Release Notes

Description: Firmware update for 12th generation blades with the Intel cards and the Broadcom card fails in some cases when Intel
NICs are installed if it is not of version 15.5.0.
Resolution/Workaround: Updating Intel X520 cards with versions earlier than 15.5.0 to 16.5.x requires a manual update to 15.5.0,
prior to upgrading to 16.5.x with ASM.
• Issue: ASM-4688: In NIC firmware, the X520/I350 rNDC firmware version 15.0.28 to version 16.5.20 firmware fails to update in the
firmware update logs.
Description: This is due to a specific firmware update issue with the X520/I350 rNDC firmware version 16.5.20. The X520/I350
rNDC firmware may require a step-up to an intermediate version of the firmware to upgrade from 15.0.28 to 16.5.20.
Resolution/Workaround: Updating Intel X520/l350 cards with versions earlier than 15.5.28 to 16.5.x requires a manual update to
15.5.28, prior to upgrading to 16.5.x with ASM.
• Issue: ASM-4697: Logs messages need to be updated for firmware retry logic.
Description: Firmware updates retries up to three attempts displaying an error message for each failed attempt. The message
displayed must be updated to indicate that a failed attempt occurred and a retry follows. In some cases a success message is logged
followed by an error message.
Resolution/Workaround: None
• Issue: ASM-4775: Broadcom NIC fails firmware update if current firmware is older than 7.8.53.
Description: Broadcom firmware in the ASM catalog, 7.10.18, requires a minimum of 7.8.53 for the firmware update to succeed.
Resolution/Workaround: None
• Issue: ASM-4908: Domain name lookup from the ASM interface continues to fail even after configuring DNS on the appliance.
Description: If the DNS is not configured during initial setup, the domain name lookup fails and this negative lookup is cached in the
system. Subsequent domain name lookup attempts continue to fail even after configuring DNS on the appliance.
Resolution/Workaround: It is recommended to configure DNS during initial setup. If DNS is configured after the domain lookup fails,
restart the appliance to resolve the issue.
• Issue: ASM-4915: ESXi install to SD card fails.
Description: While installing ESXi, a problem with the SD card mirroring may result in a failure occasionally and displays the following
error:
BANK5: invalid configuration.
BANK6: invalid configuration.
No hypervisor found.
Resolution/Workaround: Delete the server from the ASM service, and redeploy it again.
• Issue: ASM-5132: On PowerEdge C6320 systems with the ESXi version 5.1 or the ESXi version 5.2 (update 2), the keyboard is
unresponsive if USB 3.0 option is set to enabled in the server BIOS.
Description: This issue occurs because USB 3.0 is not supported by the ESXi version 5.1 and the ESXi version 5.2—update 2.
Resolution/Workaround: Try any of the following options to resolve the issue:
• Disable USB 3.0 from the server BIOS.
• For servers that require USB 3.0, upgrade ESXi to version 5.5 (update 3) or version 6.0.
• Issue: ASM-5397: Unable to log in to the user interface.
Description: The user interface is inaccessible when you log in after updating to ASM 8.2.
Resolution/Workaround: Ensure that you clear the browser cache after updating ASM and before logging in the user interface.
• Issue: ASM-5510: Removing the battery from a controller on a Dell Compellent storage device displays an inaccurate message.
Description: After you remove the controller battery on a Dell Compellent storage device, an incorrect error message is displayed on
the Resource page.
Resolution/Workaround: None
• Issue: ASM-5984: Static IP addresses are requested or reserved for Server (Hardware Only) components.
Description: When deploying an ASM template with a Server (Hardware Only) configuration, IP addresses are reserved for all
static networks included on the network configuration of the component. Because this is a "hardware only" component ASM does not
configure the server to use these IPs.
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Active System Manager Release 8.3.1 Release Notes