Specification Update
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2,
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25,
Intel
Intel
Intel
®
Modular Server System MFSYS35,
®
Compute Module MFS5000SI,
®
Compute Module MFS5520VI
June, 2012
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Revision History
Date Modifications
November 2007 Initial release.
December 2007 Addition of erratum #14
January 2008 Addition of documentation change #2 & Erratum #15, Erratum 8 & 10 Moved to Fixed
May 2008 Updated existing erratum and added new erratum
August 2008 Updated existing erratum
October 2008 Updated existing erratum and product scope
November 2008 Updated existing erratum and added new erratum
December 2008 Updated existing erratum and added new erratum
January 2009 Updated existing erratum and added new erratum
February 2009 Added MFSYS35 to Spec Update. Updated existing erratum and added ne w erratum
March 2009 Updated existing erratum and added new erratum
April 2009 Updated existing erratum and added new erratum
May 2009 Added MFS5520VI to Spec Update. Updated existing erratum and added new erratum.
June 2009 Updated existing erratum and added new erratum
July 2009 Addition of erratum #35,36 and 37 and update documentation change
August 2009 Updated product scope.
September 2009 Addition of erratum #38 and 39
October 2009 Updated existing erratum.
November 2009 Updated existing erratum.
December 2009 Updated existing erratum and added new erratum #40 and 41.
January 2010 Updated product scope, existing erratum and added new erratum #42.
February 2010 Updated existing erratum.
March 2010 Added new erratum #43 and #44.
April 2010 No Update
May 2010 Added new documentation change #5 and new erratum#45.
June 2010
Jul 2010 Add new erratum #47, #48 and #49.
August 2010 Add new erratum #50
September 2010 Updated Product Scope, add new erratum #51
October 2010 Add new erratum #52
November 2010 Add new erratum #53, #54 and #55
December 2010 Add new erratum #56
January 2011 Updated product scope, updated erratum #52.
March 2011 Updated erratum #50
April 2011 No Update
May 2011 Add new erratum #57
June 2011 Updated erratum #55, #57 and added new erratum #58
July 2011 Add new erratum #59
August 2011 Add new erratum #60
September 2011 Add new erratum #61
Updated erratum #40， added new erratum#46.
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Date Modifications
October 2011 Add new erratum #62-81
December, 2011 Add new erratum #82
February, 2012 Add new erratum #83,#84
March, 2012 Add new erratum #85,#86, update erratum # 82
April, 2012 Add new erratum #87, updated errata #31, 45, and 54.
May, 2012 Add new erratum #88, #89.
June, 2012 Add new erratum #90
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Disclaimers
The Server System Specification Update may contain design defects or errors known as errata
that may cause the product to deviate from the published specifications. Current characterized
errata are documented in this Specification Update.
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Contents
Preface ......................................................................................................................................... 1
®
1. Product Code: MFS5000SI – Intel
2. Product Code: MFS5000SIB – Intel
3. Product Code: MFS5520VI – Intel
4. Product Code: MFS5520VIR – Intel
5. Product Code: MFS5520VIB – Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI – 3 Pack ...... 3
6. Product Code: MFS5520VIBR – Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR – 3 Pack3
7. Product Code: MFSYS25 – Intel
8. Product Code: MFSYS35 – Intel
9. Product Code: MFSYS25V2 – Intel
10. Product Code: AXXSCM3S – Intel
11. Product Code: AXXSW1GB – Intel
12. Product Code: MFCMM – Intel
13. Product Code: MFCMM2 – Intel
14. Product Code: AXXPSU – 1000W Power Supply ................................................... 6
15. Product Code: MFMIDPLANE – Intel
Midplane Board.......................................................................................................................... 6
16. Product Code: MFMIDPLANE – Intel
Midplane Board.......................................................................................................................... 6
17. Product Code: MFMIDPLANE2 – Intel
Midplane Board.......................................................................................................................... 6
18. Product Code: AXXGBIOMEZ – Intel
Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card .............................................................................................. 7
19. Product Code: AXXGBIOMEZV – Intel
Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card .............................................................................................. 7
Summary Tables of Changes ..................................................................................................... 8
Errata .......................................................................................................................................... 14
1. Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI NIC/Activity LEDs do not display a link status14
2. MFS5000SI remote floppy is not supported .......................................................... 14
3. 1024x768 Resolution with color depth set to thousands of colors not supported
under Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 64-bit ............................................................................. 14
4. NIC Utility dcreate.exe on MFS500SI -003 Resource CD incomplete .............. 15
5. Event Log may report SMI Timeout Assertion after Server Power button is pressed15
6. User is not able to configure different responses to pressing the Server Power
button in Microsoft Windows 2008* Enterprise Server Edition ................................................ 15
7. Dual Intel® Storage Controller configuration not yet supported in the Intel®
Modular Server System MFSYS25 and MFSYS35 ................................................................. 16
8. System Fault LED does not come on if smart devices (SCMs, ESMs, etc.) are
completely non-functional ........................................................................................................ 17
9. Deleting existing assigned virtual drive may result in GUI action failure ................ 17
Compute Module MFS5000SI ......................... 2
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Compute Module MFS5000SI – 3 Pack ........ 2
®
Compute Module MFS5520VI ......................... 2
®
Compute Module MFS5520VIR .................... 3
®
Modular Server System MFSYS25 ................... 4
®
Modular Server System MFSYS35 ................... 4
®
Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 .......... 4
®
Storage Controller .......................................... 5
®
Gigabit Ethernet Switch AXXSW1GB ........... 5
®
Management Module ........................................... 5
®
Management Module 2 ...................................... 5
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Modular Server System MFSYS25 –
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Modular Server System MFSYS35 –
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Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 –
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Compute Module MFS5000SI – Dual
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Compute Module MFS5520VI – Dual
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10. Certain Non-critical Events logged as Critical in GUI............................................. 17
11. System Fault LED does not turn on for all critical events ...................................... 18
12. Email Alerting not enabled by default for three Critical Events .............................. 18
13. Removing/Inserting USB devices during BIOS POST or in EFI may cause
unexpected system behavior ................................................................................................... 19
14. Simultaneous Remote KVM installs of OS or applications will not successfully
complete on MFS5000SI ......................................................................................................... 19
15. Relative and Absolute KVM Mouse Mode not Supported on all Operating Systems20
16. Compute Modules with RAID 6 Virtual Drives Experiencing Slow Response....... 20
17. CONFIRM dialog box action not required to complete requested action ............... 21
18. Pressing F1 during a KVM session will bring up the local KVM console help not the
remote system application help ............................................................................................... 21
19. Ethernet Switch Module will fail to automatically update in an operational chassis22
20. Microsoft Windows Server 2003* cluster support not available ............................. 22
21. SuSE Enterprise Linux 10* U1 cluster node shown as running after being
physically removed from chassis after failure .......................................................................... 23
22. Fujitsu 146GB, 2.5” SAS hard drive takes longer than expected to come on line
after a hot insertion .................................................................................................................. 23
23. BIOS R0048 Does Not Support Mixed Stepping E-0 and C-0 Processors ............ 24
24. In Windows Enterprise Server 2008* Cluster failover testing, it has been observed
that cluster nodes may lose access to the clustered shared LUN drives ................................ 24
25. The CMM is not able to provide management information for the power supply
when an AXXPSU at revision D73299-006 is installed in a system chassis ........................... 25
26. The Network Time Server setting on the date/time web page of the Intel® Modular
Server Control GUI does not allow selection of time zones ..................................................... 25
27. SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 U1 will mark the OS LUN as read only if a SCM
affinity change is made while the SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 operating system is
running or booted..................................................................................................................... 26
28. Chassis fault LED does not illuminate after removing a Main Fan module or the I/O
Fan module .............................................................................................................................. 26
29. Local video disappears with Console Redirection and Quiet Boot Enabled in the
MFS5520VI compute module .................................................................................................. 27
30. Speed Step Disable in BIOS setup disables the LSI SAS controller in the
MFS5520VI compute module .................................................................................................. 27
31. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U3, 32 bit Xen kernel, only shows 13GB of
memory when more than 14GB of memory is installed ........................................................... 27
32. MPIO takes a long time to install under Microsoft Windows* 2003 Cluster ........... 28
33. Virtual Drives from external ports are not recognized on reboot with Microsoft
Windows* 2003 Enterprise. ..................................................................................................... 28
34. Extraction and quick reinsertion of the Intel® Server Compute Module MFS5520VI
may cause various issues ........................................................................................................ 28
35. DIMM temperature warning in VMWare ESX 3.5 and ESX 4.0 ............................. 29
36. MFS5000SI compute module occasionally hangs during LTO-4 tape backup
operations 29
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37. Virtual Drives within a Storage Pool may lose server assignments after a Virtual
Drive has been deleted ............................................................................................................ 29
38. LUN Copier not activated with valid key ................................................................ 30
39. RAID 10 to RAID 1E Automatic Migration ............................................................. 30
40. The installation of SLES 11 x86_64 fails on SSD .................................................. 30
41. GMM Web GUI SSL certification expired on Oct 27 2009 ..................................... 30
42. The rKVM right Alt+F1 in VMWare 3.5 and 4.0 launches help instead of ESX
server console. ........................................................................................................................ 31
43. ESM will increase the counter of "Received Pause Frames" when receiving
erroneous or illegal packets ..................................................................................................... 31
44. Excessive SEL logs may report after SuSE* Linux installed ................................. 32
45. CPU L1 and L2 cache size incorrect in MFS5520VI BIOS .................................... 32
46. Fail to launch remote KVM under Redhat Desktop WS 5.5 ................................... 32
47. CMM is not able to control date and time of Ethernet Switch Module ................... 32
48. Reset Ethernet Switch Module from “Advanced Configuration” will not generate
“reset” event log ....................................................................................................................... 33
49. The rKVM will be black screen when SUSE11 boot to login screen with S5000SI
Compute Module ..................................................................................................................... 33
50. The size of installed DIMM is wrong when mirroring mode on with MFS5000SI. .. 34
51. The rKVM console may report "Invalid session ticket" or "Authentication Failed". 34
52. Select rKVM help function by using hot key fail ..................................................... 34
53. Mixed processors population will disable CPU2 .................................................... 35
54. When Virtual Drive migration or expansion is running, and HDD physically
removed, no failure reported. ................................................................................................... 35
55. Lower network performance may be observed when Hyper-V role is added in
Windows* Server 2008 R2 with more than 32GB memory ...................................................... 35
56. Illegal FC packets counted as good FC packets in Ethernet Switch Module
interface statistics .................................................................................................................... 36
57. Ethernet Switch Module Jumbo Frame changes not consistently being saved ..... 36
58.
