Dell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Manual

Dell™ PowerEdge™ Systems

®

SUSE

Server 9 Service Pack 4 for

Linux Enterprise

x86_64 Architecture

Installation Instructions

and Important Information

Notes and Notices

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of

your computer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data

and tells you how to avoid the problem.

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May 2008 Rev. A06

Contents

Installing and Reinstalling SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
Service Pack 4

Using the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation Media

Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 4
Using the SUSE Linux Media

Installing or Reinstalling SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
Service Pack 4 on Systems With a Dell Utility Partition

DKMS Framework for Device Drivers

Providing Driver Diskette During Installation

Updating Your System Packages Using YOU

Configuring Your System Settings

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Important Information

lspci Reports Unknown Devices

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 4 Hangs
During Initialization on Systems With Quad-Core AMD
Opteron™ Processors With More Than 4 GB RAM

Linux Enumeration of NICs

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Installing on Systems With Less Than 512 MB of RAM

Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Alerts
Not Received in KDE Console

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Mouse Tracking Synchronization Problem When
Connecting Through the DRAC Remote Console

System Time Might Become Inconsistent With
the Hardware Clock

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X Window System Fails to Start When PCI Cards
are Added or Removed From the System

Finding More Information

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