HP Integrity Superdome SX2000 HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft Windows Serv - Page 22

Installation, IPMI SEL Events, Network Interface Cards NICs, Smart Array

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Workaround Run HPSUM or the particular Qlogic smart component again with force install to update the driver. Installation Integrity PCI-express power management fix for AH400A/AH401A is always ready to install Issue The Integrity PCI-express power management fix for the AH400A and AH401A HBAs (cp009436.exe) is always "ready to install" even after it is installed. This can occur when running HPSUM interactively from the Smart Setup CD or after you download the Support Pack from the web and run it interactively. Servers All Integrity Workaround There is no workaround. You can ignore this message after you install the package. HPSUM does not detect installed version of Neterion 10Gb NIC driver Issue If the Neterion 10 Gb NIC driver is already installed with the Reinstallation DVD, and HPSUM is run for the first time, the driver is displayed in the install required group, instead of already installed one. When the smart component is executed, it identifies the installed driver is same as the available version and does not execute the installation. Servers Superdome SX2000, rx8640, rx7640, rx6600, rx3600, rx2660 Workaround Run HPSUM with force option. See the Windows Server 2008 SP2 on Integrity Servers Installation Guide. 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. 22 Release 6.5 Overview

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Workaround
Run HPSUM or the particular Qlogic smart component again with force install
to update the driver.
Installation
Integrity PCI-express power management fix for AH400A/AH401A is always ready to install
Issue
The Integrity PCI-express power management fix for the AH400A and AH401A
HBAs (
cp009436.exe
) is always “ready to install” even after it is installed.
This can occur when running HPSUM interactively from the Smart Setup CD
or after you download the Support Pack from the web and run it interactively.
Servers
All Integrity
Workaround
There is no workaround. You can ignore this message after you install the
package.
HPSUM does not detect installed version of Neterion 10Gb NIC driver
Issue
If the Neterion 10 Gb NIC driver is already installed with the Reinstallation
DVD, and HPSUM is run for the first time, the driver is displayed in the install
required group, instead of already installed one. When the smart component
is executed, it identifies the installed driver is same as the available version and
does not execute the installation.
Servers
Superdome SX2000, rx8640, rx7640, rx6600, rx3600, rx2660
Workaround
Run HPSUM with force option. See the
Windows Server 2008 SP2 on Integrity
Servers Installation Guide
.
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/netw
ork/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.
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Release 6.5 Overview