Release Notes

Versions/Systems Affected
All LC–supported Dell PowerEdge servers.
Issue 7:
Description
On the Dell 12th generation of PowerEdge servers, while deploying the operating system by selecting the UEFI boot
mode, an error message is displayed when you click Finish. This error occurs if you try to connect the optical drive or
virtual media after you launch Lifecycle Controller.
Resolution
Reboot the server and ensure that you connect the optical drive or virtual media before launching Lifecycle Controller.
Versions/Systems Affected
All LC–supported Dell PowerEdge servers.
Issue 8:
Description
If NPAR is enabled, Lifecycle Controller might show unexpected behavior when configuring network settings.
Resolution
Disable the NAPR option and execute the network setting configurations. To disable the NAPR option, go to System
Setup-> Device Setting.
Versions/Systems Affected
All LC–supported Dell PowerEdge servers.
Issue 9:
Description
The process of retrieving IPv6 address from the DHCP server with VLAN connection takes a few minutes.
Resolution
Wait for a few minutes and check the Network Settings page to view the assigned IPv6 address.
Versions/Systems Affected
All LC–supported Dell PowerEdge servers.
LC GUI - Limitations
• Lifecycle Controller supports the following characters for user name and password:
o Alphabets (a-z, A-Z)
o Digits (0-9)
o Special characters (-, _, .)
• While updating iDRAC firmware using a tool other than Lifecycle Controller, Lifecycle Controller
must not be open, or running, because it results in an unknown behavior. Use Lifecycle Controller
after the firmware is successfully updated.
• If the iDRAC firmware update is interrupted for any reason, wait for 30 minutes before attempting
another firmware update.
• Only Windows operating system can be deployed on systems with a software RAID controller.
• Firmware update is supported only for LAN On Motherboards, Network Daughter Cards, and
network adapters from Broadcom, QLogic, and Intel, and some of the QLogic and Emulex fiber
channel cards. For the list of supported fiber channel cards, see Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.20.20.20
User’s Guide.
• After the CPLD firmware is updated on modular servers, on the View Current Versions page, under
Firmware update, the firmware update date is displayed as 2000-01-01, regardless of the actual