Rebuild stuck at 99% when Storage Pool contains VD with RAID 0 ..................... 37
59. rKVM Mouse not syncing properly with SLES 11 Enterprise 64 bit SP1 ............... 37
60. MFS5520VI may display incorrect POST code for memory error .......................... 37
61. HDD cache enable does not enable HDD cache with UFU 10.3 and 10.4 ............ 38
62. Mouse acceleration with SLES 11.x over Virtual KVM .......................................... 38
63. Clock Drift not saved if selected on the Create/Modify VM advanced tab ............. 39
64. Revertible hot spare does not return to being a spare ........................................... 39
65. Cluster Share enabled after chassis is unvirtualized and revirtualized .................. 39
66. Cluster Share not accessible after system firmware is updated ............................ 40
67. Localized Help links take user to welcome page ................................................... 40
68. Red Hat* Enterprise Linux ISO not visible from the VM OS after install ................ 40
69. Virtual machine KVM only supports US English keyboards .................................. 41
70. VM monitor graph returns to the default time interval after a page auto-refresh ... 41
71. Keys will repeat sometimes in terminal windows over slow networks ................... 42
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72. Unvirtualize action available when virtualized server is powered on ..................... 42
73. Forcing physical drive online may reset compute modules ................................... 42
74. Repair Hypervisor Install Help information is incorrect .......................................... 43
75. Prepare For Transport action available during Storage Pool Synchronization ...... 43
76. VM Modify may result in the VM not being displayed ............................................ 43
77. Incorrect message displayed when mouse hovers over upper left corner of the VM
Pool 44
78. Disk traffic will not be displayed on VM Monitor tab graph for new VM SPs .......... 45
79. Error message displayed when moving a VM........................................................ 45
80. VM Storage Pool available space is not correct .................................................... 45
81. VM ‘Autostart’ does not check available memory when starting VMs.................... 46
82. A configured revertible hot spare does not transition data back to the replacement
drive. 46
83. Invalid Session Token during KVM session prevents the KVM over IP ability for the
Intel® Modular Server Systems ............................................................................................... 46
84. Remote KVM mouse mode is always Absolute at launch even when Relative mode
is selected 47
85. Remote KVM network connection lost 12 hours after Intel® Compute Module
MFS5000SI enters standby or sleep state ............................................................................... 47
86. Microsoft Windows 2008* R2 Cluster Verification Tool indicate failure with SCSI
Reservation.............................................................................................................................. 47
87. MAC address missing in SMBIOS data for Ethernet Mezzanine Card
AXXGBIOMEZV....................................................................................................................... 48
88. Start KVM session failed when power on a VM ..................................................... 48
89. MFS5520VI fail to Wake-up On LAN under Microsoft* Windows Server 2003* .... 48
90. CMM unable to send email alert if the sender address has a capital letter in it ..... 49
Documentation Changes .......................................................................................................... 49
1. System Fault LED not depicted in front system views in Intel® Modular Server
System MFSYS25 documentation ........................................................................................... 49
2.
Power Budget Information Incorrect in Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25
TPS 50
3. Release Notes, Section G, Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5 Server U1 (32bit and
64bit) is incorrectly listed as supporting shared LUN ............................................................... 50
4. Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Quick Start User’s Guide has
an incorrect Package Contents list .......................................................................................... 51
5. Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Technical Product Specification has an
incorrect statement about Turbo Mode setting ........................................................................ 51
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Preface
This document is an update to the specifications contained in the Intel® Modular Server System
MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Technical Product Specification and the Intel® Compute Module
MFS5000SI Technical Product Specification. It is intended for hardware system manufacturers
and software developers of applications, operating systems, or tools. It will contain specification
changes, specification clarifications, errata, and document changes.
Refer to the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5100 Series and Intel® Xeon® Processor 5200 Series and
Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series and Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 Series Specification
Update for specification updates on processors. Items contained in the Intel® Xeon® Processor
5100 Series and Intel® Xeon® Processor 5200 Series and Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series
and Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 Series Specification Update and Intel® Xeon® Processor
5500 Series Specification Update and Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 Series Specification
Update that either do not apply to the product or have been worked around are noted in this
document. Otherwise, it should be assumed that any processor errata for a given stepping are
applicable to the Printed Board Assembly (PBA) revisions(s) associated with that stepping.
This documentation communicates the following types of changes:
Specification Changes are modifications to the current published specifications for
®
server boards. These changes will be incorporated in the next release of the
Intel
specifications. Specification changes include typos, errors, or omissions from the current
published specifications. These changes will be incorporated in the next release of the
documents.
Specification Clarifications describe a specification in greater detail or further highlight
a specification’s impact to a complex design situation. These clarifications will be
incorporated in the next release of the documents.
Errata are design defects or errors. Errata may cause the server board behavior to
deviate from published specifications. Hardware and software designed to be used with
any given processor stepping must assume that all errata documented for that processor
stepping are present on all devices.
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Product Scope
Below are the specific boards, BIOS and components covered by this update.
1. Product Code: MFS5000SI – Intel
MM # Server TA # Server
®
Compute Module MFS5000SI
BIOS BMC Change Description
PBA #
892778
900409
D91952-003 D70726-404
D91952-004 D70726-405
D91952-007 D70726-502
2. Product Code: MFS5000SIB – Intel
SB5000.86B.
10.00.0030
SB5000.86B.
10.00.0043
SB5000.86B.
10.10.0048
®
Pack
MM # Server TA # Baseboard
PBA #
892856 E19099-001 D70726-404 SB5000.86B.1
E19099-002 D70726-405 SB5000.86B.1
900410 E19099-007 D70726-502 SB5000.86B.1
BIOS BMC Change Description
0.00.0030
0.00.0043
0.10.0048
(PCN #)
13.8 Product Launch
1.30.3 PCN 108333-00
1.36.4 PCN 109593-00
Compute Module MFS5000SI – 3
(PCN #)
13.8 Product Launch
1.30.3 PCN 108333-00
1.36.4 PCN 109539-00
3. Product Code: MFS5520VI – Intel
MM # Server TA # Baseboard
PBA #
901369 E42643-005 E41515-402 S5500.86B.01.
10.0034
901369 E42643-007 E41515-404 S5500.86B.01.
10.0038
2
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Compute Module MFS5520VI
BIOS BMC Change Description
(PCN #)
1.15.1 Product Launch
1.16.2 PCN 109592-00
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4. Product Code: MFS5520VIR – Intel
MM # Server TA # Baseboard
PBA #
905716 E42643-005 E41515-405 S5500.86B.01.
905716 E87653-002 E41515-406 S5500.86B.01.
®
Compute Module MFS5520VIR
BIOS BMC Change Description
(PCN #)
1.18.2 PCN 109821-00
10.0043
1.19.2 PCN 109917-00
10.0048
5. Product Code: MFS5520VIB – Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI – 3
Pack
MM # Server TA # Baseboard
PBA #
901669 E54314-002 E41515-402 S5500.86B.01.
901669 E42643-007 E41515-404 S5500.86B.01.
BIOS BMC Change Description
(PCN #)
