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