Release Notes
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- Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.6 Release Notes
- Release summary
- Compatibility
- New in this release
- Known issues
- Common issues
- A warning message indicating the iSM communication restart is observed in both iDRAC Lifecycle log files and operating system log files
- Job Queue page displays the job as Firmware Update instead of OSCollector
- Increased workload on the host interrupts the communication between iSM and iDRAC
- ISM0003 event message after replacing the system board
- Registering SupportAssist Enterprise
- Enabling operating system information
- Known issues on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Invoke-iDRACHardReset and Invoke-FullPowerCycle are not functional
- Alert message is displayed when OMSA is installed and TSR is requested
- An internal error occurred when running the DCIM_View class
- A popup is displayed when uninstalling iSM
- Running WMI MOF query on DCIM results with no data
- iSM communication with iDRAC switches from IPv6 to IPv4
- During the repair or modify operation on Microsoft Windows 2016 operating system installation, communication between the iSM and iDRAC is not established
- Known issues on Linux operating systems
- iSM communication with iDRAC is dropped, when Enable-iDRACAccessHostRoute feature is enabled and firewall service is disabled
- ipmi_si IPMI_driver does not respond after iDRAC hard reset
- InBand iDRAC Access feature is unavailable in IPv6 protocol
- AVC denial with iptables
- A message is displayed when invoking iDRAC GUI Launcher for the first time
- Known issues on VMware ESXi operating systems
- Common issues
- Limitations
- User notes
- Resources and support
- Contacting Dell EMC
the Lifecycle log file: The iDRAC Service Module communication with iDRAC has ended.
The connection automatically resumes and no action is required.
Cause: Not available.
Workaround: There is no workaround available.
Tracking number: 159410
ISM0003 event message after replacing the system board
Description: If a USB NIC is enabled after the system board is replaced without restoring the configuration or after the
iDRAC is reset to factory settings, you can observe the following ISM0003 event message on operating
system log files before starting the communication: The iDRAC Service Module is unable to
discover iDRAC from the operating system of the server. No action is required.
Cause: Not available.
Workaround: There is no workaround available.
Tracking number: 161262
Registering SupportAssist Enterprise
Description: SupportAssist registration fails on Dell Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) servers with iSM 3.5.0 or
later.
Cause: Not available.
Workaround: Not available.
Tracking number: 193977
Enabling operating system information
Description:
On enabling operating system information when iSM is installed, IPv6 default gateway address and DNS
server fields are not rendered in the iDRAC interfaces.
Cause: Not available.
Workaround: Not available.
Tracking number: 193255
Known issues on Microsoft Windows operating
systems
Invoke-iDRACHardReset and Invoke-FullPowerCycle are not
functional
Description:
The Invoke-iDRACHardReset and Invoke-FullPowerCycle features are not functional and a console
message is displayed: This feature is not supported on this platform. The message
is displayed in the following scenarios:
● When iDRAC Service Module (iSM) and Open Manage Server Administrator (OMSA) both are installed
and running on the host operating system, and OMSA is uninstalled from the operating system.
● When iSM is installed and Dell Update Package (DUP) such as iDRAC firmware update package is
invoked from the host operating system.
10 Known issues