1.15.1 Product Launch
10.0034
1.16.2 PCN 109592-00
10.0038
6. Product Code: MFS5520VIBR – Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR –
3 Pack
MM # Server TA # Baseboard
PBA #
905717 E54314-002 E41515-405 S5500.86B.01.
905717 E87663-002 E41515-406 S5500.86B.01.
BIOS BMC Change Description
(PCN #)
1.18.2 PCN 109821-00
10.0043
1.19.2 PCN 109917-00
10.0048
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7. Product Code: MFSYS25 – Intel
MM # System
TA #
892235 D91400-
003
D91400-
004
D91400-
005
902318 D91400-
009
D91400-
010
8. Product Code: MFSYS35 – Intel
MM # System
TA #
892300 D91403-
004
D91403-
006
D91403-
007
Midplane
PBA #
D70484-
403
D70484-
403
D70484-
404
D70484-
408
D70484-
409
Midplane
PBA #
D70484-
407
D70484-
408
D70484-
409
CMM
PBA #
D70735-
403
D70735-
403
D70735-
404
D70735-
406
D70735-
407
CMM
PBA #
D70735-
404
D70735-
404
D70735-
407
ESM
PBA #
D70739-
404
D70739-
404
D70739-
404
D70739-
405
D70739-
405
ESM
PBA #
D70739-
405
D70739-
405
D70739-
405
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SCM
PBA #
HDD Bay
PBA#
Inter
poser
PS
TA #
PBA#
D70737404
D70737404
D70737404
D70737409
D70737410
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SCM
PBA #
D70727303
D70727303
D70727303
D70727303
D70727303
HDD Bay
PBA#
D70481
-403
D70481
-403
D70481
-404
D70481
-406
D70481
-407
Inter
poser
D73299005
D73299005
D73299005
D73299007
D73299008
PS
TA #
PBA#
D70737404
D70737404
D70737410
D91372301
D91372303
D91372304
D91371
-301
D91371
-301
D91371
-301
D73299005
D73299005
D73299005
Change
Description
(PCN #)
Product
Launch
PCN 10830501
PCN 10949001
PCN 10977401
Change
Description
(PCN #)
Product
Launch
PCN 10949001
PCN 10977401
9. Product Code: MFSYS25V2 – Intel
MM # System
TA #
910774 G18812-
001
4
Midplane2
PBA #
G18194-409 E9105
CMM2
PBA #
7-302
ESM
PBA #
D70739-
406
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SCM
PBA #
HDD Bay
PBA#
Inter
poser
PS
TA #
PBA#
D70737502
D70727303
D70481
-407
D73299008
Change
Description
(PCN #)
Product
Launch
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10. Product Code: AXXSCM3S – Intel
MM # Module
TA #
891831
E15895-002 D70737-404
E15895-003 D70737-405
E15895-006 D70737-410
Baseboard
PBA #
11. Product Code: AXXSW1GB – Intel
MM # Module
TA #
891842
E16069-002 D91241-002
E16069-002 D91241-002
Baseboard
PBA #
®
Storage Controller
FW Change
Description
(PCN #)
2.91.140.1 Product Launch
2.91.140.5 PCN 108362-01
3.4.0140.08 PCN 109774-01
®
Gigabit Ethernet Switch AXXSW1GB
FW Change
Description
(PCN #)
1.0.0.6 /
Product Launch
1.0.0.25
1.0.0.6 /
FW Update
1.0.0.27
12. Product Code: MFCMM – Intel
MM # Module
TA #
891834
E16293-002
E16293-003
E16293-006
Baseboard
PBA #
D70735-403
D70735-404
D70735-406
13. Product Code: MFCMM2 – Intel
MM # Module
TA #
910036
E98065-005
Baseboard
PBA #
E91057-302
®
Management Module
CMM GUI Change
1.0.100.
10012007.
7372
1.3.100.2008
0527.11328
5.5.100.2009
1202.19584
®
Management Module 2
Product Launch
PCN 109774-01
CMM GUI Change
10.1.100.201
01015.23981
Product Launch
Description
(PCN #)
Description
(PCN #)
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14. Product Code: AXXPSU – 1000W Power Supply
MM # Module
TA #
891843 E14835-02 D73299-005
902463 E14835-004 D73299-003 PCN 109736-00
Baseboard
PBA #
15. Product Code: MFMIDPLANE – Intel
Midplane Board
MM # Baseboard
TA #
891832
899916
E19078-001 D70484-403
E19078-002 D70484-404
E19078-004 D70484-408
E19078-005 D70484-409
Baseboard
PBA #
16. Product Code: MFMIDPLANE – Intel
Change Description
(PCN #)
Product Launch
®
Modular Server System MFSYS25 –
Change Description
(PCN #)
Product Launch
PCN 108362-01
PCN 109490-01
PCN 109774-01
®
Modular Server System MFSYS35 –
Midplane Board
MM # Baseboard
TA #
899916
E19078-003 D70484-407
E19078-004 D70484-408
E19078-005 D70484-409
Baseboard
PBA #
17. Product Code: MFMIDPLANE2 – Intel
MFSYS25V2 – Midplane Board
MM # Baseboard
TA #
910888
G18809-001 G18194-409
Baseboard
PBA #
Change Description
(PCN #)
Product Launch
PCN 109490-01
PCN 109774-01
®
Modular Server System
Change Description
(PCN #)
Product Launch
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18. Product Code: AXXGBIOMEZ – Intel
®
Compute Module MFS5000SI – Dual
Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card
MM # Board
TA #
891844
E15888-002 D70465-302
E15888-002 D70465-303
19. Product Code: AXXGBIOMEZV – Intel
Board
PBA #
®
Compute Module MFS5520VI –
Dual Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card
MM # Board
TA #
901362 E42655-005 E41517-301 Product Launch
Board
PBA #
Change Description
(PCN #)
Product Launch
Change Description
(PCN #)
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Summary Tables of Changes
The following tables indicate the errata and the document changes that apply to the
Specification Update. Intel intends to fix some of the errata in a future stepping of components,
and to account for the other outstanding issues through documentation or specification changes
as noted. The tables use the following notations:
Doc:
Fix:
Fixed:
No Fix:
Shaded:
Intel intends to update the appropriate documentation in a future revision.
Intel intends to fix this erratum in the future.
This erratum has been previously fixed.
There are no plans to fix this erratum.
This erratum is either new or has been modified from the previous specification
update.
Table 1. Errata Summary
No. Plans Description of Errata
1. No Fix Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI NIC/Activity LEDs do not display a link status
2. No Fix Remote floppy is not supported
3. Fixed 1024x768 Resolution with color depth set to thousands of colors not supported under Red
Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 64-bit
4. No Fix
5. Fixed Event Log may report SMI Timeout Assertion after server power button is pressed
6. No Fix User is not able to configure different responses to pressing the Server Power button in
7. Fixed Dual Intel® Storage Controller configuration not yet supported in the Intel® Modular Server
8. Fixed System Fault LED does not come on if smart devices (SCMs, ESMs, etc.) are completely
9. Fixed Deleting an existing assigned virtual drive may result in GUI action failure
10. Fixed Certain Non-critical Events logged as Critical in GUI
11. Fixed System Fault LED does not turn on for all critical events
12. Fixed Email Alerting not enabled by default for three Critical Events
13. No Fix Removing/Inserting USB devices during BIOS POST or in EFI may cause unexpected
14. Fixed Simultaneous Remote KVM installs of OS or applications will not successfully complete
15. No Fix Relative and Absolute KVM Mouse Mode not Supported on all Operating System’s
16. Fix
17. Fixed
18. Fixed
NIC Utility dcreate.exe on MFS500SI -003 Resource CD incomplete
Microsoft Windows 2008* Enterprise Server Edition.
System MFSYS25 (see details below for specific operating system support)
non-functional
system behavior
Compute modules with RAID 6 Virtual Drives Experiencing Slow / No Response
CONFIRM dialog box action not required to complete requested action
Pressing F1 during a KVM session will bring up the local KVM console help not
the remote system application help.
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19. Fixed
Ethernet Switch Module will fail to automatically update in an operational
chassis
20. Fixed
21. No Fix
Microsoft Windows Server 2003* cluster support not available
SuSE Enterprise Linux 10* U1 cluster node shown as running after being
physically removed from chassis after failure
22. Fixed
Fujitsu 146GB, 2.5” SAS hard drive takes longer than expected to come on line
after a hot insertion
23. Fix
BIOS R0048 Does Not Support Mixed Stepping E-0 and C-0 Processors
24. Fixed In Windows Enterprise Server 2008* Cluster failover testing, it has been observed that
cluster nodes may lose access to the clustered shared LUN drives
25. Fixed The CMM is not able to provide management information for the power su pply when an
AXXPSU at revision D73299-006 is installed in a system chassis.
26. Fixed The Network Time Server setting on the date/time web page of the Intel® Modular Server
Control GUI does not allow selection of different time zones.
27. No Fix SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 U1 will mark the OS LUN a s re ad only if a SCM affinity
change is made while the SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 operating system is running or
booted.
28. Fixed Chassis fault LED does not illuminate after removing a Main Fan module or the I/O fan
module.
29. Fixed Local Video disappears with Console Redirection and Quiet Boot Enabled in the
MFS5520VI compute module.
30. Fixed Speed Step disable in BIOS setup disables LSI SAS controller in the MFS5520VI compute
module.
31. No Fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U3, 32 bit Xen kernel only, shows 13GB of memory when
more than 14GB of memory is installed.
32. No Fix MPIO takes a long time to install under Microsoft Windows* 2003 Clu ster.
33. No Fix Virtual Drives from external ports are not recognized on reboot with Microsoft Win dows*
2003 Enterprise.
34. No Fix Extraction and quick reinsertion of the Intel® Server Compute Module MFS5520VI may
cause various issues.
35. Fixed DIMM temperature warning in VMWare ESX 3.5 and ESX 4.0.
36. Fixed MFS5000SI compute module occasionally hangs during LTO-4 tape backup operations
37. Fix Virtual Drives within a Storage Pool lose server assignments after a Virtual Drive has been
deleted.
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38. Fixed LUN Copier not activated with valid key.
39. No Fix RAID 10 to RAID 1E Automatic Migration
40. Fixed The installation of SLES 11 x86_64 fails on SSD.
41. Fixed GMM Web GUI SSL certification expired on Oct 27 2009
42. No Fix rKVM right Alt+F1 in VMWare 3.5,4.0 launches help instead of ESX server console.
43. No Fix ESM will increase the counter of "Received Pause Frames" when receiving erroneous or
illegal packets
44. No Fix Excessive SEL logs may report after SuSE* Linux installed.
45. Fixed MFS5520VI shows a incorrect CPU L1 and L2 cache size in BIOS
46. No Fix Fail to launch remote KVM under Redhat Desktop WS 5.5
47. No Fix CMM is not able to control date and time of Ethernet Switch Module
48. No Fix Reset Ethernet Switch Module from “Advanced Configuration” will not generate “reset”
event log
49. Fixed The rKVM will be black screen when SUSE11 boot to login screen with S5000SI board
50. No Fix The size of installed DIMM is wrong when Mirroring mode on with MFS5000SI
51. No Fix The rKVM console may report "Invalid session ticket" or "Authentication Failed"
52. No Fix Select rKVM Help function by using the hot key fail
53. No Fix Mixed processors population will disable CPU2
54. Fixed When Virtual Drive migration or expansion is running, and HDD physically removed, no
failure reported
55. Fixed Lower network performance may be observed when Hyper-V role isadded in Windows*
Server 2008 R2 with more than 32GB memory
56. No Fix Illegal FC packets counted as good FC packets in Ethernet Swit ch Module interface
statistics.
57. No Fix Ethernet Switch Jumbo Frame changes not consistently saved.
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58. Fixed Rebuild stuck at 99% when Storage Pool contains VD with RAID 0
59. No Fix rKVM Mouse not syncing properly w/ SLES 11 Enterprise 64 bit SP1
60. No Fix MFS5520VI may display incorrect POST code for m emory error
61. Fix HDD cache enable does not enable HDD cache with UFU 10.3 and 10.4.
62. No Fix Mouse acceleration with SLES 11.x over Virtual KVM
63. Fix Clock Drift not saved if selected on the Create/Modify VM advanced tab
64. Fixed Revertible hot spare does not return to being a spare
65. Fix Cluster Share enabled after chassis is unvirtualized and revirtualized
66. Fix Cluster Share not accessible after system firmware is updated
67. Fix Localized Help links take user to welcome page
68. No Fix Red Hat* Enterprise Linux ISO not visible from the VM OS after install
69. No Fix Virtual machine KVM only supports US English keyb oards
70. Fix VM monitor graph returns to default time interval after a page auto-refresh
71. Fix Keys will repeat sometimes in terminal windows over slow networks
72. Fix Unvirtualize action available when virtualized server is powered on
73. Fix Forcing physical drive online may reset compute modules
74. Fix Repair Hypervisor Install Help information is incorrect
75. Fix Prepare For Transport action available during Storage Pool Synchronization
76. Fix VM Modify may result in the VM not being displayed
77. Fix Incorrect message displayed when mouse hovers over upper left corner of VM Pool
78. Fix Disk traffic will not be displayed on VM Monitor tab graph for new VM SPs
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79. Fix Error message displayed when moving a VM
80. Fix VM Storage Pool available space is not correct
81. No Fix VM ‘Autostart’ does not check available memory when starting VM s
82. Fixed A configured revertible hotspare does not transition data back to the replacement drive
83. Fixed Invalid Session Token during KVM session prevents the KVM over IP ability for the Intel®
Modular Server Systems
84. Fixed Remote KVM mouse mode is always Absolute at launch even when Relative mode is
selected
85. No Fix Remote KVM network connection lost 12 hours after Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI
enters standby or sleep state
86. Fixed Microsoft Windows 2008* R2 Cluster Verification Tool indicate failure with SCSI
Reservation
87. Fix MAC address missing in SMBIOS data for Ethernet Mezzanine Card AXXGBIOMEZV
88. Fix Start KVM session failed when power on a VM
89. No Fix MFS5520VI fail to Wake-up On LAN under Microsoft* Windows Server 2003*
90. Fix CMM unable to send email alert if the sender address has a capital letter in it
Table 2. Documentation Changes
No. Plans Description of Documentation Change
1. Fixed System Fault LED not depicted in front system views in Intel® Modular Server System
MFSYS25 documentation
2. Fixed Power Budget Information Incorrect in Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 TPS
3. No Fix
4. Fixed Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Quick Start User’s Guide has an
In the V2.6 Release Notes, Section G, Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5 Server U1 (32bit and
64bit) is incorrectly listed as supporting shared LUN
incorrect Package Contents list
Following are in-depth descriptions of each erratum / documentation change indicated in the
tables above. The errata and documentation change numbers below correspond to the numbers
in the tables.
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1. Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI NIC/Activity LEDs do not display a link
status
Problem Compute Module NIC/Activity LEDs display is OFF instead of ON when link is
established.
Implication Link status of the ports can be verified in the GUI on the Switch Status Tab.
The Compute Module NIC/Activity LEDs will blink to show outbound NIC
activity; however, the user should refer to the Switch Activity LEDs to verify
communication status with the switch.
Status No Fix
2. MFS5000SI remote floppy is not supported
Problem MFS5000SI remote floppy is not supported.
Implication Customers will not be able to remotely mount a floppy drive during Remote
KVM/Media redirection.
Status No Fix
3. 1024x768 Resolution with color depth set to thousands of colors not
supported under Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 64-bit
Problem Video resolution test fails under Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 64-bit.
Implication Resolution of 1024x768 with color depth set to thousands of colors fails to
enable.
Status Fixed in UFU V5.5
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4. NIC Utility dcreate.exe on MFS500SI -003 Resource CD incomplete
Problem MFS500SI Resource CD ROM E12216-003 NIC driver package contains a
dcreate.exe file that errors out.
Implication dcreate.exe is not functional on the MFS500SI Resource CD. If dcreate
functionality is required, users can download the complete software stack from
support.intel.com by going to http://downloadcenter.intel.com/, typing in
“Intel® 82571EB” and selecting the file PRO2KXP.exe.
Workaround None
Status No Fix – utility removed from CD
5. Event Log may report SMI Timeout Assertion after Server Power button is
pressed
Problem SMI Timeout Assertion is logged as a critical event in the Event Log after the
Server Power button is pressed; however, the server powers up normally.
Implication No system impact – Timeout logic was incorrect, resulting in a false event
logging.
Workaround None
Status Fixed, P2.6
6. User is not able to configure different responses to pressing the Server
Power button in Microsoft Windows 2008* Enterprise Server Edition
Problem User is not able to configure different responses to pressing the Server Power
button in the OS.
Implication By design the user should be able to configure the response of the Server
Power button in the OS to do nothing, prompt for action, standby or hibernate.
Changing these settings in the OS has no impact – the power button continues
to power down the server.
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Workaround Win2K8 allows the redefinition of the power button press to mean “Go into
hibernate state” rather than “Power down.” If this configuration is enabled AND
the power button is pressed the BMC will get out of sync with the physical
power state since the BMC has no visibility into the changed OS
configuration.In the context of a server in a chassis, redefining the power
button to mean “hibernate” is not useful. In this environment, the OS should not
be configured to hibernate on a power button rather than power off.
If the OS is so configured and the power button is pressed, the power button
should be pressed a second time to bring the power back up. The OS should
be configured to power off in response to a power button.
A server in this condition can also be recovered by doing a “forced power off”
followed by a normal “power on”.
Status No Fix
7. Dual Intel® Storage Controller configuration not yet supported in the Intel®
Modular Server System MFSYS25 and MFSYS35
Problem Dual SCM configuration support not yet included in the MFSYS25 software
stack for:
A. Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise, Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise
B. Red Hat 5.0 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 10
Implication Dual SCM configuration is not supported. Single SCM is only supported in slot 1.
Status Fixed, all operating systems and with appropriate UFU. P2.3.1 for Microsoft
Windows* 2003 R2 SP2 and Microsoft Windows* 2008, P2.6 for SUSE Linux
Enterprise* 10 U1, V5.5 for Red Hat* 5.0 U4.
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8. System Fault LED does not come on if smart devices (SCMs, ESMs, etc.) are
completely non-functional
Problem System Fau lt LED does not come on if smart devices (SCMs, ESMs, etc.) are
completely non-functional.
Implication Currently, the System Fault LED will only turn on if the device is capable of
telling the CMM it has a fault condition. If a device's software is completely
inoperable, the System Fault LED may not turn on.
Workaround None. In the future the GUI will illuminate the System Fault LED if the CMM
cannot communicate with the device after ~60 seconds of timeout.
Status Fixed
9. Deleting existing assigned virtual drive may result in GUI action failure
Problem While deleting an existing assigned virtual drive, GUI action fails with 'Storage
subsystem is busy. Please try again in a few minutes.'
Implication Intermittently - as a user tries to delete a virtual drive, they may receive a
message indicating that the SCM is busy. The action will not complete properly
until all the servers are shut down and the SCM is physically removed and
replaced.
Workaround None
Status Fixed
10. Certain Non-critical Events logged as Critical in GUI
Problem GUI logs certain correctable errors as critical in the Event Log
Implication GUI may incorrectly log correctable errors, such as SBE or mismatched
processors installed, as "critical" errors. GUI categorization of the events will
be corrected in a future release. Note that correctable errors do not cause the
System Fault LED to turn on by design; only critical errors light the LED. The
System Fault LED will only light for truly critical or higher severity issues such
as MBEs.
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Workaround None
Status Fixed
11. System Fault LED does not turn on for all critical events
Problem System Fault LED will not turn on as expected when certain critical events
occur.
Implication When the Processor Cache Size Mismatch error occurs, the system will boot
into BIOS setup; however, the System Fault LED will not turn on. Additionally
when the Correctable Memory Error Threshold is reached, the event will be
logged – however, the System Fault LED will not turn on.
