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Status This issue may be fixed in a future RSTe driver release.

Workaround Install Microsoft Windows Server 2003* x64.

13. The Intel

Server Systems configured with an Intel

FDR InfiniBand*

ConnectX*-3 I/O Module may not comply with FCC regulations in the

United States and Canada

Problem Customers looking to operate an Intel

Server System configured with an Intel

FDR InfiniBand* ConnectX*-3 I/O Module (AXX1FDRIBIOM or

AXX2FDRIBIOM) in the United States and Canada may not comply with Part

15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Canadian

regulatory requirements when configured using copper based infiniband cables.

Implication This issue does not impact the specified system configuration when users

operate the server in countries other than the United States and Canada.

Status This issue is fixed in Mellanox* InfiniBand* ConnectX*-3 firmware 2.11.1308

and later releases.

Workaround In order to comply with regulatory requirments of the United States and

Canada, the specified system configuration can be operated when copper

based infiniband cables are substituted with optical based infiniband cables.

14. The PXE boot and iSCSI boot settings may not be saved after reboot

Problem The PXE boot and iSCSI boot settings may not be saved after reboot on the

Intel

Server Board S2400BB with the following PBA (Printed Board Assembly)

number: G27007-350. The Intel

Server Board S2400BB with other PBA

numbers is not impacted. The PBA number can be found on the label attached

to the server board or in the server board FRU (Field Replaceable Unit)

information.

Implication The saved settings in the following two usage models may change back to the

factory defaults after reboot:

1) PXE Boot: When the PXE 1GbE Option ROM is set to “Enabled” (by

default) in BIOS Setup -> Advanced -> NIC Configuration, the Setup

Menu Wait Time can be changed from 2 seconds (by default) to other

values in the Intel

Boot Agent GE Setup Menu during system boot, and

the settings should be saved after reboot.

2) iSCSI Boot: When the iSCSI 1GbE Option ROM is set to “Enabled” in

BIOS Setup -> Advanced -> NIC Configuration, the iSCSI Boot

Configuration can be changed from dynamic IP (by default) to static IP in

the Intel

iSCSI Remote Boot Setup Menu during system boot, and the

settings should be saved after reboot.

Status This issue may be fixed in a future utility release.