Intel SE7320SP2 User Manual
Intel® Server Board SE7320SP2
Tech Tips
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6. Tech
Tips
6.1 Emulex* LP1050Ex and Qlogic* QLE2360 Fibre Channel
Adpaters Experience Delayed Write Failures during
Extended Stress Testing
Extended Stress Testing
Issue
During Intel’s extended stress test runs, fibre channel hard drives attached to the
Emulex* LP1050Ex or Qlogic QLE2360 PCI Express fibre channel adapters begin
experiencing delayed write failures and were eventually marked offline. These
failures have only been seen when running under Microsoft* Windows* Server
2003. Failures have not been seen when running under Novell* Netware* 6.5 or
Red Hat* Advanced Server 3.0.
Emulex* LP1050Ex or Qlogic QLE2360 PCI Express fibre channel adapters begin
experiencing delayed write failures and were eventually marked offline. These
failures have only been seen when running under Microsoft* Windows* Server
2003. Failures have not been seen when running under Novell* Netware* 6.5 or
Red Hat* Advanced Server 3.0.
Implication
Fibre channel hard drives may experience delayed write failures or the hard drives
may be marked offline if the Emulex* LP1050Ex or Qlogic QLE2360 PCI Express
fibre channel adapters are utilized in combination with Intel
may be marked offline if the Emulex* LP1050Ex or Qlogic QLE2360 PCI Express
fibre channel adapters are utilized in combination with Intel
®
Server Board
SE7320SP2, SE7520BD2, SE7520AF2, SE7520JR2, or SE7320VP2 and the
Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 operating system, if the system is subjected to
extended periods of intensive I/O application stress.
Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 operating system, if the system is subjected to
extended periods of intensive I/O application stress.
Guideline
The Emulex* LP1050E or Qlogic QLE2360 PCI Express fibre channel adapters
should not be utilized with the Intel
should not be utilized with the Intel
®
Server Board SE7320SP2, SE7520BD2,
SE7520AF2, SE7520JR2, or SE7320VP2 with the Microsoft* Windows* Server
2003 operating system. The Emulex LP1050Ex or Qlogic QLE236x PCI Express
fibre channel adpateres may be used with therse server boards with Novell*
Netware* 6.5 or Red Hat* Advanced Server 3.0.
2003 operating system. The Emulex LP1050Ex or Qlogic QLE236x PCI Express
fibre channel adpateres may be used with therse server boards with Novell*
Netware* 6.5 or Red Hat* Advanced Server 3.0.
Status
Intel is currently working with Emulex and Qlogic to investigate a fix for this issue.
6.2 Emulex* LP9802DC PCI-X fibre channel host adapter issue
under Netware 6.5
Problem The Emulex* LP9802DC PCI-X fibre channel host adpater works as expected
when in Intel
®
Server Board on Microsoft Windows* and supported Linux
configurations. However, when the adapter is installed in an Intel system with
Netware 6.5, the driver is not recognized by Netware. Netware fails to recognize
both driver versions 2.00c and 2.02g. The likely source for this failure is a conflict
between the Netware operating system and the PCI-X bridge chip that is used on
the LP9802DC adapter.
Netware 6.5, the driver is not recognized by Netware. Netware fails to recognize
both driver versions 2.00c and 2.02g. The likely source for this failure is a conflict
between the Netware operating system and the PCI-X bridge chip that is used on
the LP9802DC adapter.
Implication The Emulex* LP9802DC-F2 adapter driver is not recognized by Novell Netware*
6.5.
Guideline The Emulex* LP10000DC adpater is a compatible, next generation bridgeless
solution, which offers the same feature set with increased performance, work as
expected under Novell Netware 6.5 and has been validated as a supported
adapter on current Intel
expected under Novell Netware 6.5 and has been validated as a supported
adapter on current Intel
®
platforms
Status Intel is currently working with Emulex to investigate a fix for this issue.