Workaround None
Status Fixed
12. Email Alerting not enabled by default for three Critical Events
Problem On all critical event error logging, SNMP, and Email Alerting should be enabled
by default. However, three Critical Events do not by default have Email Alerting
enabled as expected.
Implication Both SNMP and Email Alerting were not enabled by default in the event policy
for the following three events: Storage Subsystem – RAID Level Migration is
aborted due to an internal error, CMM m – System Component Unfit, and CMM
– CMM Internal Firmware Error.
Workaround Administrator can go in and enable SNMP and Email Alerting for these three
events.
Status Fixed
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13. Removing/Inserting USB devices during BIOS POST or in EFI may cause
unexpected system behavior
Problem Removing/Inserting USB devices during BIOS POST or in EFI may cause
unexpected system behavior such as a server reboot, lock up or unexpected
characters being displayed.
Implication Customer will not be able to remove USB devices during BIOS POST or while
in EFI.
Workaround Server module must be powered off and back on to recover. Do not
remove/insert USB devices during server POST or while in EFI.
Status No Fix
14. Simultaneous Remote KVM installs of OS or applications will not
successfully complete on MFS5000SI
Problem Attempting to load two Operating Systems or software installations via Remote
KVM sessions at the same time on two seperate servers using two laptops will
not successfully complete on MFSYS5000SI
Implication Customers will not be able to conduct simultaneous Remote KVM OS or
application installations on MFSYS5000SI
Workaround None
Status Fixed
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15. Relative and Absolute KVM Mouse Mode not Supported on all Operating
Systems
Problem Two mouse modes are available, Relative (the default) and Absolute – both are
not supported for all Operating Systems.
Implication Absolute mouse mode is used with Microsoft® Windows and other operating
systems that compute mouse movements from absolute X, Y coordinates.
Relative mouse mode is used primarily with some Linux and Unix X/Windows
displays and other operating systems that compute mouse movements from
the change in relative position to the last position (how much the mouse
moved).
Workaround When using Linux or other opertaing systems that compute mouse movements
from change in relative position you must change the mouse mode setting in
the KVM Viewer. Choose Mouse Mode from the KVM Viewer application
Options menu. Select Relative Mode. If the remote and local cursors are not
synchronized, toggle the Sync Cursor setting from On to Off and back to On.
Note:Mouse mode should be selected before starting CD Redirection. The
menu option will be disabled when CD redirection is enabled
Status No Fix
16. Compute Modules with RAID 6 Virtual Drives Experiencing Slow
Response
Problem Compute Modules with a Raid 6 Virtual Drive from a Storage Pool with 9 or
more physical hard drives may experience slow response when transferring
very large files.
Implication When the compute module storage configuration has a Raid 6 Virtual Drive
from a Storage Pool with 9 or more physical hard drives, the user may
experience an apparent system freeze when transfering very large files. When
monitoring CPU utilization using Task Manager while copying files, utilization
may drop to zero and the system will stop copying and responding to input.
The issue also does not occur in RAID 6 configurations from a Storage Pool
with less than nine hard disk drives or with Virtual Drives in RAID 5 or RAID 10
configurations.
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Workaround Current workaround is to use a Virtual Drive configured as RAID 6 with less
than nine hard disk drives or a version of RAID other than 6.
Status Fix
17. CONFIRM dialog box action not required to complete requested action
Problem Any dialog box which prompts the user to type “confirm” before clicking OK in
order to perform an action will actually complete the specific action if the user
clicks OK without typing “confirm”. The action will complete if the user leaves
the box blank or types any combination of letters including “confirm” before
clicking OK.
Implication A user may inadvertently perform an undesired action by clicking OK without
typing “confirm”, typing any combination of letters or leaving the box blank.
Workaround Prior to clicking OK ensure that the action about to be perform is actually
desired.
Status Fixed, P2.3.1
18. Pressing F1 during a KVM session will bring up the local KVM console
help not the remote system application help
Problem Pressing F1 during a KVM session will bring up the local KVM console help not
the remote system application help.
Implication Remote system application help is not viewable by the user.
Workaround There is currently not a workaround to this issue.
Status Fixed, P2.3.1
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19. Ethernet Switch Module will fail to automatically update in an
operational chassis
Problem If an Ethernet Switch Module, not at FW level 1.0.0.27, is inserted into slot 1 or
slot 2 in a chassis that is in steady state (no FW updates in progress or
pending, and the chassis is just operating normally), the CMM’s attempt to
update the FW on the switch will not succeed. The FW update page will show
that a FW update is ‘pending’. Resetting or re-inserting the switch will not
correct the situation. The CMM must be reset. The FW update will be applied to
the switch when the CMM restarts. This applies to ESM1 and ESM2.
Note: This erratum applies only to ESM hot-insert. Installing P2.6 on a chassis
that already has an ESM that is not at FW revision level 1.0.0.27 will allow the
ESM to update without requiring a CMM restart.
Implication FW update will not complete.
Workaround Reset the CMM.
Status Fixed, V3.0
20. Microsoft Windows Server 2003* cluster support not available
Problem Cluster support is not available for Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 SP2.
Implication Cluster support is not available to customers using Microsoft Windows Server
2003* R2 SP2.
Workaround There is currently not a workaround to this issue.
Status Fixed, V3.0, Reference Microsoft Windows Server 2003* (x86 and x64) Cluster-
Driver Installation BKM (E67062-002) for details.
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21. SuSE Enterprise Linux 10* U1 cluster node shown as running after being
physically removed from chassis after failure
Problem When a node (compute module) is physically removed from the MFSYS25
chassis, the node is stopped but the resource is still shown as running.
Manually stopping and restarting the resource will not correct this situation
since the resource is still shown as running. When the node is reinserted its
resource indicates as up and running again.
Implication Incorrect resource status is displayed when a node is physically removed.
Workaround User needs to develop and integrate a STONITH driver using the Intel®
Compute Module Power Control for ClustersWhitePaper.
Status No Fix
22. Fujitsu 146GB, 2.5” SAS hard drive takes longer than expected to come
on line after a hot insertion
Problem When a Fujitsu 146GB, 2.5” SAS drive is hot inserted into the hard drive bay, it
takes longer than expected for the drive to come on line causing command
timeouts. Resetting the Storage Control Module is required to have the drives
come ready.
Implication Hard disk drives are marked as not ready.
Workaround Timeout values were extended in firmware to allow more time for the drives to
become ready.
Status Fixed, P2.6
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23. BIOS R0048 Does Not Support Mixed Stepping E-0 and C-0 Processors
Problem BIOS code specifically designed to allow support for mixed stepping
processors was not included in BIOS R0048.
Implication The use of mixed stepping E-0 and C-0 processors and BIOS R0048 may
cause errratic system behavior such as operating systems failing to load or
install.
Status This erratum may be fixed in a future BIOS release.
Workaround None.
24. In Windows Enterprise Server 2008* Cluster failover testing, it has been
observed that cluster nodes may lose access to the clustered shared LUN
drives
Problem In Windows Enterprise Server 2008* Cluster failover testing, it has been
observed that cluster nodes may lose access to the clustered shared LUN drives
if a node is power cycled. If a node which has lost shared LUN access is the
cluster resource owner for the cluster storage resources or becomes the owner,
the cluster storage resources will go into an offline state.
Implication Cluster storage resources going offline would lead to failures in any applications
which are dependent on the cluster storage. Resetting SCM1 or power cycling
the chassis will restore service.
Status Fixed in UFU V2.7
Workaround Resetting SCM1 or power cycling the chassis will restore service.
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25. The CMM is not able to provide management information for the power
supply when an AXXPSU at revision D73299-006 is installed in a system
chassis
Problem The CMM is not able to provide management information, firware revision
number or manufacturing information for the power supply when an AXXPSU
at revision D73299-006 is installed in a system chassis.
Implication In installations with firmware revision P2.3.5 the CMM will prompt “Install Power
Supplies” in the Action Required window; in installations with firmware revision
P2.6 that alert will not occur. In both cases, the PSU / system chassis will power
up. This erratum does not prevent powering up of the Server Compute Module.
Status Fixed in UFU P2.6.
26. The Network Time Server setting on the date/time web page of the
Intel® Modular Server Control GUI does not allow selection of time zones
Problem The Network Time Server setting on the date/time web page of the Intel®
Modular Server Control GUI does not allow selection of different time zones.
Time Zone is set at GMT.
Implication Network Time Server is always set to GMT.
Status Fixed in V2.7
Workaround None.
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27. SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 U1 will mark the OS LUN as read only
if a SCM affinity change is made while the SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server
10 operating system is running or booted
Problem SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 U1 will mark the OS LUN as read only if a
SCM affinity change is made while the SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10
operating system is running or booted.
Implication The OS LUN is marked as “read only”.
Status No Fix.
Workaround Power down the SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 U1 operating system. While
the operating system is powered down, go to the CMM UI and change the LUN
affinity.
28. Chassis fault LED does not illuminate after removing a Main Fan module
or the I/O Fan module
Problem When one or both of the Main Fan modules or the I/O Fan module is removed
from the system, the chassis fault LED does not illuminate.
Implication There is no visual indication on the system that one or both of the Main Fan
modules or the I/O Fan module have been removed
Status Fixed in UFU V5.5.
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29. Local video disappears with Console Redirection and Quiet Boot Enabled
in the MFS5520VI compute module
Problem Local video disappears with Console Redirection and Quit Boot enabled in the
MFS5520VI compute module.
Implication Local video will dissapear if Console Redirection and Quiet Boot are enabled.
