Red Hat 4.7 ships with dmidecode 2.2 which does not have entries for the type of PCI-E slots used in HP DL380G5's. The PCI-E slots will show "<OUT OF SPEC>" as their type. This problem is fixed by updating to dmidecode 2.9 which also adheres to the latest SMBIOS specification.
Reassigning to sub-component owner.
*** Bug 459180 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 453642 ***
Aiee. I just realized I marked a dmidecode bug as a duplicate of a microcode bug. Definitley NOT the case. Whoops. Reopening this one.
Release note added. If any revisions are required, please set the "requires_release_notes" flag to "?" and edit the "Release Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: The update from dmidecode 2.2 to version 2.9 brings a host of improvements in the realm of identifying the latest processors on the market, identifying PCI-express slots and devices, identifying blade chassis, and brings enhanced support for the SMBIOS v2.6 specification.
Release note updated. If any revisions are required, please set the "requires_release_notes" flag to "?" and edit the "Release Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. Diffed Contents: @@ -1 +1 @@ -The update from dmidecode 2.2 to version 2.9 brings a host of improvements in the realm of identifying the latest processors on the market, identifying PCI-express slots and devices, identifying blade chassis, and brings enhanced support for the SMBIOS v2.6 specification.+* dmidecode gives information about BIOSes and motherboard revisions. The version of kernel-utils supplied with this advisory updates dmidecode from version 2.2 to version 2.9. This version identifies newer processors, PCI-express slots and devices, and blade chassis. It also offers enhanced support for the SMBIOS v2.6 specification.
Release note updated. If any revisions are required, please set the "requires_release_notes" flag to "?" and edit the "Release Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. Diffed Contents: @@ -1 +1 @@ -* dmidecode gives information about BIOSes and motherboard revisions. The version of kernel-utils supplied with this advisory updates dmidecode from version 2.2 to version 2.9. This version identifies newer processors, PCI-express slots and devices, and blade chassis. It also offers enhanced support for the SMBIOS v2.6 specification.+dmidecode gives information about BIOSes and motherboard revisions. The version of kernel-utils supplied with this advisory updates dmidecode from version 2.2 to version 2.9. This version identifies newer processors, PCI-express slots and devices, and blade chassis. It also offers enhanced support for the SMBIOS v2.6 specification.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2009-0966.html