Owner's Manual

Open Issues and Resolutions for LINUX Operating Systems
Issue 1
Description: When you are using the "Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation" DVD through
DRAC/iDRAC, SBUU may not eject the DVD before prompting you to insert the operating system media.
This displays the error message, "Invalid media inserted".
Resolution: To correct this, unmount the DVD from DRAC/iDRAC; then insert the correct operating system
media and mount the drive again.
Issue 2
Description: Certain CD burning software fail to prepare the media to pass the media check.
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.
Resolution: 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 4ch controllers.
NOTE: In the above case, the option to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 4), in the "Select Operating
Systems" page, is absent.
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, the option to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, in the "Select
Operating Systems" page, is absent.