Monthly Specification Update

Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing

30. SLES11 kernel may halt for 20 seconds during installation with default

BIOS setting

Problem Customer may find SLES11 kernel halts for 20 seconds during installation with

default BIOS setting.

Implication When boots to SLES installation media, after clicking “installation” at the

prompt, screen will go black and freeze for 20secs or until the “Enter” key on

the USB keyboard is pressed.

Status This issue is caused by a kernel bug.

Workaround Customer can wait 20secs or press “Enter” key after screen freezes to

continue with the installation.

31. High CPU utilization may occur when installing or running Microsoft

Windows Sever 2008 R2* or Microsoft Windows 7* with default NIC

driver

Problem There has been high CPU load observed when installing or running Microsoft

Windows Server 2008 R2* or Windows 7* with default NIC (Network Interface

Card) driver.

Implication When the ports are not electrically "linked" and the embedded driver is loaded,

the DPC rate steadily increases until the system slows to the point where it is

essentially unusable.

Status This issue was fixed in BIOS R0054. Before Operation System installation,

change the BIOS setting Pcie AER support under Advanced -> PCI

configuration from “Enable” to “Disable”.

Workaround Make sure the ports are connected to a network, switch or simply back-to-

back. This need to be done at least prior to the driver loading because once

the port is malfunctioning, it cannot be recovered by connecting the ports.

Updating to the latest posted driver resolves the problem. The latest NIC driver

16.0 can be obtained from the following location:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=18388

32. No communication between BMC and PSU in Intel® Server System

SR1690WB

Problem The communication between the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

and power supply controller is blocked on Intel

Server System SR1690WB.