Release Notes
Issue 6
Description: "Unknown: " error entries are repeatedly logged in the Syslog folder of the ESXi system. The existing logs overwrite
other important events logged previously. This is caused when the virtual switch (vSwitchiDRACvusb) is automatically removed.
The issue occasionally occurs during system shutdown or if an administrator disables the OS to iDRAC Pass-through over USB
or enables the OS to iDRAC Pass-through over LOM.
To stop the repetitive "Unknown:" error entries in the syslog without rebooting the virtual machines or the ESXi hypervisor,
perform the following steps:
1. ps | grep vmsyslogd (and note the CID number)
2. kill -15 <CID number>
3. /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog restart
Installation
● To install iDRAC Service Module on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Core, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Core and Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2 Core, Windows-on-Windows (WOW) mode must be enabled.
● You must login to the system as an administrator or choose the Run as administrator option to install iDRAC Service
Module.
● On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems, to perform an Express Install
execute dcism-setup.sh -x from the SYSMGMT/iSM/linux directory.
For more information on installation instructions, including silent installation options, see the iDRAC Service Module Installation
Guide.
Limitation
● Do not specify user profile folders such as a desktop folder (C:\Users\administrator\Desktop) as custom
installation paths for installing iDRAC Service Module. This is because services running on the system account cannot access
such folders.
● On systems running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 operating system, a warning message about the Dell
Self-Signed Certificate for registering the Dell iDRAC Virtual USBNIC Device is displayed during iDRAC Service Module
installation. Click Install to proceed with the installation (BITS113354).
● When OS to iDRAC Pass-through in the USB NIC mode is enabled with USB 3.0 enabled in BIOS, iDRAC Virtual USB NIC
driver does not load automatically on Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SP1. The Intel USB 3.0 xHCI driver on Microsoft Windows
2008 R2 SP1 Host OS is not recognizing the RNDIS configuration during enumeration. This issue is specific to USB 3.0 and
Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SP1. To resolve the issue, manually load the Microsoft RNDIS driver on the Host OS
(BITS239254).
● Lifecycle Controller logs are not seen in the new folder in the Event Viewer (169898) if you have recently changed the folder
name of the Lifecycle Controller logs in the Event Viewer, Microsoft recommends that you reboot the operating system to
be able to view the Lifecycle Controller logs under the new view name (BITS113354).
● On Dell’s 12th generation of PowerEdge servers with iDRAC firmware version 1.57.57 or earlier, Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI) feature is not active by default. The WMI feature is automatically activated when iDRAC firmware
version 2.10.10.10 or later is installed (BITS113354).
● On Windows operating system, a feature that is enabled using the installer and disabled using any interface other than the
installer, can only be enabled using the same interface or the installer in GUI mode (BITS180635).
● If iDRAC Service Module 2.0 or later is used with an iDRAC firmware version prior to 2.10.10.10, the WMI interface may stop
responding. It is recommended to upgrade to the latest iDRAC firmware or reset the iDRAC (BITS178203).
● When iDRAC Service Module 2.3 is used for WMI queries through WinRM, additional properties with null value may be
observed. This can be ignored.
● Feature Lifecycle Log Replication on OS Log shows one-hour difference in the EventTimeStamp displayed in OS log, when
daylight saving is applied.
● On Linux Operating Systems, when iDRAC Service Module 2.3.0 and iDRAC Service Module 2.3.0.1 patch are installed, then
to uninstall iDRAC Service Module completely, the iDRAC Service Module 2.3.0.1 patch has to be uninstalled before
uninstalling iDRAC Service Module 2.3.0.
● The iDRAC Access via Host OS feature is not supported on VMware ESXi Operating Systems.
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