Release Notes

Unable to boot to iSCSI after enabling VLAN
Description: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 does not boot to iSCSI after enabling VLAN.
Applies to: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
Cause:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 is unable to create VLAN interface using ibft table.
Workaround:
To boot to iSCSI, add the command ip=ibft to the kernel command line.
iSCSI interface is not displayed in Anaconda GUI
Description: Any iSCSI configured in a network interface is not displayed in the Anaconda GUI, because the Anaconda
GUI makes iSCSI NIC a read-only interface.
Applies to: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3
Cause:
User is not allowed to configure the iSCSI network interface. This is a change in behavior in Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.3.
Workaround:
There is no workaround that is currently available for this issue.
Disabling SRIOV-vfs of Mellanox-ConnectX-4 cards
results in terminal hang
Description:
Kernel oops and terminal hang is observed when SRIOV-vfs of Mellanox-ConnectX-4 card are disabled.
Applies to: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3
Cause:
The Mlx5 drivers in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 kernel has basic enablement support for SRIOV in
ConnectX-4 cards. Fix requires inclusion of many upstream Mlx5 patches to fix this issue in Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.3.
Workaround:
To disable SRIOV vfs in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3, run the following command:
# modprobe -r mlx5_ib mlx5_core
# modprobe mlx5_core
NOTE: Disabling SRIOV vfs in this method restarts the physical ports.
mei_me displays hardware start failed messages
Description:
Few error messages are displayed on screen during boot to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 on Skylake-DT
processor platforms.
Applies to: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3
Cause: Sunrise Point PCH with SPS Firmware does not expose a working MEI interface which the mei_me driver
is expecting in the chipset.
Workaround: These error messages can be ignored because these are only cosmetic errors.
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