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Oracle® Server X5-8 Product Notes

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Updated: August 2021
 
 

Hotplugging Some Option Cards Causes Oracle Linux to Reset

When you hotplug some option cards, it causes Linux to reset. These include InfiniBand and Sun Storage 16 Gb FC ExpressModule Universal HBA.

Workaround

  1. Edit the grub config file:

    • For Oracle Linux 7, edit the file /boot/grub2/grub.cfg.

    • For Oracle Linux 6, edit the file /boot/grub/menu.lst.

  2. Find the line that begins with linux16 /vmlinuz-3.8.13-68.1.2.el7uek.x86_64

  3. Add the following to the end of this line: pci=pcie_bus_perf

  4. Reboot your server.