Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) and iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller for Dell PowerEdge Servers Version 2.40.40.40 Release Notes December 2016 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Release Notes ..............................................................................................................4 Chapter 2: Platforms affected...................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 3: What is Supported?..................................................................................................... 6 License requirements...............................................................................
1 Release Notes Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) iDRAC is a systems management hardware and software solution that provides remote management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control functions for the Dell PowerEdge systems. Lifecycle Controller (LC-GUI) An out-of-band mechanism for configuring the platform, applying firmware updates, saving or restoring a system backup, or deploying an operating system, either by using a GUI or a remote scripting language.
2 Platforms affected Supported system for iDRAC7, iDRAC8, and LC: 12 th Generation 13 th Generation PowerEdge FM120 PowerEdge T620 PowerEdge C4130 PowerEdge R830 PowerEdge M420 PowerVault NX3200 PowerEdge C6320 PowerEdge R930 PowerEdge M520 PowerVault NX3300 PowerEdge FC430 PowerEdge T130 PowerEdge M620 PowerVault NX400 PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge T330 PowerEdge M820 PowerEdge FC830 PowerEdge T430 PowerEdge R220 PowerEdge FD332 PowerEdge T630 PowerEdge R320 PowerEdge M630 Precision R
3 What is Supported? Topics: • • • License requirements Supported managed server operating systems for iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 Supported web browsers for iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 License requirements Software licensing has replaced hardware licensing. For more information, see the iDRAC 8/7 v2.40.40.40 User's Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals. Many features in Lifecycle Controller are licensed. You must install the appropriate license to use these features.
● VMware ○ vSphere 5.5 U3 ○ vSphere 6.0 U2 ○ vSphere 2016 ● Citrix ○ XenServer 7.0 Supported web browsers for iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft EDGE Safari version 7.1 Safari version 8.
4 What’s new Authentication N/A BIOS/UEFI N/A Hardware (server/storage platform specific) ● Added support of the Amulet card on PowerEdge M830. ● Added support for dual HBA330 on PowerEdge R730xd. iDRAC/LC firmware only ● ● ● ● FIPS 140-2 capable Added support for the Redfish version 1.0.2. Added support for Server Configuration Profile via the Redfish interface.
Scripting (all CLI related items) N/A Security ● By default, support for TLS 1.1 and higher is enabled. You can select TLS 1.0 and higher, TLS 1.1 and higher, or TLS 1.2 only. See Note 2 in the Important Notes section. ● OpenSSL upgrade See Note 3 in the Important Notes section. ● Downgrading CMC firmware using shared update from iDRAC is not allowed when FIPS is enabled in CMC.
5 Fixes ● Fixed mouse attach/detach issue on VNC Viewer. ● Implemented fix for PowerEdge C6320 to show OEM FRU content in ipmitool FRU command. ● Fixed hard drive thermal protection and as a result fan speeds may increase on certain systems.
Storage and PERC N/A Support Assist and parts replacement N/A Updates N/A Fixes 11
6 Important notes Note 1 If you execute multiple jobs for various components and iDRAC DUP is one of the jobs, ensure that iDRAC job is the last job in the queue. Ensure that all other jobs are either in the SCHEDULED or COMPLETED state before you execute the iDRAC job. Note 2 Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7 do not support TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.1. Install the following update to enable TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.1 as a default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows: http://support.microsoft.
7 Known issues ● If you enumerate the enclosure view's WSMAN command on a system while one PSU-cable is removed, the primary status of the enclosure view is reported as Healthy instead of Warning. ● After the iDRAC reset or firmware update, the ServerPoweredOnTime (a property in RACADM and WS-MAN) may not be populated until the host server is restarted. ● On performing warm boots, occasionally a message is displayed by BIOS indicating that there is a KCS failure (error code UEFI0039).
8 Limitations Item 1 Description: On the Dell 13th generation PowerEdge servers, a Clone export of a system with 64 virtual disks does not recreate the virtual disks on the target system. Resolution On Clone or Replace modes of the Configuration XML export, the virtual disk creation operation is set to "CreateAuto" by default. Change the operation to "Create" and specify the physical disks to be used by FQDD to resolve this issue. Versions/Systems affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC7 and iDRAC8.
Versions/Systems affected All Item 5 Description Deployment of the Windows server operating systems (OS) using Lifecycle Controller (LC) may fail with one of the following messages: ● Windows installation cannot continue because a required driver could not be installed. ● Product key required ● Windows cannot find the software license terms. This happens when the Windows setup copies the drivers to the scratch space (X: drive) and the scratch space becomes full.
9 Installation 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 iDRAC web interface: 1.
10 Lifecycle Controller Remote Services - client tools Use the OpenWSMAN CLI client tool to send the WS-MAN commands to Lifecycle Controller. OpenWSMAN CLI OpenWSMAN CLI is an open source Linux WS-MAN client. OpenWSMAN CLI source code and installation details are available at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/openwsman/files/wsmancli Sample OpenWSMAN CLI Command (Enumeration Operation): wsman enumerate http://schemas.dmtf.
11 Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Go to Dell.com/support. 2. Select your support category. 3.
12 Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site Access supporting content related to an array of systems management tools using direct links, going to the Dell EMC support site, or using a search engine. ● Direct links: ○ For Dell EMC Enterprise Systems Management and Dell EMC Remote Enterprise Systems Management—https:// www.dell.com/esmmanuals ○ For Dell EMC Virtualization Solutions—https://www.dell.com/SoftwareManuals ○ For Dell EMC OpenManage—https://www.dell.
