Release Notes

iDRAC6 v2.90.04 4
What’s new
• OpenSSL upgraded to v1.0.2h
• OpenSSH upgraded to v7.4p1
• Disabled SSL RC4 Cipher CVE-2015-2808 (Bar Mitzvah)
• ActiveX scauth plugin:scadplugin.cab is SHA-2 signed
• Console Redirection plug-in: avct_kvm_vm.cab is updated 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
• Fix provided for the issue: Health status is reported as critical when OS is shutdown
• Fix provided for Local User smart card Authentication cert validation failure
Important notes
• You must disable the Enhanced Security Mode in Internet Explorer for the Java-based virtual console and
virtual media plug-in to function properly. Else, specify the ActiveX plug-in in the iDRAC6 configuration
instead of Java. In addition, you must add the iDRAC6 Web URL to the Intranet security zone only. Also,
this zone settings must be Medium-Low or lesser, for the control to function properly.
• To successfully launch Virtual Media, make sure that you have installed a 64-bit JRE version on a 64-bit
operating system with 64-bit browser or a 32-bit JRE version on a 32-bit operating system with 32-bit
browser. iDRAC6 does not support 64-bit ActiveX versions. Also, make sure that for Linux, the compat-
libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61 related package is installed for launching Virtual Media. On Windows, the package
may be included in the .NET framework package.
• When the SSL encryption strength is set to "168-bit or higher" or "256-bit or higher" and a downgrade is
performed to firmware version 1.97 or lower, the encryption strength defaults to Auto-negotiate. After this
if you upgrade the firmware to version 1.98, the encryption strength is set to the previously set "168-bit or
higher" or "256-bit or higher" value.
Known issues
Issue 1
Description
In the iDRAC web interface, sometimes the Save As and Clear Log buttons on the Remote Access-> Logs->
iDRAC Log page may disappear when you mouse over these buttons.
Resolution
Click Refresh.
Versions/Systems affected
All iDRAC6 supported Dell PowerEdge systems.
Issue 2
Description
On some Windows operating systems, under certain conditions, the iDRAC vmcli.exe fails. This is due to the run-
time components of Visual C++ Libraries (VC++ 2008 redistributable package) required to run applications that is
not available.
Resolution
To resolve this, download and install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) from the following
location:
microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF&displaylang=en
Make sure the client system also has this DNS in its DNS list.