Troubleshooting
Problem
This document provides information relevant to server firmware level AH760_043_043.
Resolving The Problem
This document provides information relevant to server firmware level AH760_043_043.
New Features and Functions contained within AH760_043_043
| o | Support for the GX++ dual-port 10GB Ethernet/Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adapter, feature code (F/C) EN22 |
| o | Support for the GX++ dual-port Fibre Channel adapter, feature code (F/C) EN23 |
| o | Support for 0.05 processor granularity |
| o | Support for 64GB DIMMs |
| o | Support for Dynamic Platform Optimizer (DPO) |
Additional Requirements
| o | FC EB33, available at no charge, needs to be ordered for DPO |
| o | Partitions included in Dynamic Platform Optimization (DPO) need to running an affinity aware version of the operating system OR need to be restarted after DPO completes. If not, partitions can be excluded from participation in optimization through a command line option on the optmem command. |
DPO related PTFs
o MF56058 is now superseded by TR6 (MF99006). TR6 is a pre-requisite for PTFs MF56675
o MA42625 - MF56675 - LIC-OTHER-PERFM Performance degradation during and after Dynamic Platform Optimizer operation
o MA42617 - MF56678 - LIC-OTHER-PERFM Performance degradation during and after Dynamic Platform Optimizer operation
o MA42546 - MF56679 - LIC REDUCE TIME NECESSARY TO PROCESS MEMORY AFTER A PARTITION MIGRATION
Notes:
| 1. | Affinity aware operating system (OS) levels that support DPO: o AIX 6.1 TL8 or later o AIX 7.1 TL2 or later o VIOS 2.2.2.0 o IBM i 7.1 PTF MF56058 |
| 2. | No integrated support for DPO in current RHEL or SUSE Enterprise versions. Linux partitions can either be excluded from participation in optimization or restarted after DPO operation completes. |
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Modified date:
22 September 2021
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