Release Notes

Supported Server Modules

 Mainboard firmware: 1.30 or later

 iDRAC7 Version: 1.55.55 or later

 CPLD Version for PowerEdge M520: 1.0.5 or later

 CPLD Version for PowerEdge M620: 1.0.6 or later

 CPLD Version for PowerEdge M820: 1.0.2 or later

 PowerEdge M520 BIOS Version: 2.1.3 or later

 PowerEdge M620 BIOS Version: 2.2.7 or later

 PowerEdge M820 BIOS Version: 2.0.24 or later

Note: Server modules with unsupported iDRAC7, BIOS, and CPLD versions may turn on in the VRTX

chassis, but can cause some unexpected issues.

What’s New?

 Ivy Bridge support for M820

 Fault Tolerant (Redundant) PERCs

 Support for Windows Server 2012 R2

 Support for NVIDIA K2 GPGPU

 Broadcom 10GbE quad port NIC

 Emulex SeaHawk (FH) PCIe Adapter

 Emulex 10G NDC

Fixes

None for this release.

Important Notes

 Until the HDDs and PCIe cards are mapped by using the CMC web interface, the shared hard disk

drives (HDDs) and PCIe cards are managed by the CMC and are not visible to the operating

system in the server modules. For instructions about mapping PCIe cards and managing the

storage subsystem, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX Version User's

Guide available at the support site.

 All the server modules must be turned off before updating the firmware for chassis infrastructure

and SPERC. CMC firmware can be updated while the servers are turned on.

 Some advanced features require CMC enterprise license. For more information about the CMC

licenses, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX Version User's Guide

available at the support site.

 Before updating the storage component using the web interface, make sure that the browser’s

Cookies are enabled.

 PERC storage rebuild may take more time when more number of I/O requests are processed, and

could also make CMC and the TTY log to be out of sync for a short period of time.

 In fault-tolerant (Redundant) mode, the controller associated with virtual disks or physical disk

drives is the active controller.

 Before updating a single PERC, you must turn off the servers before starting the update process.