Release Notes

What’s New
iDRAC7 defect fixes - See the iDRAC7 Fixes section for details.
iDRAC7 – Fixes
• When using iDRAC dedicated network port, if auto-negotiation time-out occurs, the iDRAC
forces the network interface to 100Mbps full duplex.
• Intermittent connection issues with iDRAC shared LOM network port.
• In M1000e chassis, if QuickDeploy feature is enabled, the iDRAC IP address was intermittently
not working from CMC.
• iDRAC is not redirecting HTTP port connections to HTTPS port.
• iDRAC responsiveness issues observed with hardware inventory and Lifecycle log display
commands.
• Firmware update process for backplane is not successful.
• Hardware inventory command output does not display a few components for fully populated
systems.
• iDRAC performance issues observed during stress conditions with web interface, WSMAN, or
RACADM commands.
iDRAC7 - Important Notes
• After an iDRAC7 firmware update, a few of the iDRAC7 Web interface panels or navigation menu
items may contain incorrect or invalid entries. To resolve this, clear the browser cache(s) after
updating the iDRAC7 firmware.
• License Requirements:
− Software licensing has replaced hardware licensing. For more information, see, the Dell License
Manager User's Guide
.
− Lifecycle Controller features such as Auto Discovery and vFlash are now licensed. Install the correct
licenses for Lifecycle Controller Remote Services to work properly.
• Only if there is one or more network interface cards (NDC or LOM) present on the managed
system,
Network Devices appears under Overview -> Hardware section in the iDRAC7 Web
interface.
• For the Virtual Console and Virtual Media to function properly, iDRAC7 Web URL must be added
to the Local Intranet site list and the security level for the Local Intranet zone should be set to
Medium-Low. In addition, if Virtual Console and Virtual Media are configured to use Java plug-in,
then disable the Enhanced Security Mode in Internet Explorer. If this is not possible, then in
iDRAC7, configure Virtual Console to use the ActiveX plug-in.
• If the instant messenger is launched in the Virtual Console viewer with ActiveX native plug-in
and another application is started (example Notepad, WordPad, and so on) without minimizing
the Virtual Console, the instant messenger box also pops-up on other applications. This does
not happen with Java plug-in.
• When a system is in POST, it is not possible to attach a vFlash partition as the first boot device.
• Virtual Console Viewer from iDRAC7 Web interface terminates when the managed system is
restarted.
• A pop-up message is not displayed to confirm if test emails are successfully sent or not.
• For iDRAC7 Enterprise, when the Virtual Console is disabled and Virtual Media is disabled and/or
detached, the console port (default: 5900) remains open. For iDRAC7 Express (no Virtual Console
or Virtual Media) the console port is open.
• If auto-negotiation is enabled while setting iDRAC7 network, 1 Gbps is not supported and you
cannot manually select it.