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AMD Processor Issues

HP has discovered some issues with AMD processors and Linux. These issues are not ProLiant specific. HP is working with Red Hat and Novell to get these issues corrected as soon as possible.

Please click on a version below for specific details regarding processor support and that version of Linux.

For operating systems prior to the ones listed on this page, please visit the Archive page

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 (x86)

Kernel Panic during installation on HP ProLiant G7-Series server configured with an AMD Opteron 6000-Series Processor. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

Fully-virtualized guests running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 on AMD Opteron 6000-Series Processor based hosts will panic on boot. For more information consult the Red Hat Knowledgebase article for details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 (AMD64/EM64T)

Fully-virtualized guests running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 on AMD Opteron 6000-Series Processor based hosts will panic on boot. For more information consult the Red Hat Knowledgebase article for details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (x86)

Install with apic=bigsmp boot parameter if and only if there is a single 8-core Magny-Cours processor. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

The AMD Opteron 6000-series platform is supported as of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 with errata kernel 2.6.18-164.9.1.el5. Refer to the Red Hat Knowledgebase article for more information.

ProLiant AMD-Based G7 servers configured with a single eight-core AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processors will panic when attempting to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (AMD64/EM64T)

The AMD Opteron 6000-series platform is supported as of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 with errata kernel 2.6.18-164.9.1.el5. Refer to the Red Hat Knowledgebase article for more information.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 (x86)

No known issues.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 (AMD64/EM64T)

No known issues.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 (x86)

Firewall related issues may occur when running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 and the Broadcom Network Adapter Driver version 1.50.13 Provided in ProLiant Support Pack version 8.30. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 (AMD64/EM64T)

Firewall related issues may occur when running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 and the Broadcom Network Adapter Driver version 1.50.13 Provided in ProLiant Support Pack version 8.30. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 (x86)

No known issues.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 (AMD64/EM64T)

No known issues.

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (x86)

Linux Will Kernel Panic When Installing on an HP ProLiant Server With an AMD Opteron or 4200-series Processor or AMD Opteron 6200-Series Processor. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 - Xen May Stop Responding When Installing a Virtual Machine on an HP ProLiant Server With an AMD Opteron or 4200-Series Processor or AMD Opteron 6200-Series Processor. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1Xen- Linux Will Kernel Panic When Starting a Fully Virtualized Virtual Machine on a Server With an AMD Opteron 6200-Series Processor. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (AMD64/EM64T)

Linux Will Kernel Panic When Installing on an HP ProLiant Server With an AMD Opteron or 4200-series Processor or AMD Opteron 6200-Series Processor. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 - Xen May Stop Responding When Installing a Virtual Machine on an HP ProLiant Server With an AMD Opteron or 4200-Series Processor or AMD Opteron 6200-Series Processor. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1Xen- Linux Will Kernel Panic When Starting a Fully Virtualized Virtual Machine on a Server With an AMD Opteron 6200-Series Processor. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 (x86)

Installation will not complete and display the message "Error:Kernel Panic - Not Syncing: Boot APIC ID in Local APIC unexpected (16 vs 0)" on AMD-Based HP ProLiant G7 - Series Server. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

Installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86) does not complete on ProLiant G7-Series Servers configured with AMD Eight-Core or Twelve-Core Opteron 6100 Series Processors. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

On rare occasions, certain ProLiant servers booting SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 may stop responding when the operating system is switching to runlevel 5 or the startx command is issued from runlevel 3. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3) will not automatically load because the PCI ID is not recognized in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 (AMD64/EM64T)

On rare occasions, certain ProLiant servers booting SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 may stop responding when the operating system is switching to runlevel 5 or the startx command is issued from runlevel 3. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

Linux may stop responding during installation on HP ProLiant DL580 G7 due to Linux attempting to use APIC ID 0 which has been disabled. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3) will not automatically load because the PCI ID is not recognized in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP3 (x86)

When installing on an HP ProLiant configured with the HP NC-Series QLogic driver for Linux the installation may stop responding. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

Linux kernel parameter "pci=nomsi" is required to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 (x86). For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP3 (AMD64/EM64T)

When installing on an HP ProLiant configured with the HP NC-Series QLogic driver for Linux the installation may stop responding. For more information consult the Customer Advisory for details.

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (x86)

No known issues.

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (AMD64/EM64T)

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP2 errata kernel (later than 2.6.16.60-0.33) is recommended on servers using Intel Xeon 7400-series processors.