Invalid Ethernet2 item in UEFI F1 Setup - IBM System x3100 M5 (5457)

Troubleshooting

Problem

The IBM System x3100 M5 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) contains an entry for 'Ethernet2' in the UEFI F1 Setup, under System -> Settings -> Devices and I/O Ports -> Enable /Disable on-board Device(s). However, Ethernet2 is invalid and does not work.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H212763

Symptom

The IBM System x3100 M5 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) contains an entry for 'Ethernet2' in the UEFI F1 Setup, under System -> Settings -> Devices and I/O Ports -> Enable /Disable on-board Device(s).

However, Ethernet2 is invalid and does not work.

Affected configurations

The system can be any of the following IBM servers:

System x3100 M5, type 5457, any model

This tip is not software specific.

This tip is not option specific.

The following system BIOS/uEFI level is affected:

Build ID: J9E114GUS, 1.02

Solution

This behavior will be corrected in a future release of UEFI.

The target date for this release is fourth quarter 2014.

The file is or will be available by selecting the appropriate Product Group, type of System, Product name, Product machine type, and Operating system on IBM Support's Fix Central web page, at the following URL:

	http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Workaround

This is a non-existent device and can be ignored.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

System x:Operating system independent / None

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