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ManualsBrandsDell ManualsActive System ManageriDRAC6 for Monolithic Servers Version 1.1

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Integrated DELL(TM) REMOTE ACCESS CONTROLLER 6 (iDRAC6) Version 1.10

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Version 1.10

Release Date: June 2009

This readme contains updated information about the Integrated Dell

Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6).

For more information about iDRAC6, including installation and

configuration information, see the "Integrated Dell Remote Access

Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Version 1.1 User's Guide" and the "Dell

OpenManage(TM) Server Administrator User's Guide." These documents

are located on the Dell Support site at "support.dell.com\manuals".

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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This file contains the following sections:

* Criticality

* Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights

* Known Issues for iDRAC6 v1.10

* Known Issues for Documentation

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CRITICALITY

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1 - Critical

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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The following subsections list operating systems that are compatible

with the iDRAC6.

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SUPPORTED SYSTEMS

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iDRAC6 is supported on the following Dell PowerEdge(TM) systems:

*PowerEdge T710 (Zooks)

Summary of content (8 pages)

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###################################################################### Integrated DELL(TM) REMOTE ACCESS CONTROLLER 6 (iDRAC6) Version 1.10 ###################################################################### Version 1.10 Release Date: June 2009 This readme contains updated information about the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6). For more information about iDRAC6, including installation and configuration information, see the "Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Version 1.
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*PowerEdge R710 (Bluefish) *PowerEdge T610 (Thidwick) *PowerEdge R610 (Sneetch) *PowerEdge T410 (CindyLou) *PowerEdge R410 (Yertle) ====================================================================== SUPPORTED MANAGED SERVER OPERATING SYSTEMS ====================================================================== The iDRAC6 is supported by the following operating systems: * Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 family The Windows Server 2003 family includes - Windows Server 2003 R2 (Web, Standard and Enterp
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* Mozilla Firefox 3.0 on Windows 2003 Server Gold, Windows 2003 Server SP1, Windows 2003 Server SP2, Windows 2000 Pro, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, RHEL 4, RHEL 5, SLES 9, SLES 10, SLES 11, and SLES 10 SP1 ============================================= FIRMWARE VERSIONS ============================================= * iDRAC6 Firmware Version: 1.10 ###################################################################### RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS (FIRMWARE VERSION 1.
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and mouse functions. * Virtual Media -- Enables a managed server to access a local media drive on the management station or ISO CD/DVD images on a network share. * Monitoring -- Provides access to system information and status of components. * Access to system logs -- Provides access to the system event log, the iDRAC6 log, and the last crash screen of the crashed or unresponsive system that is independent of the operating system.
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Step 2: "syscfg lcp --gateway=(gateway IP) --ipaddress =(valid IP address) --subnetmask=255.255.255.0" * Manual operating system installation requirement when using "virtual floppy" When using Virtual Media to install an operating system, the following is required to allow the Installation to complete successfully: When installing drivers using a floppy disk, ensure the Virtual floppy device is set as the first device in the Boot sequence in the System BIOS (F2).
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* Uploading images from multiple management systems to the virtual flash at the same time has to be avoided in order to prevent image corruption. * The name of the firmware image file for iDRAC6 is firmimg.d6 * If the network cable to iDRAC6 is disconnected and then connected again, iDRAC6 will not negotiate a new IP address until the current lease expires. * Remote Racadm and VMCLI utilities are not supported with IPv6 in this release.
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with grep "not supported" ipmitool_log if [ "$?" != 0 ] *On SLES 64 bit operating systems, if you try to attach an ISO file through Virtual Media Command Line Interface (VMCLI), an error message is displayed "Unable to connect to the server". 1. Get the installed libssl.so version by executing the following command: #ldd /usr/bin/openssl Output: ... libssl.so.0.9.8 => /usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8 ... 2. Create new symbolic link by executing the following command: #ln -s /usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8 /usr/lib/libssl.
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This section provides additional information about known issues with the iDRAC6 Firmware version 1.1 User's Guide. None ###################################################################### Information in this document is subject to change without notice. (C) 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.