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Updated: August 2021

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Issues resulting from system firmware SW 3.1.3 (Oracle ILOM 5.0.1 based) downgrade to prior versions

Oracle ILOM SNMP v3 traps are not delivered after SNMP engine ID change

On the X6-2L platform, SAS3 expander shows the Product ID as "X5-2L"

On X6-2L 24-disk configuration, HBA internal firmware prevents rear drive selections (Alt-A and Alt-B) from appearing on the Legacy boot option priority list

Oracle ILOM does not display correct storage information after installing Oracle Hardware Management Pack

Option ROM space might run out when server uses Legacy BIOS Mode and Oracle Quad 10Gb Ethernet Adapter cards are installed

UEFI BIOS is extremely slow if the server is configured with four Oracle Quad 10 Gb Ethernet Adapter cards

Oracle Solaris Operating System Known Issue

usbecm driver causes a network timeout and host-to-SP link failure

Linux Operating Systems Known Issues

PXE installation method fails to install Oracle Linux 7 Update 2 or RHEL 7 Update 2

Hotplug of an NVMe drive in a system running default Oracle Linux kernel settings requires a kernel argument

Java console outage could occur when booting Oracle Linux 7 Update 2 for the first time

Oracle Hardware Management Pack generates output that causes high volume of call-trace traffic on Oracle Linux

Systems running Oracle Storage 8-Port 12 Gb/s SAS-3 PCIe HBA (Internal) hang when booting Oracle Linux or RHEL

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NVMe Phantom Drives Appear When Using Windows Server 2016 Inbox Drivers

Installing Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system causes delays when attempting to view network properties

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Increase partition sizes to upgrade to Oracle VM Server Release 3.4.1

Oracle VM Server installation fails in UEFI mode if target disk partition label is not listed on the GUID Partition Table

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PXE installation method fails to install Oracle Linux 7 Update 2 or RHEL 7 Update 2

Bug ID 22382621

Issue: During the PXE installation, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) kernel sets the onboard NIC to low power mode, then disables the Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) on reboot.

Affected software:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 2
Oracle Linux 7 Update 2 Red Hat Compatible Kernel
Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK)

Workarounds:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 2: Perform a cold reboot of the server.
Oracle Linux 7 Update 2 Red Hat Compatible Kernel: Perform a cold reboot of the server.

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