Specification update

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SuSE* SLES11 kernel may halt for 60 seconds during installation with
default BIOS setting
Problem Customer may find SuSE* SLES11 kernel halts for 60 seconds during
installation with default BIOS setting.
Implication When boots to SLES installation media, after clicking “installation” at the
prompt, screen will go black and freeze for 60 seconds until USB keyboard
“enter” key is pressed.
Status This issue is caused by a kernel bug.
Workaround Customer can wait 60 seconds or press “enter” key after screen freezes to
continue with the installation.
27.
Intel® Active System Console (IASC) 3.5.1 and 3.5.2 may fail to detect
status of memory voltage sensors
Problem Intel
®
Active System Console (IASC) v3.5.1 and v3.5.2 is used to monitor
hardware status on Intel server system. Intel
®
Xeon
®
5500 Series Platforms
start to support low voltage memory DIMM, so current FRUSDR has
contained four memory voltage sensors "BB+1.5v P1DDR3", "BB+1.5v
P2DDR3", "BB+1.35v P1DDR3" and "BB+1.35v P2DDR3", When system has
1.5v memory or 1.35v memory, only corresponding memory voltage sensors
will be enabled, the other type memory voltage sensors will be disabled. IASC
cannot judge the status of memory voltage sensors which have been disabled,
and still try to detect those sensors reading. Because sensor reading is
"0", lower than its threshold, so IASC shows those sensors status as critical
warning. A screenshot of this failure is shown below: