Questions tagged [intel]
This tag should be used for questions about Intel based server platforms, software and others related specifically to hardware and software from the Intel Corporation.
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No ethernet connection on Intel® X722 10GBase-T Ethernet Controller on Ubuntu-Server 18.04 and 22.04
I'm trying to connect a server with installed Ubuntu-Server to the Internet via Ethernet cable with no success.
Here is the link to the platform we use - https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/system/...
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Network card not providing maximum throughput Ubuntu server
I have a server in OVH.
My server is able to deliver 1gbps, I make sure it's actually can deliver this in their rescue mode.
When the system is up to the Ubuntu layer, the performance drops to ~...
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Advanced tab missing in Network Adapter properties after installing 28.2 version of Network Adapter Driver
I recently updated my Intel X540-AT2 Network Card on a Windows Server 2012 R2 system to the latest version 28.2. This update included both the driver package and the Intel® PROSet package, which I ...
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RAID-5 read speed is very slow
I have windows 11 pro for workstation and use 2 RAID-5 volumes for storage (nvme group and ssd group). The read speed for the nvme group is around 2220 MB/s and the write speed is around 170 MB/s. SSD ...
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Atom Parker Ridge intel_pstate: CPU model not supported? High power draw
I have a Supermicro A3SPI-8C-LN6PF board which features an embedded Intel Atom C5325 CPU running Proxmox (Debian 11.6, Kernel 6.2.11). dmesg is reporting intel_pstate: CPU model not supported and I'm ...
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Persistent Memory Redundancy?
This is the first time I've really dug into PMMs (Intel Optane), so bear with me if I'm a little slow on the uptake. It looks like you can configure these in either cache- or disk-mode, depending on ...
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LM-Sensors - Intel Arc A750 + Dell R720 + Debian 11 (Kernel 6.2.2)
I have a Dell R720 at home running virtualized services under KVM. I have recently added an Intel ARC A750 which I've passed through a Debian 11 VM (with a Q35 machine model), where I have Jellyfin ...
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Issue with i9-10900TE while activating PAE on linux kernel 5.15.x
I've to compile a linux 32b kernel 5.15.86 RT56 for running on 2 different computers with Intel CPUs : one with an i7-9700TE and 32Gb RAM, and the other one using an i9-10900TE with 64 Gb RAM.
I need ...
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Intel® iSCSI Remote Boot Intel X540-T2
I have an Intel X540-T2 Dual port 10GB Ethernet adapter. DEV ID: 8086/1528
I am trying to setup a workstation to boot from a SAN using iSCSI.
Everything I have read about this card says that Intel® ...
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Hp Proliant DL360p gen8, Intel 10G ethernet adapter and no access to Inteligent Provisioning
I have HP Proliant DL360p gen8
and network interfaces:
Intel X520-DA2
Intel I350-T4
and HP 331FLR
There is problem to access Inteligent Provisioning only with Intel X520-DA2 - when this card is ...
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Intel x550 NIC rx_csum_offload_errors and rx_length_errors on Debian 10
I have just changed my Netgear GS108e (8x1Gb) switch with a GM110mx (8x1Gb + 2x10Gb), and noticed that I have now some rx_csum_offload_errors and rx_length_errors errors on my Intel x550T2 NIC stats ...
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Is it possible to disable and re-enable on-board PCI devices in Linux?
So as the title suggests, Is there a way I can disable and re-enable PCI devices or on-board devices on Linux using Terminal like the disable and enable device functions in Windows' Device Manager. I ...
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Does the data size of an SSD chip have compatibility issues with certain boards?
I'm considering getting an 8TB SSD storage chip for my Intel NUC mini-server (I install linux on it). However, I'm wondering if there are any considerations one needs to take when adding that much ...
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I can't turn on sleep on Supermicro X12STH-F board (or find out if it's supported)
I've recently updated to MB Supermicro X12STH-F, Intel Xeon 2388G and I can't make it sleep (OS Windows 10 Pro). It's a server motherboard and cpu, but my previous MB/CPU was also server and sleep was ...
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There is no dir "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/mdev_supported_types" with 5.19.0-23-generic
I've an issue with 5.19.0-23-generic #24-Ubuntu SMP, — there is no /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/mdev_supported_types dir.
uname -a
Linux hp1 5.19.0-23-generic #24-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Hangs On Reboot (sometimes)
I have an Intel NUC NUC8I7HNK which I have installed Ubuntu on. If I reboot the system and then reboot it again everything is fine. Reboots without problem.
However, if I let the system sit for a ...
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Memory errors in dmesg, do I need to replace a DIMM?
