Support Notes for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Support Pack 1 for HP Integrity Servers

• PCI Express Active State Power Management support
PCI Express Active State Power Management is not supported on HP Integrity servers.
• Transfer of Control should not be used
The Kernel Debugger (KDB) is included in SLES 11 SP1. When a Transfer of Control (TOC)
is issued, instead of producing a dump the SLES 11 SP1 kernel enters the KDB. This process
may cause issues so HP recommends that you do not use TOC.
Known Issues
This section contains known issues with the SLES 11 SP1 on HP Integrity servers, which undergoes
rigorous testing before each release. From HP test activities to date, the following issues have
been discovered.
Installation
• Improperly set system clock causes installation failure
A package will fail to install if the system clock is not set properly. Ensure the system clock
is set properly before attempting any installs.
• New installation boot record not found after installing OS
After installing the OS it is possible that the system firmware may not find the new boot
record, which results in a message similar to the following being displayed:
Loading.: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Load of SUSE Linux Enterprise
11 failed: Not Found Press any key to continue
The following the steps update the cache so that the boot disk can be found and resolves
the boot error:
1. From the EFI shell, enter:
# reconnect -r
2. Regenerate all mappings:
# map -r
3. Reboot the server by exiting the shell using the exit, and the select the new EFI boot
menu entry.
• Non-critical errors when installing using Virtual Network Computing
Messages similar to the following may occur during network installations when Virtual
Network Computing is used:
Xvnc: Unaligned access to xxx
These messages may be ignored.
• Avoid the erroneous formatting of hard drives
The autoinst.xml file written by YaST after installation may format drives even if they were
not used during the installation of the system. You should review and modify this file to
handle the system hard disks appropriately before attempting to use this file.
12 Recommendations, Limitations, and Known Issues