iDRAC8/7 with Lifecycle Controller Version 2.63.60.
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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 13th generation platforms: • PowerEdge C4130 • PowerEdge C6320 • PowerEdge C6320p • PowerEdge FC430 • PowerEdge FC630 • PowerEdge FC830 • PowerEdge M630 • PowerEdge M830 • PowerEdge R230 • PowerEdge R330 • PowerEdge R430 • PowerEdge R530 • PowerEdge R530XD • PowerEdge R630 • PowerEdge R730 • PowerEdge R730XD • PowerEdge R830 • PowerEdge R930 • PowerEdge T130 • PowerEdge T330 • PowerEdge T430 • PowerEdge T630 • Precision Rack 7910 12th genera
• PowerEdge R920 • PowerEdge T320 • PowerEdge T420 • PowerEdge T620 6 Platforms affected
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 2.60.60.60 User's Guide and the Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI 2.60.60.60 User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Supported web browsers • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 • Microsoft EDGE • Safari version 8.0.8 • Safari version 9.0.
4 New and enhanced features iDRAC and LC firmware • Added support for firmware updates through HTTPS New and enhanced features 9
5 Fixes Monitoring and Alerting • 122519 and 125310: Removed the following attributes and properties from the Hardware Inventory in SupportAssist collection: – SHA26 password – Password salt – iDRAC user keys – IPMI LAN • 114728: Fixed the low memory state that resulted in unavailability of iDRAC.
6 Important notes 1 The drivers exposed by LC are present in a read-only drive labeled OEMDRV and the drive is active for 18 hours. During this period: • You cannot install any DUPs. • LC cannot invoke CSIOR. However, if an AC power cycle (cold boot) is performed, the OEMDRV drive is automatically deleted. 2 CPLD firmware update has no impact on Trusted Platform Module enablement. 3 Depending on the virtual storage device attached through iDRAC, that is, USB drive or CD/DVD .
7 Limitations • If Flex Address is enabled on Chassis Management Controllers (CMC), iDRAC and LC do not display the same MAC addresses. To view the chassis-assigned MAC address, use the iDRAC web interface or the CMC web interface. Go to General > Network Settings. • Lifecycle Controller may go into an infinite loop when a network operation is tried with an incorrect NFS share name. Restart Lifecycle Controller and retry the operation with the correct NFS share name details.
• VLAN Configuration is not supported on all vendor FC cards and the following Emulex cards.
– Press Tab until the table is selected. This issue is observed when you select the RAID level as 0, 5, 6, 10, 50, or 60. • When using Internet Explorer or Google Chrome to access the HTML5 virtual console from a Windows OS, the floating menu at the top of the window may not be displayed.
8 Known Issues — To be fixed in future releases 1 Description Some of the supported components are not displayed on the Firmware Update > View Current Versions page. Workaround Restart the system and open View Current Versions page. Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Tracking number: N/A 2 Description If a Mellanox card is present in the system, then under Network Settings, the port number must be displayed as Port 1 and Port 2 because it is a dual port.
ValueName regex does not match the schema definition for some of the properties in the BIOS Attribute Registry and the Boot Sources Registry returned by Redfish API. Workaround Defer the regex check for the ValueName returned for BIOS Attribute Registry and the Boot Sources Registry against the schema. Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Tracking number: 97643 6 Description Using remote RACADM, a hardware inventory export operation to a local share fails.
• Try launching the virtual console again. • From CMC, access the iDRAC web interface and then launch the virtual console from the iDRAC web interface. Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Tracking number: 105420 11 Description If the system has both Emulex OCm14102 and Emulex LPm16002, and if you want to update the firmware from version 02.00.04 or earlier to a newer version, update the firmware for Emulex LPm16002 first.
Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Tracking number: 130966 17 Description In Lifecycle Controller GUI, firmware update fails when only IPv6 address is provided. Workaround • Use the iDRAC GUI • In Lifecycle Controller GUI use the IPv4 address instead of IPv6 Systems affected: All systems supported by this release.
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 1. 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.
