[OmniOS-discuss] OmniOS on IBM DX360 UEFI Firmware

[Schweiss, Chip]

Sounds like the problem I had on a new Supermicro box.   I found by trial
and error turning off x2apic in the bios fixed the problem.

Also disable C sleep states.

-Chip

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 10:27 AM, John Barfield <john.barfield at bissinc.com>
wrote:

>  Greetings,
>
>         I’m writing to see if anyone could point me in the direction of a
> document that would detail how to get OmniOS to boot on IBM’s newest UEFI
> firmware on system X machines.
>
>  I’m using a DX360 3U chassis as a storage appliance and I’m having a
> hard time booting the installer iso from USB.
>
>  The installer ISO simply does not work but I can boot another
> “installed” OmniOS appliance image off of a different USB stick.
>
>  However this image just crashes and reboots after the SunOS 5.11 screen
> and goes into an infinite reboot loop.
>
>  If anyone has any experience with this server I would be very grateful
> if you shared your knowledge.
>
>  I’ve tried disabling UEFI or enabling legacy mode but I just don’t think
> that its working…after scanning through IBM’s docs from what I can tell…it
> should just work automatically.
>
>  Thanks in advance for any help!
>
>  John Barfield
>
>
>
>
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