Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 Version 2.91.02 Release Notes iDRAC6 v2.91.
Release notes iDRAC is a systems management hardware and software solution that provides remote management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control functions for Dell PowerEdge systems. Version iDRAC6 2.91.02 Release date June 2018 Previous version iDRAC6 2.90 Importance URGENT: Dell highly recommends applying this update as soon as possible. The update contains changes to improve the reliability and availability of your Dell system.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.5 (x86, x86_64) SP7 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.8 (x86, x86_64) • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.0 (x86_64) SP1 • 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.
• Mozilla Firefox 16 on Windows XP 32-bit SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 x64 R2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 x64. What’s new N/A Fixes • • Fixed CVE-2018-1243: Improved encryption strength for remote RACADM to 128 bit. Fixed CVE-2018-1212: Command Injection using Diag commands. This version prevents web server from allowing command injection using the Troubleshooting-> Diagnostics page.
Known issues 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. Description On some Windows operating systems, under certain conditions, the iDRAC vmcli.exe fails.
Description After adding or removing new hardware, System Inventory page may not update the changes automatically. This is because inventory data collected during manufacturing process may not be updated with new changes. Resolution During BIOS POST, select and enable Collect System Inventory on reboot. Save and exit from option and then reboot the system to collect new system inventory.
Description The expiry date for the iDRAC default certificate is 2023. To get this updated Certificate, clear the Preserve Configuration option while updating iDRAC firmware through web interface. Make sure to delete cache from the web interface (IE as well as Firefox). Firefox web browser may display an error if the certificate contains the same serial number as another certificate. Use the following link or procedure to resolve the same. support.mozilla.
Description SSH server takes more time to establish a connection from putty client. Resolution For improving the performance, change the order of the key exchange algorithm in Putty SSH configuration: 1. Open Putty. 2. Expand SSH tab. 3. Click Kex. 4. Change the order in the Algorithm selection policy window. 5. Connect to the SSH server. The connection is established. Versions/Systems affected All iDRAC6 supported Dell PowerEdge systems.
Description Telnet session is not getting cleared from ssninfo even after closing the session Resolution Manually delete the telnet session from GUI Session management Versions/Systems affected All iDRAC6 supported Dell PowerEdge systems. Description Health status is reported as critical when OS is shutdown Resolution If there are any critical events in SEL logs, SEL logs needs to be cleared. If SEL logs are cleared, health status is reported as expected.
Limitations None for this release. Installation Installation and Configuration Notes For more information about iDRAC6, including installation and configuration information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Enterprise Version 1.95 User Guide and the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide. These documents are located on the Dell Support website at dell.com/support/manuals. Upgrade N/A Uninstallation • • • Use the rollback feature to uninstall iDRAC6 version 2.80.
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