Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Version 3.85.03 Release Notes iDRAC6 v3.85.
Release notes Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) iDRAC is a systems management hardware and software solution that provides remote management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control functions for PowerEdge systems. Version iDRAC6 3.85.03 Rev A00 Release date July 2017 Previous version iDRAC6 3.80 Importance RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.9 (x86, x86_64) • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.2 (x86, x86_64) • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.3 (x86, x86_64) • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.5 (x86, x86_64) • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 (x86, x86_64) • Hyper-V and Hyper-V R2 • VMware ESX 4.0 Update 3 • VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 • VMware ESX 5.0 • ESXi 4.0 Update3 Flash and HDD • ESXi 4.1 Update 1 Flash and HDD • ESXi 5i • ESXi 5.1 U2 • ESXi 5.5 • XenServer 5.6 HDD • XenServer 5.
What’s new The following are the new features in this release: • • • • • • • • OpenSSL upgraded to v1.0.2h Dropbear version upgraded to 2016.74 Updated the signature on the Console Redirection plug-in to SHA2 Updated ActiveX scauth plugin to SHA2 Capability to disable TLS1.0 through CLI: Use racadm command racadm tlsencryptionstrength get/set. For usage of the command ,try racadm help tlsEncryptionStrength Fixes • • • • CVE-2014-3566 (POODLE) Disable SSLv3 on port 5900.
• • • • • • • • immediately displayed in the message box but on rare occasions this may not happen. The display of the message is controlled by the JRE and if the blank message box is seen this is not an iDRAC firmware issue. To launch iDRAC6 Virtual Console using Internet Explorer 7.0 32-bit with Java plug-in from Windows 2003 32-bit SP2 or R2 Enterprise Management Station: 1. Open IE 7.0 browser window. 2. Click Tools-> Internet Options-> Security tab. 3.
Issue 3 Description If you run Dell Update Packages (DUPs) when vFlash is in-use, the vFlash is disconnected and reconnected. If a write operation is in-progress, this action can corrupt the vFlash contents. Resolution Re-initialize the vFlash SD card. Versions/Systems affected All iDRAC6 supported PowerEdge systems. Issue 4 Description In Internet Explorer 7.0, if you launch the iDRAC6 Virtual Console when several tabs are open, all the tabs are hidden while only the Virtual Console opens.
Resolution Not applicable. Versions/Systems affected All iDRAC6 supported PowerEdge systems. Issue 8 Description Using the iDRAC web interface to shut down the XenServer operating system by selecting Graceful Shutdown does not shut down the server. Resolution It is recommended that you use the shutdown menu option in the XenServer console or in the XenCenter management GUI. Versions/Systems affected All iDRAC6 supported PowerEdge systems.
Resolution Run the racadm racreset command to access the Virtual Console again. Versions/Systems affected All iDRAC6 supported PowerEdge systems. Issue 13 Description On few Windows operating systems, under certain conditions, the iDRAC ivmcli.exe fails. This is due to run-time components of Visual C++(R) Libraries (VC++ 2008 redistributable package) required to run applications that are not available.
Versions/Systems affected All iDRAC6 supported PowerEdge systems. Issue 17 Description Accessing the iDRAC virtual console displays UNKNOWN publisher name message during certificate download. Resolution Add the iDRAC certificate. To do so, right-click on the right corner of iDRAC web Interface URL and import the certificate. Versions/Systems affected All iDRAC6 supported PowerEdge systems.
3. Set SSL Encryption to Auto-Negotiate or 128-bit or higher. The browser session is terminated. 4. Launch a new browser session and perform the downgrade. You can also run the following RACADM command and perform the downgrade: racadm sslencryptionstrength set 0 (or 1) Versions/Systems affected All iDRAC6 supported PowerEdge systems.
Issue 26 Description The remote host supports IPMI v2.0. The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) protocol is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability due to the support of RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP) authentication. A remote attacker can obtain password hash information for valid user accounts via the HMAC from a RAKP message 2 response from a BMC. Resolution There is no patch for this vulnerability it is an inherent problem with the specification for IPMI v2.0.
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