Status Fixed in UFU V3.6.
Workaround Do not enable Console Redirection and Quiet Boot.
30. Speed Step Disable in BIOS setup disables the LSI SAS controller in the
MFS5520VI compute module
Problem Speed Step Disable in BIOS setup disables the LSI SAS controller.
Implication When Speed Step is disabled in BIOS setup, the LSI SAS controller option ROM
is disabled and storage is no longer seen.
Status Fixed in UFU V3.6.
Workaround Do not disable Speed Step.
31. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U3, 32 bit Xen kernel, only shows 13GB
of memory when more than 14GB of memory is installed
Problem Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U3, 32 bit Xen kernel only, shows 13GB of
memory when more than 14GB of memory is installed.
Implication Memory is under reported.
Status This erratum is a RHEL 5.0 U3 issue no fix.
Workaround None.
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32. MPIO takes a long time to install under Microsoft Windows* 2003 Cluster
Problem MPIO takes a long time to install under Micrtosoft Windows* 2003 Cluster.
Implication Delay can take as long as 2 – 5 minutes per virtual drive.
Status No Fix.
Workaround Install MPIO driver prior to setup of cluster. Do install/uninstall with one server
module at a time; shut down cluster and update one server module at a time.
33. Virtual Drives from external ports are not recognized on reboot with
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise.
Problem Virtual drives from external ports are not recognized on reboot with Microsoft
Windows* 2003 Enterprise.
Implication On rebooot, all LUNs set to LUN 0 will not be recognized and available..
Status No Fix.
Workaround Do not assign LUN 0 to LUNs on an external array. All LUNS on an external
disk array should be set to a LUN other than LUN 0.
34. Extraction and quick reinsertion of the Intel® Server Compute Module
MFS5520VI may cause various issues
Problem Extraction and quick reinsertion of the MFS5520VI compute module may cause
various different issues.
Implication If the compute module is reinserted too quickly, various issues may occur.
Status No Fix.
Workaround After extracting a MFS5520VI compute module, wait 15 seconds before
reinserting.
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35. DIMM temperature warning in VMWare ESX 3.5 and ESX 4.0
Problem VMWare ESX 3.5 and ESX 4.0 pick up a sensor as DIMM9 temperature and
report a DIMM temperature warning.
Implication VMWare ESX 3.5 and ESX 4.0 generates a false DIMM temperature warning
for DIMM9.
Status Fixed in UFU V4.0.
36. MFS5000SI compute module occasionally hangs during LTO-4 tape
backup operations
Problem MFS5000SI compute module occasionally hangs during LTO-4 tape backup
operations. The backup operation byte count will stop incrementing and access
to the server compute module will also slow down. Attempts to cancel the tape
backup job in progress or to restart Backup Exec services appear to hang as
well.
Implication MFS5000SI compute modules occasionally hang during LTO-4 tape backup
operations.
Status Fixed in UFU5.5.
37. Virtual Drives within a Storage Pool may lose server assignments after a
Virtual Drive has been deleted
Problem When a Virtual Drive within a Storage Pool is deleted, assignments for
subsequent Virtual Drives within the same Storage Pool may be lost during a
firmware update or after a power cycle of the SCM.
Implication In the event that Virtual Drive assignments are lost, effected Virtual Drives must
be reassigned.
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Workaround Do not powercycle SCM or update FW immediatly following a Virtual Drive
deletion. Maintain a current record of the storage layout and server
assignments.
38. LUN Copier not activated with valid key
Problem On systems upgrading from UFU 3.0 to UFU 4.0 directly, when the LUN Copier
feature is added via the feature activation screen, the key for LUN Copier is
accepted but the feature is not activated.
Status Fixed in UFU V4.1
Workaround Reset CMM settings to system default or update system firmware to UFU V4.1.
39. RAID 10 to RAID 1E Automatic Migration
Problem RAID 10 Virtual Drives automatically migrated to RAID 1E Virtual Drives when
the Storage Pool they belonged to was expanded by adding additional disks,
either an even or odd number.
Implication Working as designed . No impact to redundancy or performance.
Status No fix.
40. The installation of SLES 11 x86_64 fails on SSD
Problem On MFSYS25 system with SSD installed, the installation of SLES 11 x86_64
fails at the point where the GRUB bootloader is being configured
Status Fixed in SLES 11 SP1.
Workaround Set SCM affinity to SCM2, installation will complete without a GRUB error.
41. GMM Web GUI SSL certification expired on Oct 27 2009
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Problem GMM Web GUI SSL certification expired on Oct 27 2009.
Status Fixed in FW V5.5.
42. The rKVM right Alt+F1 in VMWare 3.5 and 4.0 launches help instead of
ESX server console.
Problem rKVM right Alt+F1 in VMWare 3.5,4.0 launches help instead of ESX server
console.
Workaround Use left Alt key+F1 since VMware does not support this function via right Alt
key +F1.
Status No Fix
43. ESM will increase the counter of "Received Pause Frames" when
receiving erroneous or illegal packets
Problem Packets received with undersize, oversize, or/and with CRC are treated as
good Flow Control packets and should not be counted as such, even if all
above conditions are fulfilled. These packets should be counted according to
the specific error (undersize, oversize, jabber fragment, or CRC). However,
these illegal packets are counted as good Flow Control packets.
Implication Hardware Bug. No impact for functionality.
Workaround None
Status No Fix
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44. Excessive SEL logs may report after SuSE* Linux installed
Problem During system reboot excessive logs “PCIe Fatal Completer Abort Errors”
maybe get reported in compute node’s SEL log.
Implication During a system reboot, the user may see excessive logs being reported in
SEL log.
Workaround These errors occur during the ISA PNP scan. A workaround is to edit
/boot/grub/menu.lst and add "noisapnp" to the "kernel" parameter list after
installation.
Status No Fix
45. CPU L1 and L2 cache size incorrect in MFS5520VI BIOS
Problem MFS5520VI shows a incorrect CPU L1 and L2 cache size in BIOS.
Implication No impact for functionality.
Status Fixed in UFU V6.5.
46. Fail to launch remote KVM under Redhat Desktop WS 5.5
Problem Login to CMM GUI from Redhat Desktop WS 5U5, using Firefox 3.6.3,
JRE6U20, Flashplayer 10.0.45.2. When launching rKVM Applet, a warning
message pops out, “Failed to validate certificate. The application will not be
executed.”
Status No Fix
Workaround Change Java security by uncheck the “Check certificates for revocation using
certificate revocation list(CRLs) and enable online certification validation”
options.
47. CMM is not able to control date and time of Ethernet Switch Module
Problem All Ethernet Switch related event logs show a January 2000 date. There is no
way for the user to set the date, time or time zone in the ESM GUI interface. All
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the dates have been set during manufacturing. The CMM GUI is not able to
control the date and time of Ethernet Switch Module.
Implication This is a firmware Bug. No impact for functionality.
Status No Fix
48. Reset Ethernet Switch Module from “Advanced Configuration” will not
generate “reset” event log
Problem Reset works under Ethernet Switch's "Advanced Configuration" session, but no
event in GUI about a reset though.
Implication This is a firmware Bug. No impact for functionality. “Reset” will able to generate
reset event log when do it outside of "Advanced Configuration" session.
Status No Fix
49. The rKVM will be black screen when SUSE11 boot to login screen with
S5000SI Compute Module
Problem The rKVM will be black screen when SUSE11 boot to login screen with
S5000SI Compute Module.
Implication No impact on connecting the monitor directly to S5000SI board VGA port.
Workaround The SLES-11 S5000SI redirection works fine with Vesa and fbdev drivers
without any issue but user needs to force use to vesa drivers during SLES-11
installation time. Steps are:
1. Boot SLES-11 DVD or iso image
2. Force to use vesa driver giving following command initial grub screen:
“video=vesa".
You can also try with specify resolution color bits and refresh rates with
"video=vesa:1280x960-16@70"
3. Continue SLES-11 installation
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50. The size of installed DIMM is wrong when mirroring mode on with
MFS5000SI.
Problem The mirrored DIMM units are shown as 0MB on CMM web GUI.
Implication The DIMM size information of MFS5000SI on CMM web GUI is incorrect when
DIMM mirroring mode is on.
Status No Fix.
51. The rKVM console may report "Invalid session ticket" or "Authentication
Failed".
Problem The rKVM console may report "Invalid session ticket" or "Authentication Failed".
Implication It may happen when network connection lost and do network re-connect. No
impact on connecting the monitor directly to computer node’s VGA port.
Status Fix in future FW release.
52. Select rKVM help function by using hot key fail
Problem When using Remote KVM under Linux based OS, the Hot key "ALT + F1" can't
open RConsole Client Help.
Implication It shows the main menu of Linux instead of Remote console client help window
pop up
Status No Fix. This is common Liunx behavior, "ALT+F1" is Linux system Hot key, will
not be sent to browser.
Workaround Access RConsole Client Help through drop down menu.
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53. Mixed processors population will disable CPU2
Problem When mixed processors are populated on MFS5000SI, CPU2 will be disabled.
Implication No customer implication, Works as design.
Status No Fix
54. When Virtual Drive migration or expansion is running, and HDD physically
removed, no failure reported.
Problem When Virtual Drive migration or expansion is running, and HDD physically
removed, no failure reported.
Status Fixed in UFU v6.8
55. Lower network performance may be observed when Hyper-V role is
added in Windows* Server 2008 R2 with more than 32GB memory
Problem On a dual Intel® Xeon® 5600 series processor configuration with more than
32GB memory installed, user may notice network performance drop in
Windows* Server 2008 R2 when Hyper-V role is added.
