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Table Of Contents

Rev. A02

May 2020

Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.4 Release

Notes

Topics:

• Importance

• What’s New

• iDRAC Service Module feature enhancements

• User notes for supported Microsoft Windows operating systems

• User notes for supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

• Limitations

• Known issues

Release type and definition

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Service Module (iSM) is a lightweight,optional software application

that you can install on the Dell EMC PowerEdge yx2x servers or later. The iDRAC Service Module complements iDRAC

interfaces—the user interface (UI), 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 you plan to install and the unique

integration needs of your environment.

Version

3.4

Release date

March 2019

Previous version

3.3.1

Importance

RECOMMENDED: It is recommended that you apply this update during your next scheduled update cycle. This version contains

some new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.

What’s New

● Removed the support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.

● TLS protection enabled for securing iSM to iDRAC communication over OS-BMC Passthru.

● Added single sign-on (SSO) to iDRAC UI from the host operating system using the administrator's account.

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Rev. A02 May 2020 Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.
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● ● ● ● ● Enabled auto dispatch capability for Embedded SupportAssist. Added support for IPv6 communication between iSM and iDRAC over OS-BMC Passthru. SupportAssist operating system data collection on VMware ESXi now also supports collection in filter mode for privacy. Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 operating system. Support for ESXi 6.7 U1 operating system. Support for Win10 RS5 client operating system on Precision Rack server R7920.
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Limitations on Microsoft Windows operating systems ● During iDRAC Service Module installation, do not specify your desktop user profile's folder path in the custom installation path. For example, C:\Users\administrator\Desktop must not be used in the custom installation path. This is because services running on the system account cannot access such folders.
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● esxcli system wbem set –e 0 ● esxcli system wbem set –e 1 JIT-87572 Description: When iDRAC hard reset is disabled in iDRAC and you perform iDRACHardReset from hypervisor operating systems such as VMware ESXi, the result indicates success although iDRAC is not reset. Known issues Known issues on Microsoft Windows operating systems You can configure the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) listener using a server authenticating certificate.
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Issue 4: JIT-114656 Description: When iSM with TLS capability, for example: iSM 3.4.0 is installed on Linux operating systems, and the iSM client certificate name is modified and iSM service is restarted, then communication between iSM and iDRAC ends. Workaround: As a workaround, uninstall and then reinstall iSM 3.4.0.
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