Release Notes

• Due to the independent nature of the alert processes (e-mail, SMTP, remote syslog), when
changing the licenses that affect alert features (example, email alerts for Express or remote
syslog for Enterprise) there is no guarantee of the timing of the features being activated or
deactivated when the license changes.
• In the iDRAC Web interface, when the System Inventory page is accessed for the first time, it
takes up to two minutes for the inventory data to be collected. After the data collection is
complete, refresh the page to display the inventory data.
• Make sure to synchronize the iDRAC time with the management station’s time to avoid
certificate related issues. If the time is not synchronized, issues such as server certificate
expiration may be seen. If this occurs, re-synchronize iDRAC time with the management
station’s time and reboot iDRAC.
• On a Linux system, if you click on a menu item and it remains open, the <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <L>
keystroke sent from iDRAC to the host system does not lock the host system. The behavior is
the same as using a local keyboard.
• The default time zone value is US Central Time. To make sure Single Sign-On (SSO) and
Directory Service TFA (smart card) continue to work properly, the iDRAC time zone must match
the time zone where iDRAC is located, assuming Active Directory server's time zone is already
configured to match the Active Directory's location. For example, if Active Directory server is
located at US Eastern time zone and iDRAC is located at US Pacific time zone, Active Directory
server has to be configured as US Eastern time zone (this is Active Directory server configuration
and is normally configured), and iDRAC must be configured as US Pacific time zone.
For more information to configure the time zone, see the iDRAC7 User's Guide.
• If the management station is using MAC operating system, it takes more time to launch the
Virtual Console due to the following DNS search issue:
http://www.eigenspace.org/2011/07/fixing-osx-lion-dns-search-domains/
• From iDRAC7 1.30.30 onwards, if you configure iDRAC using XML Import, the "user password is
changed" messages are seen in the Life Cycle log. An entry is seen for all local user index that
are not configured in XML file and have default values.
• The help page for the backup and restore feature does not provide the correct share name. See
the Web Services Interface Guide available at www.dell.com/support/manuals for the correct
share name.
• Remote Sys Log settings takes effect only if you do the following:
− Enable remote syslog feature
− Specify the server address and port number
− Enable Remote SysLog option on the Alerts page
iDRAC7 - Known Issues
Issue 1
Description
In Chinese locale on Windows operating system, while launching the Virtual Console using Java plug-in,
occasionally you may see a Java compilation error.
Resolution
1. Open the Java control panel.
2. Go to General -> Network Settings.
3. Select Direct Connection and click OK.
Versions/Systems Affected
All iDRAC7 supported Dell PowerEdge systems.