Release Notes

Supported Web Browsers for iDRAC8
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 9
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
 Safari version 6.0
 Safari version 7.0
 Mozilla Firefox version 29
 Mozilla Firefox version 30
 Google Chrome version 33
 Google Chrome version 34
What’s New
iDRAC8
 Set user passwords and BIOS passwords using one way hash format for improved security.
 Optimize system performance and power consumption by modifying the thermal settings.
 Update iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller firmware using a single firmware image.
 Update device firmware using TFTP or HTTP.
 Out-of-band monitor and alert the performance index of CPU, memory, and I/O modules.
 Configure warning threshold for inlet Temperature.
 Configure persistence policy for virtual addresses, initiator, and storage targets.
 View network interfaces available on host operating systems.
 Enable SNMPv3 authentication for a user to receive SNMP traps.
 Configure the SNMPv3 trap format.
 Set the warning threshold for power consumption.
 Remotely configure storage devices attached to the system at run-time.
 Perform the following operations for storage devices:
o Physical disks: Assign or unassign physical disk as a global hot spare.
o Virtual disks:
 Create virtual disks.
 Edit virtual disks cache policies.
 Check virtual disk consistency.
 Initialize virtual disks.
 Encrypt virtual disks.
 Assign or unassign dedicated hot spare.
 Delete virtual disks.
o Controllers:
 Configure controller properties.
 Import or auto-import foreign configuration.
 Clear foreign configuration.
 Reset controller configuration.
 Create or change security keys.