Hardware update RHEL version requirement : Intel Xeon® Phi™ Processor, 72x5 Product Family

Issue:

This system was originally certified with an earlier version of RHEL 7. A subsequent hardware refresh of this system contains a processor update, Intel Xeon® Phi Processor, 72x5 Product Family that requires at minimum RHEL 7.4 in order to remain supported.

Environment

• Intel® Xeon Phi™ Processor 7295
• Intel® Xeon Phi™ Processor 7285
• Intel® Xeon Phi™ Processor 7235
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Resolution

The versions of RHEL that were originally certified on this system do not support the newer Intel Xeon® Phi Processor, 72x5 Product Family. In order to remain supported, any systems that are purchased with this processor and/or receive updates to this processor should be updated to RHEL7.4.

Please review the specifications for the system at time of purchase. If the specifications include the hardware listed in the "Environment" section of this article, then the minimum supported version is RHEL7.4.

• Please consult all other notes linked to this system certification. Other restrictions regarding minimum supported Operating System may apply. This note pertains only to the minimum required version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux needed to support the listed processors.

• Please see Intel CPUs and Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Versions for further details on minimum supported RHEL versions and Intel CPUs