iDRAC8/7 with Lifecycle Controller Version 2.52.52.
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1 Overview The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make server administrators more productive and improve the overall availability of Dell servers. iDRAC alerts administrators to server issues, helps them perform remote server management, and reduces the need for physical access to the server. Additionally, iDRAC enables administrators to deploy, monitor, manage, configure, update, and troubleshoot Dell EMC servers from any location without using any agents.
2 Platforms affected Table 1.
3 What is supported License requirements • Software licensing has replaced hardware licensing. • Many features in Lifecycle Controller are licensed. You must install the appropriate license to use these features. For more information, see the iDRAC 2.50.50.50 User's Guide and the Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.50.50.50 User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
• vSphere 2016 U1 • ESXi 6.0 U3 • ESXi 6.5 U1 Citrix • XenServer 7.1 CU1 Supported web browsers • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 • Microsoft EDGE • Safari version 8.0.8 • Safari version 9.0.
4 New in this release Networking and IO • Removed support for SMBv1 protocol. All iDRAC features now support SMBv2/SMBv3 protocols. For information on enabling SMBv2/ SMBv3 protocols, see the Operating System documentation.
5 Fixes Hardware — Server or storage platform specific • Fixed an issue that was intermittently preventing PCIe SSDs from being reported in the iDRAC web interface. • Fixed the issue of HBA330 card not being displayed in BIOS and iDRAC. iDRAC and LC firmware • Fixed an issue of iDRAC intermittently not populating inventory details. • Improved the JffS2 file system recovery logic to avoid iDRAC boot hang. Security • Fixed CVE-2018-1207, CVE-2018-1211, and CVE-2018-1000116.
6 Important notes 1 If you execute multiple jobs for various components and iDRAC DUP is one of the jobs, ensure that iDRAC job is the last job in the queue. Ensure that all other jobs are either in SCHEDULED or COMPLETED state before you execute the iDRAC job. 2 Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7 do not support TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.1. Install the following update to enable TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.1 as default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows: http://support.microsoft.
7 Limitations • iDRAC features cannot access CIFS or Samba shares when only SMBv1 protocol is enabled. All iDRAC features work with SMBv2/ SMBv3 protocol. For information on enabling SMBv2/SMBv3 protocol, see the documentation for your operating system. • The behavior of an LC log export to a remote share is not defined when the path specified (-l option) in racadm command contains special characters. Please use the conventional characters in naming the remote share directory.
• Server Configuration Profile (SCP) Import and Preview configuration does not give details about the values that are modified via SCP Redfish. These configuration details are not available via Redfish interface. For configuration details, run the command - "racadm lclog viewconfigresult -j JID_xxxxxxxxxxxx". • When you enumerate DCIM_NumericSensor using the WS-MAN interface, the SettableThreshold property displays ‘0’, which indicates that the LowerThresholdNonCritical field can be set.
• LC does not support OS deployment on Dell Precision Workstation R7920. • When NPAR is enabled, the port numbers displayed on the LC Network Settings page (Settings > Network Settings) do not match the port numbers displayed on the Device Settings page (System Setup > Advanced Hardware Configuration > Device Settings). • Lifecycle Controller supports OS deployment on bootable devices (systems without a RAID controller) in the BIOS mode only.
8 Known Issues — To be fixed in future releases 1 Description By default, LC GUI interface uses SMBv1 protocol. If SMBv1 is disabled on Windows or Samba CIFS shares, all features that use this share fail. Resolution Use one of the following to perform the action: • Use iDRAC web interface. • Enabled SMBv1 on the system where the share is located. This may lower your systems security. Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release.
To distinguish between the port numbers, see the MAC address or the Device Settings. You can access Device Settings in the following methods: • During Post, press , and select System Setup. • On the Lifecycle Controller Home page, click System Setup, and then click Advanced Hardware Configuration. Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release.
Version/Systems affected:PowerEdge systems with iDRAC7. Dell tracking: 69935 10 Description After scheduling an recurring automatic update, if user disables Lifecycle Controller the subsequent scheduled job will be deleted and will log a message as Jobs deleted as Automatic Update Feature disabled, even though the automatic update feature is enabled and only Lifecycle Controller is disabled.
Dell tracking: 83908 15 Description If the retry count is set to 0, SNMP Get requests may time out. Resolution To avoid the timeout, use a retry count of at least 1. Version/Systems affected: All systems with iDRAC7 and iDRAC8. Dell tracking: 92702 16 Description iDRAC firmware update using RACADM fails and incorrect version information is displayed with OpenManage 9. Resolution Update the firmware using other methods such as iDRAC web interface, using DUPs through the operating system, and so on.
9 Installation Installation instructions • From the Windows host operating system (managed node), run the Dell Update Package for Windows and follow the instructions on the update wizard. • From the Linux host operating system (managed node), run the Dell Update Package for Linux from the shell prompt. Follow the instructions displayed on the console.
10 Lifecycle Controller Remote Services — client tools Use the OpenWSMAN CLI client tool to send WS-MAN commands to Lifecycle Controller. OpenWSMAN CLI OpenWSMAN CLI is an open source Linux WS-MAN client. OpenWSMAN CLI source code and installation details are available at http:// sourceforge.net/projects/openwsman/files/wsmancli. Sample OpenWSMAN CLI Command (Enumeration Operation): wsman enumerate http://schemas.dmtf.
11 Accessing documents from Dell Support site Latest Release Notes To access the latest Release Notes for this version, follow these steps: 1 Go to www.dell.com/idracmanuals. 2 Click iDRAC8. 3 Click the link for this version of iDRAC. 4 Click Manuals & documents. Using direct links You can directly access the documents using the following links: Table 2. Direct links for documents URL Product dell.com/idracmanuals iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller dell.
12 Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see www.dell.com/ contactdell. If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or the product catalog.
