HP P6000 SmartStart 3.4 Release Notes (T5505-96064, June 2011)

If you have issues running HP P6000 SmartStart for Linux or if HP P6000 SmartStart for Linux crashes,
ensure that no FCoE packages are installed.
P6000 SmartStart does not discover new HBA in application or management server
When a new HBA is installed in the application or management server, the driver for that HBA may
not already be installed the operating system. Make sure to use the Proliant Support Pack to reinstall
the HBA drivers, or follow your vendor's guidelines. This is applicable for both Windows and Linux.
P6000 SmartStart does not discover the LAN IP address of a SLES Linux host
P6000 SmartStart relies on the /etc/hosts file to discover the IP address of the Linux host. On most
installations of SLES, this file is not enabled by default.
To enable the /etc/hosts file on a SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 host:
1. Run YaST.
2. Select Network Devices.
3. Select Network Card.
4. Click Next.
5. Select NIC and click Edit.
6. Click [Hostname and Name Server].
7. Click [Accept].
8. Enable [Write Hostname to /etc/hosts].
To enable the /etc/hosts file on a SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 host:
1. Run YaST.
2. Select Network Devices.
3. Select Network Settings.
4. Select NIC and click Edit.
5. Click [Hostname/DNS].
6. Enable [Write Hostname to /etc/hosts].
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