Implication User may see lower than expected network performance under windows*
Sever 2008 R2.
Status Fixed in UFU v6.7.
Workaround Reduce memory size to less than 32GB.
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56. Illegal FC packets counted as good FC packets in Ethernet Switch Module
interface statistics
Problem A packet is identified as a good formatted 802.3x Flow Control packet if all of
the following conditions are met:
MAC DA is 01-80-C2-00-00-01.
Length/EtherType field is 88-08.
OpCode field is 00-01.
Packets received with undersize, oversize, or/and with CRC, should not be
treated as good Flow Control packets and should not be counted as such, even
if all above conditions are fulfilled. These packets should be counted according
to the specific error (undersize, oversize, jabber fragment, or CRC). However,
these illegal packets are counted as good Flow Control packets.
Implication The wrong counter is incremented by the illegal Flow Control packet.
Status No Fix.
57. Ethernet Switch Module Jumbo Frame changes not consistently being
saved
Problem In Ethernet Switch Advanced Configuration, set the Jumbo Frame to enable,
save the changes, reset the switch. Upon reboot Jumbo Frame may still be
Disabled.
Implication Customer may need to configure and reset the switch multiple times. After
making the change the customer will need to recheck the setting after a switch
reset to insure it has been set correctly.
Workaround Save settings on the jumbo frame page, save again on the switch reset page,
wait 15 seconds and go back to the jumbo frame page,make sure the jumbo
frame setting has been saved, then reset the switch on the reset page of
advanced configuration. Upon switch reboot , recheck the jumbo frame setting
to insure it is correct. If not retry the same procedure.
Status No Fix.
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58. Rebuild stuck at 99% when Storage Pool contains VD with RAID 0
Problem Whenever a storage pool has multiple VD RAID levels, and at least one VD
has RAID 0, a rebuild operation will get stuck at 95 to 99%, and other storage
management operations with the affected SP may fail.
VDs with RAID 0 should be placed in a separate storage pool from those with
other RAID levels.
Workaround Power down all compute modules. If present, remove SCM2 and wait at least
one minute for the system to stabilize.
Extract SCM1, wait 30 seconds, reinsert SCM1. Watch the user interface
storage page for SPs and VDs to reappear, then delete each RAID 0 VD in the
affected SP. It is important this deletion take place within five minutes from
inserting the SCM, otherwise the deletion operation will fail and these steps
need to be repeated.
The rebuild will then proceed and complete within a few minutes.
It is recommended that
Status Fixed in UFU V6.9 and UFU V10.8
59. rKVM Mouse not syncing properly with SLES 11 Enterprise 64 bit SP1
Problem rKVM Mouse not syncing properly w/ SLES 11 Enterprise 64 bit SP1.
Workaround Reduce mouse acceleration and threshold in SLES 11 OS. From Computer->
Control Center -> Mouse-> General tab , set Acceleration to lowest and
Threshold to lowest.
Status No Fix
60. MFS5520VI may display incorrect POST code for memory error
Problem MFS5520VI may display an incorrect POST code of 0xF2 (start of Memory
Reference Code) when a memory error is detected.
Implication Specific memory error can’t be determined from the POST code LEDs.
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Workaround When POST code 0xF2 is encountered, first check that the installed memory
configuration is valid. If the specific memory error POST code is needed:
Extract blade.
Install BMC force update jumper.
Press front panel power button to power up blade.
Record the POST code.
Press front panel power button to power down blade.
Extract blade.
Remove BMC force update jumper.
Status No Fix
61. HDD cache enable does not enable HDD cache with UFU 10.3 and 10.4
Problem HDD cache enable does not enable HDD cache with UFU 10.3 and 10.4.
Implication Customer can not enable HDD cache with UFU 10.3 and 10.4.
Status Fix in next MFSYS25V2 UFU release.
62. Mouse acceleration with SLES 11.x over Virtual KVM
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated.
Problem SUSE Linux Enterprise* 11 mouse acceleration over virtual KVM
Implication During SUSE Linux Enterprise*11 installation over virtual KVM mouse
acceleration issues will occur.
Workaround After the operating system is installed go to Computer > Control Center >
Mouse > General tab and set Acceleration to lowest and set Threshold to
lowest.
Status No Fix
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63. Clock Drift not saved if selected on the Create/Modify VM advanced tab
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Managerfeature activated.
Problem Clock Drift is not set when it is selected on the Create/Modify VM advanced tab.
Implication Clock drift is not set when it is selected on the Create/Modify VM advanced tab.
Clock drift may occur with Red Hat* Enterprise Linux operating systems.
Status Fix
64. Revertible hot spare does not return to being a spare
Problem Revertible hot spare will not return to being a hot spare once a drive is
replaced.
Implication If a VM storage pool loses a drive and a revertible hot spare is automatically
rebuilt into the VM storage pool, it will not return to a hot spare once the original
lost drive is replaced. Users configuring a global revertible spare must be
aware that the global revertible spare will not be available as a spare once it
has been built into a VM storage pool even after the original lost drive is
replaced.
Status Fixed in UFU V6.9 and V10.8
65. Cluster Share enabled after chassis is unvirtualized and revirtualized
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated
Problem Cluster Share is set to enabled on the Settings page after the chassis is
unvirtualized and revirtualized, however the Cluster Share is actually disabled
and not accessible.
Implication If a Cluster Share was created and enabled prior to unvirtualizing and
revirtualizing a chassis, the Cluster Share will show enabled on the settings
screen even though it is disabled..
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Workaround To access the Cluster Share, on the Cluster Share settings page ensure
enabled is displayed, set the password and save changes.
Status Fix
66. Cluster Share not accessible after system firmware is updated
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated.
Problem If a Cluster Share was created and enabled prior to a system firmware update,
it is no longer accessible after the system update.
Implication If a Cluster Share was created and enabled prior to the system firmware
update, it will be unmounted during the update.
Workaround To access the Cluster Share, on the Cluster Share settings page ensure
enabled is displayed, set the password and save changes.
Status Fix
67. Localized Help links take user to welcome page
Problem Some help links in Simplified Chinese and Russian incorrectly open to the
Welcome page and not the expected help topic.
Implication If using either the simplified Chinese or Russian language help files the
welcome page may appear instead of the expected help topic when the user
clicks “Get Help”. Some of the help links are incorrect in this release for
simplified Chinese and Russian help files. The “Get Help” links with the
English help files are correct.
Status Fix
68. Red Hat* Enterprise Linux ISO not visible from the VM OS after install
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated.
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Problem After installing Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 6 U1the ISO is no longer visible to
the Operating system on the Virtual Machine.
Implication After the Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 6 U1installation completes successfully;
the ISO is no longer visible from the VM operating system. However, in the
Intel® Modular Server Control UI the ISO is still mapped to the VM.
Workaround After installing the Red Hat* Enterprise Linux OS on a VM, power off the VM
and select the VM modify action from within the Intel® Modular Server Control
UI. On the Modify VM Install tab select the ISO to be mounted to the selected
VM and save changes. Power on the VM and start a Virtual KVM session to
verify the Red Hat* Enterprise Linux OS can now see the ISO image.
Status No Fix
69. Virtual machine KVM only supports US English keyboards
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated
Problem VM KVM only supports US English keyboards.
Implication The Virtual Machine KVM only supports US English keyboards. This differs
from KVM for non-virtualized compute modules. KVM for non-virtualized
compute modules supports additional keyboards, however the VM KVM is
different and does not support non-US English keyboards.
Status Fix
70. VM monitor graph returns to the default time interval after a page auto-
refresh
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated
Problem VM monitor tab graph returns to the default one hour interval when the page is
auto-refreshed.
Implication If any time interval other than the default one hour time interval is selected on
the Monitor tab of the VM page, the graph will display activity for the selected
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time interval until the page is auto-refreshed. Once the page is refreshed the
Monitor graph time interval returns to the default setting of one hour.
Status Fix
71. Keys will repeat sometimes in terminal windows over slow networks
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated.
Problem Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11: Keys will
repeat sometimes in terminal windows over slow networks. Set “xset –r” in a
terminal to fix issue.
Implication Sometimes keys will repeat in terminal windows on VMs with Linux operating
systems over slow networks. Set “xset –r” in a terminal window to fix issue.
Workaround Set “xset –r” in a terminal window to fix issue.
Status Fix
72. Unvirtualize action available when virtualized server is powered on
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated.
Problem Unvirtualize action available when the compute module is powered on
Implication If a user selects the unvirtualize action for a compute module when the
compute module is powered on, a message is displayed stating the server
cannot be unvirtualized while the compute module is powered on. To
unvirtualize a compute module, first power the compute module off and then
select the unvirtualize action.
Workaround Power the compute module off and then select the unvirtualize action in the
Intel® Modular Server Control UI to remove all virtualization capabilities for a
server.
Status Fix
73. Forcing physical drive online may reset compute modules
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Problem Forcing a physical drive online can cause a forced reset of the compute
modules.
Implication Do not force any physical drive online. Forcing a physical drive online may
cause a reset of the compute modules. During this time the CMM may not be
accessible.
Status Fix
74. Repair Hypervisor Install Help information is incorrect
Problem Repair Hypervisor Install Help information incorrectly states that ISO files
stored in the ISO store will be deleted.
