Release Notes

All LC–supported Dell PowerEdge servers.
Issue 7
Description
In the Firmware Rollback – Select Components page, the iDRAC version is displayed as 2.02.01.00
instead of 2.02.01.01.
Resolution
Issue is with the version number that is displayed and this does not affect the functionality. You can
continue with the rollback operation.
Versions/Systems Affected
All LC–supported Dell PowerEdge servers.
Issue 8
Description
Intel I350 Gigabit embedded network firmware cannot be updated using the LC GUI or any other
interfaces using LC-RS.
Resolution
Update the firmware using the Windows (.exe) or Linux (.bin) executable formats.
Versions/Systems Affected
All LC–supported Dell PowerEdge servers.
LC GUI - Limitations
• The following characters are supported for 'User Name' and 'Password':
o Digits (0-9)
o Alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z)
o Hyphen (-)
Note : For 'Domain Name', a period (.) is allowed. For example, 'x123.com'.
• 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 Graphical
User Interface Version 2.00.00.00 For 13th Generation Dell PowerEdge Servers 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 update date. The updated date and time is displayed on the basis of time zone that is
configured on the server.
• Lifecycle Controller does not support firmware update for Intel Ethernet X520 10GBE Dual Port
KX4 Mezz Card.
• Rollback is not supported for CPLD.
• On some modular systems, after a firmware update, the Lifecycle Log displays the date in the
time stamp as 1999-12-31, instead of the date on which Firmware Update was performed.
• Some properties related to devices installed in PowerEdge VRTX system are not displayed while
viewing the current hardware inventory.