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Table of Contents About This Document...7 Typographic Conventions...7 HP Encourages Your Comments...7 1 Release 6.5 Overview...9 What's New in Windows Solution 6.5 9 System Configurations...9 Software Requirements...11 Web Browser...11 Utility Meter...11 Supported Components...11 Superdome (with sx2000 chipset)...12 rx8640...13 rx7640...14 rx6600...15 rx3600...15 rx2660...16 BL860c and BL870c Server Blade...17 Troubleshooting Common Issues...17 Event Log...17 Corrected hardware errors...17 Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and EFI-based Setup Utility (EBSU 18 I/O card firmware values display as unknown 18 Express Setup fails when launched from EBSU 18 Fibre Channel...18 Event ID 129 messages with QLogic 8 GB HBAs 18 Error message during system boot 18 Mixing Fibre Channel HBA models within same system might cause a blue screen 18 AH400A or the AH401A 8 Gb Fibre Channel HBAs might cause startup problems or blue screen...19 Target LUN and boot controller WWN not visible in a VC environment 20 HP Smart Update Manager...20 hpsum_swdiscovery.exe Application Error 20 Qlogic driver does not install successfully 20 mmc.exe crash...20 Installation...20 Integrity PCI-express power management fix for AH400A/AH401A is always ready to install...20 HPSUM does not detect installed version of Neterion 10Gb NIC driver 21 IPMI SEL Events...21 New events in the System Event Log (SEL 21 Network Interface Cards (NICs)...21 Possible performance issues with 10 Gb NICs in systems with greater than 32 physical CPUs...21 AD385A NIC card can affect server performance under a load 21 Server with A9899A or A9900A NIC cards does not reboot after a crash 22 SCSI...22 Event ID 129 errors on Integrity blade servers 22 Smart Array...22 Event ID 129 errors and poor system performance 22 Table of Contents 3

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Table of Contents
About This Document
.........................................................................................................
7
Typographic Conventions
......................................................................................................................
7
HP Encourages Your Comments
............................................................................................................
7
1 Release 6.5 Overview
....................................................................................................
9
What’s New in Windows Solution 6.5?
...................................................................................................
9
System Configurations
...........................................................................................................................
9
Software Requirements
.........................................................................................................................
11
Web Browser
....................................................................................................................................
11
Utility Meter
....................................................................................................................................
11
Supported Components
........................................................................................................................
11
Superdome (with sx2000 chipset)
....................................................................................................
12
rx8640
...............................................................................................................................................
13
rx7640
...............................................................................................................................................
14
rx6600
...............................................................................................................................................
15
rx3600
...............................................................................................................................................
15
rx2660
...............................................................................................................................................
16
BL860c and BL870c Server Blade
.....................................................................................................
17
Troubleshooting Common Issues
.........................................................................................................
17
Event Log
.........................................................................................................................................
17
Corrected hardware errors
.........................................................................................................
17
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and EFI-based Setup Utility (EBSU)
......................................
18
I/O card firmware values display as unknown
..........................................................................
18
Express Setup fails when launched from EBSU
.........................................................................
18
Fibre Channel
..................................................................................................................................
18
Event ID 129 messages with QLogic 8 GB HBAs
.......................................................................
18
Error message during system boot
............................................................................................
18
Mixing Fibre Channel HBA models within same system might cause a blue screen
...............
18
AH400A or the AH401A 8 Gb Fibre Channel HBAs might cause startup problems or blue
screen
..........................................................................................................................................
19
Target LUN and boot controller WWN not visible in a VC environment
.................................
20
HP Smart Update Manager
.............................................................................................................
20
hpsum_swdiscovery.exe Application Error
...............................................................................
20
Qlogic driver does not install successfully
.................................................................................
20
mmc.exe crash
............................................................................................................................
20
Installation
.......................................................................................................................................
20
Integrity PCI-express power management fix for AH400A/AH401A is always ready to
install
..........................................................................................................................................
20
HPSUM does not detect installed version of Neterion 10Gb NIC driver
..................................
21
IPMI SEL Events
..............................................................................................................................
21
New events in the System Event Log (SEL)
..............................................................................
21
Network Interface Cards (NICs)
.....................................................................................................
21
Possible performance issues with 10 Gb NICs in systems with greater than 32 physical
CPUs
...........................................................................................................................................
21
AD385A NIC card can affect server performance under a load
................................................
21
Server with A9899A or A9900A NIC cards does not reboot after a crash
.................................
22
SCSI
..................................................................................................................................................
22
Event ID 129 errors on Integrity blade servers
..........................................................................
22
Smart Array
.....................................................................................................................................
22
Event ID 129 errors and poor system performance
...................................................................
22
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