Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Conventions
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Access to Oracle Support for Accessibility
  • Diversity and Inclusion
• 1 New Features and Changes
  • System Requirements
  • File System, Storage, and Address Space Limitations
  • Shipped Kernels
  • makedumpfile Support for Large Memory Images
  • Kdump Configuration During Installation
  • Load Balancing and High Availability
  • MySQL Community and MariaDB Packages
  • Spacewalk Client Registration
  • Technology Preview
  • Compatibility
  • Unsupported Emulex Devices
• 2 Fixed Issues
  • Kernel Panic if All Inodes Are Used
  • Network Teaming
• 3 Known Issues
  • Automatic Bug Reporting Tool
  • Autocompletion of Commands in the bash Shell
  • Ceph Block Devices
  • Crash Kernel auto Setting
  • Database Installation and Operation Fails if RemoveIPC=yes Is Configured for systemd
  • Docker Fails to Start if SELinux Is Enabled
  • firewalld Does Not Currently Support IPv6 NAT Under UEK R3
  • grubby Sets Incorrect Saved Entry
  • Hebrew LaTeX Fonts
  • InfiniBand Issues
    • Configuring Internet Protocol over InfiniBand (IPoIB)
    • Changing the IPoIB mode of an InfiniBand Interface
    • Disabling a Switch Port Generates Warnings
  • Installation Issues
    • Configuring Encryption and /boot During Installation
    • Network Installation
    • Installation on an iSCSI Disk
    • Installation on an Oracle Server X5-2 System with iSCSI Storage
    • Installation on an HP 3PAR TPVV
  • Intel QuickAssist Acceleration Technology
  • iSCSI Boot Firmware Table Incorrectly Initialized under UEK R3 on Oracle Server X5-2 Systems
  • MariaDB Installation
  • multipath Messages Relating to zram
  • net_prio Control Group
  • Network Connection Icon Reports Incorrect State for Interfaces
  • NFS Issues
    • Using NFS v4 with an lxc-oracle Container Fails
    • Enabling and Disabling NFS
  • Oracle ASM Fails to Initialize with SELinux in Enforcing Mode
  • Oracle Linux 7 Guests on Oracle VM and Xen
  • Per-CPU Allocation Fails when Loading kvm_intel Module with UEK R3
  • systemctl Does Not Support Some Service Actions
  • systemd Fails to Load the autofs4 and ipv6 Modules with UEK R3
  • Update Fails Unless i686 Kerberos Packages Are Removed
  • Upgrade Issues
    • cgconfig and cgred Packages Must Be Restored Separately
    • Postupgrade Fails if Web Proxy Is Required
    • Rebooting Fails if preupg Is Not Run
    • Red Hat Compatible Kernel Is Not Removed
    • Upgrade Tool Does Not Exit if UEK R3 Is Not Installed
    • Using an Old Version of yum Causes Dependency Errors
  • xfs_copy Fails for Sector Size Larger than 512 Bytes
  • Power Button Defaults to ACPI Suspend
• 4 Installation and Availability
  • Upgrading from Oracle Linux 6
  • Installing or Upgrading the Oracle-Supported OFED Packages
    • Installing Oracle Linux 7 Update 2 from ULN if the Oracle-Supported OFED Packages Are Already Installed
    • Installing Oracle Linux 7 Update 2 from Oracle Linux Yum Server if the Oracle-Supported OFED Packages Are Already Installed
    • Installing the Oracle-Supported OFED Packages from ULN if the Default OFED Packages Are Not Already Installed
    • Installing the Oracle-Supported OFED Packages from Oracle Linux Yum Server if the Default OFED Packages Are Not Already Installed
    • Installing the Oracle-Supported OFED Packages from ULN if the Default OFED Packages Are Already Present
    • Installing the Oracle-Supported OFED packages from Oracle Linux Yum Server if the Default OFED Packages Are Already Present
• 5 Package Changes from the Upstream Release
  • Removed Packages
  • Modified Packages
  • New Packages
  • Modified Optional Packages
  • Packages Added by Oracle
• 6 Removed Modules