Why does the system log displays the message: "Could not enable interrupts, failed set, using polled mode."?
Issue
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Why does the system log displays the message: "Could not enable interrupts, failed set, using polled mode."? On starting the IPMI service on Dell PowerEdge R620, T620, M620, R720, and R720xd systems, the system log displays the message.
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System boot-up process shows the following message:
ipmi_si: Could not enable interrupts, failed set, using polled mode. IPMI kcs interface initialized
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6
- Dell PowerEdge R620, T620, M620, R720, and R720xd systems
- ipmitool
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