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11. Serial Over LAN (SOL) Will not Automatically Enable Console
Redirection When Console Redirection Is Disabled In BIOS Setup
Problem If console redirection is disabled in BIOS setup SOL will no longer
automatically detect this condition and then enable console redirection.
Implication Console redirection must be enabled in BIOS setup prior to utilizing
SOL. Furthermore, the IPMI command SetSystemBootOption to enable
console redirection is not supported.
Status This issue may be fixed in a future BIOS revision or with the optional IPMI
command support.
Workaround None
12. Under Red Hat* Linux 5.3 when in SATA MODE to Compatibility Mode
the installation process may take over an hour
Problem While trying to change from SATA Mode to Compatibility Mode the installation
process may take up to 80 minutes or more to complete.
Implication Users should expect a long delay when installing Red Hat* Linux under SATA
Mode to Compatibility Mode.
Status This issue may be fixed in a future OS release.
Workaround Connect the hard drive cables to SATA ports 4 and 5 which run off the second
SATA controller which will run as native mode regardless of compatibility mode.
Red Hat* Linux workaround installation instructions:
1. Type “linux ide0=noprobe ide1=noprobe as boot option.
2. Continue with installation, after files are copied and at first prompts to
reboot, press “Crtl+Alt+F2§ switch to text console.
3. vi /mnt/sysimage/boot/grub/grub.conf, to add ide0=noprobe
ide1=noprobe at end of each line of “kernel /vmlinuz- …§ definition.
4. Save grub configuration, then continue reboot and then complete the
rest of the installation.
If the operating system has already been installed, then add ide0=noprobe
ide1=noprobe at end of each line of “kernel /vmlinuz- …§ definition in grub.conf
will work after reboot.
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