Release Notes

Table 8. Limitations on Microsoft Windows operating system (continued)
Issue ID Functional area Description
169898 Lifecycle Controller log files not
listed in the Event Viewer .
You cannot view Lifecycle Controller log files in the new folder
in the Event Viewer, if you have recently changed the folder
name of the Lifecycle Controller log files in the Event Viewer.
Microsoft recommends that you reboot the operating system
to view the Lifecycle Controller log files under the new view
name.
Not available Custom installation paths for
installing iSM.
Do not specify user profile folders such as C:
\Users\administrator\Desktop as custom installation paths
for installing iSM. This is because services running on the
system account cannot access such folders.
Not available Enabling and disabling feature. 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.
Not available IPv6 support on Linux operating
system.
IPv6 support on Linux operating systems are not available for
the following features:
● iSM Auto Update
● ismtech
● Inband iDRAC Access
● SNMP Get via Host OS
Limitations on Linux operating system
Table 9. Limitations on Linux operating system
Issue ID Functional area Description
088419 Lifecycle Log Replication feature. Feature Lifecycle Log Replication on operating system log
file shows a one-hour difference in the EventTimeStamp
displayed in the operating system log when daylight saving is
applied.
132983 Enabling the InBand iDRAC Access
feature.
When iSM is communicating with iDRAC using IPv6 protocol,
enabling the InBand iDRAC Access feature indicates a
successful message, but this feature is unavailable over IPv6
protocol. No action is required.
Not available IPv6 support on Linux operating
systems.
IPv6 support on Linux operating systems are not available for
the following features:
● iSM Auto Update
● ismtech
● Inband iDRAC Access
● SNMP Get via Host OS
Limitations on VMware ESXi operating system
Table 10. Limitations on VMware ESXi operating system
Issue ID Functional area Description Workaround
148591 Upgrading an earlier
version of ESXi to ESXi
7.x.
Upgrading an earlier version of ESXi to ESXi
7.x fails with iSM VIB installed. In VMware
vSphere 7.0, 32-bit userworld support is
deprecated. For more information, see the
Deprecation of 32-bit Userworld Support
section in VMware vSphere 7.0 Release Notes
and Known issues section in VMware vSphere
Before upgrading an earlier
version of ESXi to ESXi 7.0,
uninstall the 32-bit iSM VIB
corresponding to iSM v3.5.0
or earlier on the hypervisor.
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