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Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.2

Release Notes

February 2021

Rev. A00

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Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.2 Release Notes February 2021 Rev.
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2018 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries.
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Contents Chapter 1: .................................................................................................................................... 4 Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.2 Release Notes.................................................................................................. 4 Importance.......................................................................................................................................................................4 What’s New....................
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1 Topics: • Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.2 Release Notes Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.2 Release Notes Release Type and Definition The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Service Module is a lightweight optional software application that can be installed on Dell 12G servers or later. The iDRAC Service Module complements iDRAC interfaces — Graphical User Interface (GUI), RACADM CLI and Web Service Management (WSMAN) with additional monitoring data.
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Msiexec.exe /i iDRACSvcMod.msi ADDLOCAL="WSMAN_Enablement" CP_SELF_SIGN_CERT="2" CP_WSMAN_PORT="1234" CP_CERTIFICATE="1" CP_NEGOTIATE="1" /qn Known Issues on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Issue 1 Description: On Microsoft Windows 2012 operating systems; if an iDRAC reset operation is performed when any of the iDRAC sessions are opened using iDRAC access via Host OS feature, then the connection between iDRAC Service Module and iDRAC may not be re-established.
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Known Issues on Linux Operating Systems Issue 1 Description: If DSET 3.4 or later is running, and iDRAC Service Module is shut down or uninstalled; a Watchdog Timer Expiry event is observed. Issue 2 Description: After performing an iDRAC Hard Reset operation on certain Linux operating systems, the IPMI driver (ipmi_si) may become unresponsive because of an existing issue in the IPMI driver. If the IPMI driver becomes unresponsive, reload the IPMI driver (ipmi_si).
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Known Issues on VMware ESXi Operating Systems Issue 1 Description: After performing an iDRAC Hard Reset operation on certain VMware ESXi operating systems, the IPMI driver (ipmi_si_drv) may become unresponsive because of an existing issue in the IPMI driver. If the IPMI driver becomes unresponsive, reload the IPMI driver (ipmi_si_drv). The issue is observed on all iDRAC Service Module v2.3 supported ESXi versions. To reload the ipmi_si_drv: ● ● ● ● /etc/init.
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1. Loop Mount the modified ISO image (with iDRAC Service Module integrated) and copy the contents to a temp folder (cp –a /* /tmp/temp_iso; cp /.discinfo /tmp/temp_iso; ) 2. cd /tmp/temp_iso 3. Rename iDRAC Service Module package by using the command mv ism.v00 iSM.v00 4. Add iSM.v00 references in boot.cfg and efi/boot/boot.cfg 5. Recreate the ISO image using mkisofs -relaxed-filenames -J -R -o /tmp/custom_esxi_ism.iso -b isolinux.bin -c boot.