Release Notes

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Issues and resolutions
NVMe devices configured as passthrough device to the
guest operating system, ESXi host stops responding
Description: When the NVMe devices are configured as passthrough device to the guest
operating system, the host system stops functioning and can result in data
corruption.
Applies to: ESXi 5.0
Solution: This is a known issue.
NOTE: Apart from the Dell Fluid cache solution, the passthrough device
configuration is not supported by Dell.
Unable to upgrade VMware ESXi when the ESXi partition
table contains a coredump partition
Description: When ESXi is deployed on an SD card by using the dd command, the ESXi host
creates a coredump partition as the second partition, during the first boot and does
not allow to upgrade the ESXi.
Applies to: ESXi 5.x
Solution: This is a known issue. For more information, refer to the VMware Knowledge Base
article 2144074.
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IPMI driver stack may stop responding when iDRAC hard
reset is performed
Description: On the Dell PowerEdge systems, the IPMI driver stack stops responding when
iDRAC hard reset is performed.
Applies to: ESXi 5.x
Solution: This is a known issue. Complete the following workaround steps:
1. Stop all the applications that use IPMI stack by using the command /etc/
init.d/sfcbd-watchdog stop.
2. To unload the drivers, run Vmkload_mod –u ipmi_si_drv
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