Release Notes

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Table Of Contents

Rev. A00

December 2017

Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.1 Release

Notes

Topics:

• Importance

• What’s New

• Known Issues and Resolutions

• Installation

• Limitation

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. You can configure the

features on the supported operating system depending on the features to be installed and the unique integration needs in your

environment.

Version

3.1

Release Date

December 2017

Previous Version

2.5

Importance

RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. This version contains some

new features, feature enhancements and bug fix.

What’s New

● Support for Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.9 operating system

● Support for Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.4 operating system

● Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 operating system

● Support for VMware ESXi 6.0 U3 and ESXi 6.5 U1 (Live VIB Installation Only)

● Support for Citrix XenServer 7.1 operating system

Summary of content (5 pages)

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Rev. A00 December 2017 Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.1 Release Notes Topics: • • • • • Importance What’s New Known Issues and Resolutions Installation Limitation 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.
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● ● ● ● Support for Ubuntu 16.04 operating system on 14th Generation server Enabling In-band SNMP Get feature for both Linux and Windows operating systems iDRAC GUI launcher for Windows operating systems iDRAC Service Module man page support added for Linux operating systems NOTE: For a complete list of supported platforms and supported operating systems, see the Dell EMC Systems Software Support Matrix available in the required version of OpenManage Software at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
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The issue is observed on all iDRAC Service Module v3.1 supported ESXi versions. Steps to reload the ipmi_si_drv: ● /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog stop ● esxcfg-module -u ipmi_si_drv => unload ipmi_si_drv ● esxcfg-module ipmi_si_drv => load ipmi_si_drv ● /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog start — Alternatively, the administrator can also restart the Host OS to resolve the issue. Issue 5 When iDRAC Service Module is installed and running with the watchdog feature enabled on the host which has Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.
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● TrapID for In-band SNMP Traps will be 0 for some of the past traps.
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