Release Notes

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* Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows 2003 Server Gold,
Windows 2003 Server SP1, Windows 2003 Server SP2, Windows Server
2008, and Windows Vista(R)
* Mozilla Firefox 2.0 on SLES 10 SP1
* 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
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FIRMWARE VERSIONS
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* iDRAC6 Firmware Version: 1.20
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RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS (FIRMWARE VERSION 1.20)
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* Defect Fixes
- Linux DUP fails to update iDRAC6 firmware on ESX 4.0
- iDRAC6 not sending hostname to DHCP database
- iDRAC6 serial mux switching fails to switch modes
after iDRAC6 reset
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RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS (FIRMWARE VERSION 1.20)
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iDRAC6 Management Features for the release include:
* Support for Lifecycle Controller 1.2, consisting of Operating System
Deployment (OSD) and Auto-Discovery and Handshake (AD & H).
Auto-Discovery and Handshake
The Auto-Discovery and Handshake feature enables automated discovery of unprovisioned systems on the network;
further, it securely establishes initial credentials so that these discovered systems can be managed. This feature enables
the iDRAC6 to locate the provisioning server. The iDRAC6 and provisioning service server mutually authenticate each
other. The provisioning server then provisions the iDRAC6 with initial login credentials using secure handshake
methodology. The iDRAC6 is now "known" and can be managed through its newly installed credentials to perform
operations such as remote operating system deployment.
Remote Operating System Deployment
The remote operating system deployment feature enables the provision web services to generate the list of supported
operating systems on the new system, request drivers for a specific operating system to be installed either locally on a
server or on a share for the console to copy and finally transfer a pre-operating system ISO image on the server and
boot to it.