Release Notes

Issue 171960:
Description
Lifecycle Controller firmware is inaccessible after a performing hardware diagnostic and rebooting the
system. This issue is captured in the Lifecycle Controller log.
Resolution
Reboot the system again to start Lifecycle Controller.
Versions
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Systems
Affected
Dell 13th generation of PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8.
Issue 227854:
Description
On certain instances, the communication between iSM and iDRAC fails after enabling or disabling the
USB NIC port.
Resolution
Rebooting iDRAC using the racreset command in the RACADM interface.
Versions
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Systems
Affected
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Dell 13th generation of PowerEdge servers with iDRAC8.
Issue 235870:
Description
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On systems with Emulex NDC, iDRAC may lose connectivity while switching LOMs.
Resolution
Reboot the host operating system or power cycle the chassis to recover.
Versions
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Systems
Affected
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Dell 12th generation and 13th generation of PowerEdge server with Emulex NDC.
Issue 245083:
Description
When Direct-attached storage (DAS) drives are inserted or a copyback operation is started on these
drives, Lifecycle Controller logs and other events such as SNMP alerts, syslogs, or email alerts are not
generated.
Resolution
You can view the information on the drives inserted on the iDRAC interfaces — web interface, RACADM,
and WS-MAN. The copyback operation status is updated in the Lifecycle Controller logs and events are
generated after the operation is completed.
Versions
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Systems
Affected
Dell PowerEdge systems with DAS drives that are directly wired to the controller.
Issue 239254:
Description
On systems with USB 3.0 enabled in BIOS and running Windows Server 2008 R2, the iDRAC virtual USB
NIC device driver does not get loaded automatically.
Resolution
When USB NIC is enabled in iDRAC for the first time, the iDRAC virtual USB NIC device is displayed in the
other devices list in the Windows Device Manager. Select the iDRAC Virtual USB NIC device and manually
install the Microsoft Remote NDIS compatible Device Network Adapter driver.
Versions
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Systems
Affected
All Dell PowerEdge systems with USB 3.0 enabled in BIOS and running Windows Server 2008 R2
operating system on the host server.