Release Notes

Issue 258250:
Description
You may notice the following issues on the Dell 12th generation of PowerEdge servers with iDRAC connected to the
dedicated network port, if the Evaluation license has expired or after deleting the Enterprise license:
 iDRAC web interface fails to switch the NIC Selection option from Dedicated to Shared (default)
 the system is inaccessible from remote RACADM and SSH to make changes
 the system is blocked
Resolution
 Before deleting the license, change the Network Selection option from Dedicated to Shared. To access the
Network Selection option, on the iDRAC web interface, click iDRAC Settings-> Network-> NIC
Selection.
 In case the license has expired, perform one of the following steps:
o Reboot the server, press F2 during POST, and set the Network Selection option to Shared.
o Install the local RACADM tool in the host server and execute the following commands to switch the
network selection to LOM:
To set to LOM1 — racadm set idrac.nic.selection 2
To get NIC selection — racadm get idrac.nic.selection.
For help on the command, type racadm help idrac.nic.selection
Versions/Systems Affected
All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC7.
Issue 253227:
Description
Occasionally, after changing NIC Selection, you may not be able to set NIC Failover.
Resolution
Reboot iDRAC or perform an AC power cycle to clear the issue.
Versions/ Systems Affected
All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8 2.21.21.21
Issue 262334:
Description
While configuring the iSCSI parameters on any Emulex adapter using an XML import and with IO Identity
Optimization set to enabled, the configuration of the FirstTgtIscsiName attribute fails if the length of the configured
strings is greater than 152 characters.
Resolution
Disable IO Identity Optimization and run the same job or ensure that the length of the string for the FirstTgtIscsiName
is less than 152 characters.
Versions/Systems Affected
All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8 and Emulex adapters supporting iSCSI.
Issue 268731:
Description
The Network Devices page on the iDRAC web interface and the get NIC.IscsiInitParams command in the
RACADM interface does not list the iSCSI parameters for the QLogic 82xx adapters with iSCSI enabled.
Resolution
Use WS-MAN enumeration to view the iSCSI paramters for the QLogic 82xx adapter with iSCSI enabled.
Versions/Systems Affected
All 12th generation Dell PowerEdge system with iDRAC7 and QLogic 82xx with iSCSI enabled.