Release Notes

• In the iDRAC Configuration Wizard, there is no a selection for auto-attached on the Virtual
Media Configuration page.
• During an UEFI based SLES 10 and SLES 11 installation, make sure that no additional USB or block
storage devices are connected to the system. If there are one or more USB or block storage
devices plugged into the system, the auto loading of drivers from the embedded storage fails.
This fails because the current implementation of SLES installer reads only from one USB or block
storage device.
• If an invalid SD card is attached to the system, the values shown for “Health” and “Available
Space” options are not applicable.
• An “Invalid Update Package” error message is displayed, when
− the folder containing the Update Package is not accessible.
− the Update Package is not present on the USB mass storage device.
− name of the Update Package is incorrect.
• Only Windows operating system can be deployed on systems with software RAID controller.
• Using Platform Update, you cannot update components such as Complex Programmable Logic
Device, Backplane, and Physical Disk. However, the View Current Versions table displays these
components.
• The SATA drives and their firmware version are not displayed on the View Current Versions
page of Platform Update. To view the SATA drives and their firmware information, use
OpenManage Server Administrator or OpenManage Storage Services.
• The PCIe SSD drives and their firmware versions are not displayed on the View Current Versions
page of Platform Update.
• Collect System Inventory On Reboot (CSIOR) must to be run before enum is successful.
iDRAC7 - Installation
Prerequisites
Before you update iDRAC7 firmware using local RACADM or the Dell Update Package, perform the
following procedures. Otherwise, the firmware update operation may fail.
1. Install and enable the appropriate IPMI and managed node drivers.
2. If your system is running a Windows operating system, enable and start the Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI) service.
3. If you are using iDRAC7 Enterprise and your system is running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 10)
for Intel EM64T, start the Raw service.
4. Disconnect and unmount Virtual Media.
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.
• From the management station, remotely update the firmware using the iDRAC7 Web interface:
1. Extract the firmware image self-extracting file to the management station.
2. Open the iDRAC7 Web interface using a supported Web browser.
3. Log in as administrator.
4. Go to Overview -> iDRAC Settings -> Update and Rollback -> Update. The Firmware Update
page is displayed.
5. Click Browse, select the .d7 firmware image file that you extracted (step 1), or the Dell Update
Package (DUP) for Windows, and click Upload.
6. Wait for the upload to complete. After the upload is completed, the Update Details section displays
the firmware file uploaded to iDRAC and the status.