PowerEdge: Intel IPU E2100-CCQDA2 May Show PR8 After a Cold Boot

Summary: After a cold boot of the server, the Intel IPU E2100-CCQDA2 may present PR8 entries in the Lifecycle log.

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Symptoms

Multiple entries of PR7 and PR8 in their Lifecycle logs for the Infrastructure Processing Unit (IPU).
  
Timestamp	      Sequence	Event Code	Message
2023-11-30 19:47:05	1044	PR8	        Device not detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 8)
2023-11-30 19:47:05	1043	PR8	        Device not detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 5)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1042	PR8	        Device not detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 1)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1041	PR8	        Device not detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 6)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1040	PR8	        Device not detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 7)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1039	PR8	        Device not detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 10)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1038	PR8	        Device not detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 9)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1037	PR8	        Device not detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 4)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1036	PR8	        Device not detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 2)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1035	PR8	        Device not detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 3)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1034	PR7	        New device detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 1 Partition 10)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1033	PR7	        New device detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 1 Partition 9)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1032	PR7	        New device detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 1 Partition 8)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1031	PR7	        New device detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 1 Partition 7)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1030	PR7	        New device detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 1 Partition 6)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1029	PR7	        New device detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 1 Partition 5)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1028	PR7	        New device detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 1 Partition 4)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1027	PR7	        New device detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 1 Partition 3)
2023-11-30 19:47:04	1026	PR7	        New device detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 1 Partition 2)
2023-11-30 19:47:03	1025	PR7	        New device detected: NIC(NIC in Slot 2 Port 1 Partition 1)

Cause

There is a udev rule in Rocky Linux that causes the Integrated Memory Controller (IMC) to be brought online before it is ready, causing this issue. 

Resolution

These are false warnings, and the IPU is functional within the operating system.

FIX:
This is addressed in IMC version 1.6.

Affected Products

Intel PRO Family of Adapters, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R960 , PowerEdge XE8640, PowerEdge XE9640, PowerEdge XE9680, PowerEdge XE9680L ...
Article Properties
Article Number: 000221450
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 19 أيار 2026
Version:  4
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