The following errors show up in dmesg 10-20 times per day:
MCA: Bank 5, Status 0x8c00004000010092
MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000001000c10, Status 0x0000000000000000
MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID ...
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What is the actual meaning of a "C" suffix in a 2nd generation Scalable Xeon CPU (Platinum, Gold, etc)
I have an HP Z6 Workstation with a Xeon Gold 6253CL CPU (purchased from eBay) and I would like to upgrade it to a dual-CPU configuration. I have added the 2nd CPU riser card but, for selecting the ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 - Intel X550 - Run a pre-up command to set ethtool network interface parameters at startup
Following the question at:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1406445/ubuntu-22-04-server-intel-x550-advertised-speed-not-correct
I need to run a command at startup so that the necessary changes are ...
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Unable to rebuild the Raid 1 Array (intel RST Raid 1) in BIOS and in OS(Ubuntu server 20.04.4)
we have HP server HP ProLiant ML10 Gen 9 with Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS. We have enabled Raid 1 array for two HDD sized 2TB using Intel RST Raid configuration (which is an fake/firmware raid). Now my goal is ...
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How to connect/reboot to PC without monitor or remote access? Accidentally enabled X11 and can't undo it
I recently tried setting up an Intel NUC for remote access but it required a display to be connected -- I am using Ubuntu 18.04 (maybe 20.04, I can't check). So I installed the X11 dummy driver ...
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X710 and mlx5_core together on same server
I have a amd server with centos 7.9
I am trying to using the the kernel driver for 2 cards:
Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ 1572 --> i40e
MT27800 Family [ConnectX-5] 1017' --> mlx5_core
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Intel x550 NIC rx_dropped packet on Debian 10
I have just added an Intel x550T2 10Gb NIC on my Debian 10 server, and noticed that I have a lot of rx_dropped errors. The card is on a correct PCIe extension slot (PCIe3.0 x8).
At the moment, it is ...
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Intel S2600JF server: Processor PCIe Link Speed menu in the BIOS is missing
i have a Intel 4 node server with S2600 JF motherboard per node (older, DDR3 RAM, E5-2600 v1 and v2).
I want to insert a NVMe pcie card (with two drives) that requires bifurcation.
Based on the ...
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Supermicro - XFS (snumbd6d): log I/O error -5
So, We have a supermicro server with the next hardware configuration:
CentOS 7
Softraid (because this supermicro configuration didn't support hardware raid..)
/ Partition is RAID 10 and the rest one ...
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VF in the same PF cannot obtain the other VF's egress
I generate 3 VFs in a PF using SR_IOV. Then I use ip link to set the VFs trust on, open the promisc mode and send pkts from VF0. But VF1 and VF2 cannot obtain the egress from VF0, the pkts go through ...
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How to calculate the QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) bandwidth?
For Xeon E5-2697 v2, Intel lists:
Bus Speed = 8 GT/s
# of QPI Links = 2
According to Wikipedia, one must know the QPI frequency and link width to calculate the QPI bandwidth, but these don't seem to ...
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NIC ports going offline just by touching the cables slightly
A while ago we discovered an issue with most of our NICs in the data center - touching the cables just leads to the ports of the NICs going offline for a couple of seconds. All the NICs are Broadcom ...
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what are the risks when mixing different DELL servers and how to know supported rhel versions
we are using the following DELL servers and this server is part of the cluster
SERVER - R730
we want to add new servers as R740 to our cluster ( R740 is with Intel Xeon Silver 4110 8c Processor)
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vCPU/pVCPU Calculation
I am trying to calculate the vCPU/pVCPU information in Dell PowerEdge MX740c using the Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Processor (SKU 6148) with Hyperthreading.
Does this seems correct?
pCPU Calculation
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Way to enter the BIOS of linux server
I have a Centos 7.9 VPS up and running. I wanted to enter into BIOS, but I wonder if there is any specific key to enter into it.
I wanted to enable the vt-d inside the BIOS. My server has Intel CPU ...
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Raid 1 default disk capacity is lesser than the disk sizes. Any ideas? Intel Raid Storage Technology - Raid from Bios
Here the screenshots I think they explains everything
The disks are advertised as 1 TB and the real size of the disks are 931.5 GB
I have installed windows server without raid setup for ...
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Is it possible to update HP/Intel NIC firmware?
Is it possible / how to update the firmware (EEPROM image) of Intel Gigabit ethernet cards?
I have multiple HP NC365T NICs based on the Intel Corporation 82580 Gigabit Network Connection. Some of them ...
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Server not booting up with Intel S2600CP4 server board, No Motherboard Error beeps either
We have a Intel S2600CP4 Server board fitted inside a brand new Chenbro server Chassis. One CPU slot on the Motherboard is populated with Intel E5-2695V2. Other slot is left empty, but both CPU power ...
