Release Notes

Issue 13:
Description: When a monolithic Dell EMC 11th or 12th Generation PowerEdge server with iDRAC6/7 is discovered using the
IPMI protocol only (iDRAC out-of-band discovery), the overall health status of the server is not reported correctly in
OpenManage Essentials. This issue occurs due to a known limitation in iDRAC. [21599]
Resolution: Discover the server's iDRAC (out-of-band) using either WS-Man or SNMP protocol.
Issue 14:
Description: When only the EqualLogic storage array in a PowerEdge chassis is discovered, the EqualLogic storage array is not
classified under Modular Systems > PowerEdge chassis > Storage in the device tree. [38654]
Resolution: Make sure that the PowerEdge chassis is also discovered.
Issue 15:
Description: Dell EMC Fibre Channel switches (modular) are classified under Network Devices > Switches and not under
Modular Systems in the device tree. [36990]
Issue 16:
Description: When the name resolution on an IP address to a host name fails using DNS, OpenManage Essentials attempts to
resolve the name using the NetBIOS name query. This action may cause the device to appear in Essentials with the NetBIOS
name even if it does not have a DNS entry. [138013]
Issue 17:
Description: In case of SNMP discovery, when the name resolution on an IP address to a host name fails using DNS, Essentials
attempts to resolve the name using the MIB2 name query. If the MIB2 name query also fails, then Essentials displays the IP
address of the device as the device name.
Issue 18:
Description: For Remote Access Controllers (RACs) that have instrumentation installed and that are running on the host
operating system, the RAC IP addresses are shown in the RAC Device table. [134365]
Issue 19:
Description: For NIC information on systems, Essentials uses the operating system's provider(s) to retrieve data rather than
Server Administrator. This behavior can result in discrepancies in reporting NIC information between Essentials and Server
Administrator. For example:
● On Linux systems, adapters may be named differently between OpenManage Essentials and Server Administrator. For
example, OpenManage Essentials may report a NIC adapter as eth0, while Server Administrator shows the actual
manufacturer name of the NIC.
● If more than one NIC card is not configured with an IP address, OpenManage Essentials may show only one of the cards with
an IP address of 0.0.0.0.
● OpenManage Essentials may not report disabled NIC adapters.
Issue 20:
Description: While performing discovery, if a device is discovered using host name, and if its IP address changes at a later time,
OpenManage Essentials displays two devices after the next discovery cycle. One device displays the old IP address and status
as Power Down, while the other displays the new IP address. This problem is likely to affect systems that have DNS-DHCP IP
addressing and for which the IP addresses frequently change. [148069]
Resolution: A workaround to eliminate duplicate device is to delete the device with the old IP address.
Issue 21:
Description: NIC information is not displayed in the device details screen for Dell EMC arrays. Use Navisphere Manager to view
these details.
Issue 22:
Description: If you are managing a Dell EMC storage array, enter the IP address for only one of the storage processors (that is,
either SPA or SPB, and not both) in the discovery range. The storage processors are redundant and return the same inventory
data to OpenManage Essentials. If you enter both SPs in the discovery range, only one SP will be displayed in the device tree.
Issue 23:
Description: It is not recommended to provide an IP address in multiple ranges, especially when you are using the IPMI protocol.
This could result in duplicate devices being displayed in the device tree. [78710]
Issue 24:
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