
Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Product Notes 27
6800672 ixgbe (1.3.53) Driver Is Not Supported on RHEL 5.3
Issue:
The latest ixgbe (1.3.53) driver from Intel cannot compile on RHEL 5.3 for PCI
Express Single (1106A-Z) or Dual (1180A-Z or 1107A-Z) 10-Gigabit Ethernet
unless the setting for Large Receive Offload is disabled.
Affected Operating Systems and Software:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.3
• Supplemental Software Releases 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.1
Workaround:
Compile with the earlier ixgbe driver (1.3.47).
6801897 RHEL 4.7 ipmi_si Driver Does Not Load With Default Parameters
Issue:
IPMI service fails to start. RHEL 4.7 ipmi_si driver does not load with default
parameters.
Affected Operating Systems and Software:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.7
• Supplemental Software Releases 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.1
Workaround:
1. Edit /etc/modprobe.conf
2. Add the following line to change default ipmi_si driver parameters:
options ipmi_si type="kcs" ports=0xCA2 regspacings="4"
3. Save changes and exit.
4. Stop the service:
/etc/init.d/ipmi stop || service ipmi stop
5. Start the service:
/etc/init.d/ipmi start || service ipmi start
TABLE 13 Red Hat and SUSE Linux Known Issues (Continued)
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