Implication Help information is incorrect regarding ISO files stored in the ISO store during
the Repair Hypervisor Install action. ISO files are not deleted from the ISO
store during a repair. The text on the Repair Hypervisor Install dialog correctly
states that the Repair Hypervisor Install action will leave all ISO files stored in
the ISO Store, the VM configuration and the VM data intact.
Status Fix
75. Prepare For Transport action available during Storage Pool
Synchronization
Problem User is able to select action Prepare For Transport while SP is synchronizing
Implication If a large SP is created and the user selects the Prepare For Transport action
while the SP is synchronizing the Prepare For Transport action will successfully
complete. However the synchronization will stop. The drives can be removed
and reinserted. Once reinserted the SP synchronization is not restarted. No
error message is displayed.
Workaround Wait until the SP Synchronization is completed before selecting the Prepare
For Transport action.
Status Fix
76. VM Modify may result in the VM not being displayed
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Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated.
Problem Modifying a VM may result in the VM not being displayed
Implication In rare cases, modifying the VM may result in the VM not being displayed.
However, no data is actually lost. The LV still exists in the storage pool. To
access the data stored on the LVs, a new VM will need to be created and
associated with the original logical volumes. During initial creation of VMs,
administrators are encouraged to record VM basic, install, advanced, network,
and storage tab information for each VM and to maintain this information for
each VM created.
Workaround If a VM is no longer displayed after modifying the VM, select the “Create VM”
action. On the Basic, Advanced and Network tabs enter the configuration
information for the missing VM. On the Install tab do not mount an ISO image.
On the Storage tab all unassigned LVs will be listed and available for selection.
It is important to note that when selecting the unassigned LV’s, they must be
assigned to the same LUN (0, 1, 2, 3) as when originally configured. On the
Finish tab select create. The VM will now be displayed.
Status Fix
77. Incorrect message displayed when mouse hovers over upper left corner
of the VM Pool
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated
Problem Message displayed when mouse hovers over the upper left corner of a VM
Storage Pool.
Implication Message displayed is not correct for selected VM Storage Pool. To view
“External Interface” information hover mouse over the link icon in the upper
right corner for the selected VM Pool. This message will be removed in future
release.
Status Fix
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78. Disk traffic will not be displayed on VM Monitor tab graph for new VM
SPs
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated.
Problem After creating a new non-primary VM Storage Pool the hypervisor-level disk
traffic will not be displayed for the new VM SP on the Monitor tab until the
virtualized compute module is rebooted.
Implication The VM Monitor tab graph will not show the disk traffic for the creation of the
new non-primary VM SP until the virtualized compute module is rebooted.
Workaround Reboot the virtualized compute module after creating one or more non-primary
VM SPs. Once the virtualized compute modules are rebooted all disk traffic will
be visible from the VM Monitor tab graphs.
Status Fix
79. Error message displayed when moving a VM
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated.
Problem VM Delete error displayed in the VM move dialog.
Implication On occasion when a VM is moved an error message may be displayed in the
VM Move dialog which states the VM Delete action failed. This error can be
disregarded. The VM has been successfully moved, it was not deleted.
Status Fix
80. VM Storage Pool available space is not correct
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated.
Problem VM Storage Pool available space calculations are not correct.
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Implication The amount of free space calculated in a VM Storage Pool is updated only
when a new VM Storage Pool is added or when a VM Storage Pool is deleted.
As a result the VM Storage Pool available space displayed within the dialogs is
not correct when creating multiple VMs.
Status Fix
81. VM ‘Autostart’ does not check available memory when starting VMs
Product Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with the Intel® Modular Server
Virtualization Manager feature activated.
Problem Autostart does not check how much memory is available in a VM Storage Pool.
Implication All VMs configured to ‘autostart’ will try to start in a VM Storage Pool. Some
autostart VMs may not start if memory is not available. When configuring VMs
to ‘autostart’ verify that the total memory allocated for all ‘autostart’ VMs is not
greater than the total available memory for a given VM Storage Pool.
Status No Fix
82. A configured revertible hot spare does not transition data back to the
replacement drive.
Problem A configured revertible hotspare does not transition data back to the
replacement drive after a drive failure with UFU 6.x
Workaround Do not configure a revertible hotspare with UFU 6.x, so any replacement drive
will automatically become the hotspare and no manual reconfiguration is
required.
Status Fixed in UFU V6.9.
83. Invalid Session Token during KVM session prevents the KVM over IP
ability for the Intel® Modular Server Systems
Problem In some cases, if the user clicks on KVM button and then the window launches,
shows Invalid Session Token during KVM session.
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Workaround Reseating the server.
Status Fixed in UFU 6.8
84. Remote KVM mouse mode is always Absolute at launch even when
Relative mode is selected
Problem Remote KVM mouse mode is always Absolute at launch even when Relative
mode is selected.
Workaround After the KVM session has launched, the mouse mode can be modified in the
Remote KVM Applet window.
Status Remote KVM mouse mode is fixed for Intel® Compute Module
MFS5520VI/MFS5520VIR in UFU V6.9 and UFU V10.8.
No fix for Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI. See workaround to change
mouse mode after KVM session is launched.
85. Remote KVM network connection lost 12 hours after Intel® Compute
Module MFS5000SI enters standby or sleep state
Problem Remote KVM network connection is lost twelve hours after the operating
®
system on an Intel
state.
Workaround none.
Status No fix.
Compute Module MFS5000SI enters a standby or sleep
86. Microsoft Windows 2008* R2 Cluster Verification Tool indicate failure
with SCSI Reservation.
Problem With UFU revisions 6.9 and 10.8, clustering functionality may be impacted in
certain environments. The most obvious symptom is that the Microsoft
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Windows 2008* R2 Cluster Verification Tool will indicate a failure with SCSI
Reservation. Other operating system clustering solutions, such as VMware®
and Linux variants, do not exhibit this symptom.
The problem occurs only when two SCMs are installed, and only affects
clustering applications (or any that utilize SCSI reservation commands).
Workaround none.
Status Fixed with UFU V6.10 and V10.9.
87. MAC address missing in SMBIOS data for Ethernet Mezzanine Card
AXXGBIOMEZV
Problem MAC address missing in SMBIOS data for Ethernet Mezzanine Card
AXXGBIOMEZV, only onboard NIC MAC address showing up in BIOS setup
®
utility and Intel
Modular Server Control user interface.
Workaround none.
Status Fix in future UFU release.
88. Start KVM session failed when power on a VM
Problem When power on a VM which configured with a ISO store image mounted, and
check both “Unmount disc image?” and “Start KVM Session after power on?”
options, sometimes system will report start KVM Session failed.
Workaround Start KVM session again.
Status Fix in future UFU release.
89. MFS5520VI fail to Wake-up On LAN under Microsoft* Windows Server
2003*
Problem MFS5520VI fail to Wake-up On LAN under Microsoft* Windows Server 2003*
with onboard NIC.
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Workaround Single wake-up packet can’t completely wake-up the server, send more wake-
up packets can bring the server up.
Status No Fix.
90. CMM unable to send email alert if the sender address has a capital letter
in it
Problem CMM with UFU v10.9 unable to send email alert if the sender address has a
capital letter in it.
Workaround Don’t use capital letter in email address.
Status Fix in future UFU release.
Documentation Changes
1. System Fault LED not depicted in front system views in Intel®
Modular Server System MFSYS25 documentation
Problem System Fault LED is not identified in the front system view of the Intel®
Modular Server System MFSYS25 in the following documents: -008 MFSYS25
User Guide, -003 MFSYS25 Quick Start User’s Guide, and -003 MFSYS25
TPS.
Clarification The System Fault LED is located on the front of the chassis, in-between the I/O
Cooling Module and the server in the bottom slot of the chassis.
Status Fixed
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2. Power Budget Information Incorrect in Intel® Modular Server
System MFSYS25 TPS
Problem The Power budget information for the MFSYS25 system is incorrect in the
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 TPS.Clarification
The correct values are as follows:
Subsystem 12V Budget
Compute Module 401 W
Mezzanine Card 5 W
CMM 6 W
I/O Switch 40 W
Storage Module 48 W
Hard Drive Bay 165 W
Midplane & Cooling Modules 164 W
Power Supply blank 26 W
System Total
Power subsystem spec 3000 W
Status Fixed In the P2.6
3. Release Notes, Section G, Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5 Server
U1 (32bit and 64bit) is incorrectly listed as supporting shared
LUN
Problem In the V2.6 Release Notes, Section G, Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5 Server U1
(32bit and 64bit) is incorrectly listed as supporting shared LUN.
Clarification Shared LUN is not currently supported on Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5 Server
U1 (32bit or 64bit). The Tested Hardware and Operating System List has this
operating system listed correctly.
Status No Fix
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4. Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Quick Start
User’s Guide has an incorrect Package Contents list
Problem On the front side of the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25/MFSYS35
Quick Start User’s Guide, Document #E11186-00X, the Package Contents list
incorrectly shows a rail kit included in the system shipping container.
Clarification A rail kit is not included in the base system configuration or the shipping
container of either the MFSYS25 or MFSYS35 systems. The rail kit is an
accessory, product code AXXMFRAIL that can be purchased separately.
Status Fixed in document #E11186-008.
5. Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Technical Product
Specification has an incorrect statement about Turbo Mode
setting
Problem Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Technical Product Specification,
Document #E64311-00X, in section 13.3, incorrectly shows that Turbo Mode is
disabled by default.
Clarification Turbo Mode is enabled by default on Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI.
Status Fixed in document #E64311-006
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