HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 Release Notes v7.0

IPMI SEL Events
New events in the System Event Log (SEL)
Issue
When viewing the SEL events from the MP SL viewer, you might see some new
events of type DC or DD.
Servers All Integrity
Workaround
These are informational events. When the system is booted up, a type DC event
entry is generated in the SEL. When the system is gracefully shut down, one or
more type DD event entries are generated in the SEL.
Network Interface Cards (NICs)
AD385A NIC card can affect server performance under a load
Issue When handling IPv6 traffic, a server with the Neterion AD385A NIC card
installed can exhibit sluggish performance. In some cases, a DPC Watchdog
timeout event occurs.
Servers Superdome SX2000, rx8640, rx7640, rx6600, rx3600, rx2660
Workaround
Set the RssBaseCpu registry value in HLKM\System\CurrentControlSet\
Services\NDIS\Parameters to 8 (the default is 4). For more information,
see the Receive-Side Scaling Enhancements in Windows Server 2008 white paper at
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/network/NDIS_RSS.mspx
Smart Array
Blue screen displays when Smart Array cards are hot removed
Issue A blue screen is displayed when Smart Array P800/E500 and P400 cards are hot
removed with no storage attached.
Servers All supported Integrity servers
Workaround HP does not recommend any hot replace or hot add functions for these cards
in the 7.0 release.
System Registry
System will not boot when system hive limit is reached
Issue The Windows Server 2008 Itanium Edition operating system has a system hive
limit of 32 MB (for all Service Packs). For most customer configurations, this
limit is unlikely to be reached. However, in certain circumstances, particularly
for customers with very large configurations or a large number of SAN disks
incorporating multipath MPIO technology, the 32 MB limit is reachable, and
can cause the system to fail to boot when restarted.
Servers All Integrity
Workaround Use either of the following workarounds:
• Migrate to Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue is resolved in Windows
Server 2008 R2.
• For Windows Server 2008 with SP2, HP and Microsoft have worked together
to create methods of proactive notification and avoidance in case the system
hive approaches its 32 MB limit.
The HP Registry Monitor Agent monitors the size of the System hive and
proactively notifies the user when the system hive is near the maximum
limit. The notification is sent to any configured management station or the
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