,
for example: [1024 -1024] MB, the scroll bar remains to the left side.
Open Issues and Resolutions for Novell
SLES10/SLES11 Operating Systems
Issue 1
Description: The Novell SLES 10 / SLES 11 operating system installation may fail on systems equipped with multiple RAID
and/or SCSI controllers, installed on the system board or in PCI slots. This failure may occur when using Server Setup or
performing a manual installation. When two or more RAID or SCSI controllers exist, install Novell SLES 10 / SLES 11 with
only one configured RAID or SCSI controller. Configure the other controllers after you install the Novell SLES 10 / SLES 11
operating system.