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What is real difference between old Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 @ 2.60GHz and new Intel Xeon Gold 5218 @ 2.30GHz
We are hosting file processing SAAS on Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 @ 2.60GHz and recently the Intel Xeon Gold 5218 @ 2.30GHz (Cascade Lake/Gold) is introduced in our data center. While comparing them at ...
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Intel Skylake Gold 6154 CPU genuine or Engineering Sample? Intel Diagnostic tool passes but CPU-Z and HWInfo shows "ES"
I am testing a GPU Compute Server (ASUS ESC8000 G4) with 2 Intel Xeon Gold 6154 CPUs and I ran the newest version of the Intel Diagnostic Tool (IPDT, Version 4.1.4.36.W.MP) and the tool passes all ...
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Intel DH895XCC Series QAT and ZFS (2.0.0) - custom initramfs with dracut
We would like to run ZFS with QAT offloading for compressions and checksums.
The distribution is Centos 8.2 with the stock kernel:
[root@dellqat ~]# uname -a
Linux dellqat 4.18.0-193.19.1.el8_2.x86_64 ...
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ESXi 6.7 does not show all nics
We bought a used Dell R730 server and installed the customized ESXi ISO. VMs are running, everything is displayed correctly.
There are 2 network cards in the server, one Intel X520 1G and one Intel ...
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Debian 10 and Intel I350 - Interfaces disabled after boot
I have a server with an Intel i350 quad nic on the motherboard (SuperMicro X9DRi-LN4F+).
This server ran in production for many years no problems (Debian 9).
Recently, I moved the server to a new ...
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"Error occurred starting IDE-R" using Intel Manageability Commander
I'm attempting to mount an .ISO file to a remote server using Intel Manageability Commander on a Lenovo TS440 ThinkServer. I've got the system configured to use Intel AMT, and I've enabled everything ...
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Intel Xeon E5-2630L Vs E-2124
I have a dedicated web server with a web hosting company and am looking to move to a cheaper (saving about 35%) offering, but am concerned about possible performance issues.
It's running FreeBSD/...
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linux 10gbe ixgbe (intel X550T) slow at 420mbyte/s max, p2p lan cat8 1m, tried ethtool and ifconfig options to no avail
first time dealing with 10gbe.
I have two boxes, one is older with i7 2.8ghz from 2009 generation, pcie 2.0 and I just put the Intel X550T there to make use of absolutely similar but builtin adapter ...
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LUKS hangs on CentOS running on Atom C3758 CPU
Whenever I try to setup LUKS on my CentOS install on a Supermicro A2SDi-8C-HLN4F motherboard (Intel ATOM CPU C3758), everything seems to work fine until the process completely freezes when creating ...
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Will an E5-2660 be a major improvement over a Q9550 for a webserver?
I have an old production server that runs Debian on a Q9550 CPU. I want to upgrade the server but I am on a very tight budget. I can't spend more than around $600. I can get a refurbished HP ProLiant ...
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2020: Why do people use expensive rack servers when desktop/mini pcs are way cheaper? [closed]
First of all, it's 2020... not 2010.
A DELL R240 (The lowest end server) costs about $1500.
A small/mini desktop pc which is at least 3x faster costs only $500 (Example the Intel NUC)
Also to note:...
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Unable to enable cache disk in Intel Rapid Storage Technology
Okay, this is driving nuts:
I have a Dell XPS 8910SE that was originally running Windows 10 Pro 1809. The OS disk was using Intel Rapid Storage Technology for a RAID1 array, and an m.2 SATA SSD as a ...
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Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2690 vs Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2690v2 [closed]
I have a Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S7 . I've already checked the "official" documents , and called the "official" support to ask if I can install a E5-2690v2 . I was told that Fujitsu only tested their ...
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Intel RST Raid 5 with 6 HDDs incredible slow
maybe someone can help.
Since I upgrade our Raid5 from 4 to 6 HDDs the write-performance is VERY poor.
Read is more than 700 MB/s but write is less than 30 MB/s
Cache-Modus is Write-Back
System ...
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Intel microcode not updating, where do I look to see what's failing?
I've rebooted the server multiple times for kernel updates, but the microcode doesn't update. I've tried manually initiating it with echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/microcode/reload, etc. steps.
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS detects there is an MDS CPU bug present and SMT on, data leak possible. what do I do about it?
On examining my system log I found the following entry:
Oct 23 10:38:00 kernel: [0.xxxx] MDS CPU bug present and SMT on, data leak possible. See https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/...
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