Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) with Lifecycle Controller for Dell PowerEdge Servers Version 2.42.110.
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 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.
Platforms affected Supported system for iDRAC8 and LC: • • • DCS 6430 DCS 8430 DSS 7500 What is supported? License requirements Software licensing has replaced hardware licensing. For more information, see the iDRAC8 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. For more information, see the Introduction section in the Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.40.40.
Supported web browsers for iDRAC8 • • • • • • • • • • Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft EDGE Safari version 7.1 Safari version 8.0 Mozilla Firefox version 45 Mozilla Firefox version 46 Google Chrome version 49 Google Chrome version 50 What’s new Authentication N/A BIOS/UEFI N/A Hardware (server/storage platform specific) • • On DSS 7500, added 1100 W HVDC PSU support.
Fixes • On DCS 6430 and DCS 8430, H730 is now recognized in the rear PCIe slot.
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 iDRAC reset or firmware update, the ServerPoweredOnTime (a property in RACADM and WS-MAN) may not be populated until the host server is restarted.
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 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 iDRAC8.
Controller (LC) may fail with one of the following message: - 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. Resolution To resolve this issue, do any of the following: Remove all the installed add-on devices before starting the OS installation.
From the management station, remotely update the firmware using the iDRAC web interface: 1. Extract the firmware image self-extracting file to the management station. 2. Open the iDRAC web interface using a supported web browser. 3. Log in as administrator. 4. Go to Overview -> iDRAC Settings -> Update and Rollback -> Update. The Firmware Update page is displayed. 5. Click Browse, select the .
Accessing documents from Dell Support website To access the documents from Dell Support website: 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to dell.com/support/manuals. In the Choose from all products, click View products. Click Software and Security and then click the required link. To view the document, click the required product version. You can also directly access the documents using the following links: iDRAC and LC documents dell.com/idracmanuals Enterprise System Management dell.
