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Data integrity in Windows guest system under SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Service Pack 1 Xen - IBM BladeCenter

Troubleshooting


Problem

A potential data integrity issue may occur when running Microsoft Windows Guest operating system upon SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Xen. The symptom may occur when Microsoft Windows Guest system and host system are under heavy networking and storage I/O accessing.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H193430

Symptom

A potential data integrity issue may occur when running Microsoft Windows Guest operating system upon SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Xen.

The symptom may occur when Microsoft Windows Guest system and host system are under heavy networking and storage I/O accessing.

Affected configurations

The system may be any of the following IBM servers:

  • BladeCenter HS12, type 8014, any model
  • BladeCenter HS12, type 8028, any model
  • BladeCenter HS20, type 8832, any model
  • BladeCenter HS20, type 8843, any model
  • BladeCenter HS21 XM, type 7995, any model
  • BladeCenter HS21, type 8853, any model
  • BladeCenter LS20, type 8850, any model
  • BladeCenter LS21, type 7971, any model
  • BladeCenter LS41, type 7972, any model
  • System x3105, type 4347, any model
  • System x3200 M2, type 4367, any model
  • System x3200 M2, type 4368, any model
  • System x3200, type 4362, any model
  • System x3200, type 4363, any model
  • System x3250 M2, type 4190, any model
  • System x3250 M2, type 4191, any model
  • System x3250 M2, type 4194, any model
  • System x3250, type 4364, any model
  • System x3250, type 4365, any model
  • System x3350, type 4192, any model
  • System x3400, type 7973, any model
  • System x3400, type 7974, any model
  • System x3400, type 7975, any model
  • System x3400, type 7976, any model
  • System x3455, type 7984, any model
  • System x3455, type 7986, any model
  • System x3500, type 7977, any model
  • System x3550, type 7978, any model
  • System x3650, type 7979, any model
  • System x3655, type 7985, any model
  • System x3755, type 8877, any model
  • System x3800, type 8866, any model
  • System x3850, type 8864, any model
  • System x3950 E, type 8879, any model
  • System x3950 M2, type 7141, any model
  • System x3950, type 8878, any model

This tip is not option specific.

The system is configured with at least one of the following:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Service Pack 1

Note: This does not imply that the network operating system will work under all combinations of hardware and software.

Please see the compatibility page for more information:

Solution

The Novell patch support database URLs are below. The user should follow the instructions to apply each maintenance update patch.

Additional information

The update for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Xen, from the Novell patch support database, is required to resolve this issue.

This is a common potential issue in all systems running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Xen. All systems should apply the fix before using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Xen.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

BladeCenter:SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10

System x:SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 January 2019

UID

ibm1MIGR-5076231

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