iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller version 2.81.81.81 Release Notes July 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Overview...................................................................................................................... 4 Version....................................................................................................................................................................................4 Chapter 2: Platforms affected...................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 3: What is supported............
1 Overview The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make server administrators more productive and improve the overall availability of Dell servers. iDRAC alerts administrators to server issues, helps them perform remote server management, and reduces the need for physical access to the server. Additionally, iDRAC enables administrators to deploy, monitor, manage, configure, update, and troubleshoot Dell EMC servers from any location without using any agents.
2 Platforms affected ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● PowerEdge C4130 PowerEdge C6300 PowerEdge C6400 PowerEdge C6320 PowerEdge C6320p PowerEdge FC430 PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge FC830 PowerEdge M630 PowerEdge M830 PowerEdge R230 PowerEdge R330 PowerEdge R430 PowerEdge R530 PowerEdge R530xd PowerEdge R630 PowerEdge R730 PowerEdge R730xd PowerEdge R830 PowerEdge R930 PowerEdge T130 PowerEdge T330 PowerEdge T430 PowerEdge T630 Precision Rack 7910 Precision Rack 7910 XL DSS 15
3 What is supported License requirements ● Software licensing has replaced hardware licensing. ● Many features in Lifecycle Controller are licensed. You must install the appropriate license to use these features. For more information, see the iDRAC 2.75.75.75 User's Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
4 New and enhanced features Topics: • iDRAC and LC firmware iDRAC and LC firmware ● Support for enabling or disabling the host header checks and configure an allowed list of host headers.
5 Fixes Topics: • • iDRAC and LC firmware Security iDRAC and LC firmware ● ● ● ● ● 201632: iDRAC login failure using FQDN when IPv6 is enabled. 201634: iDRAC login failure using FQDN when there is mismatch in FQDN and iDRAC DNS name. 201699: Redirection to IP address during iDRAC login with Hostname when IPv4 is enabled. 203106: iDRAC login failure through host OS while OS to iDRAC pass through is set to USB-NIC. 203828: Failure in uploading Putty public key.
6 Important notes 1. Running an OS DUP firmware update for a communication device may not display the rollback information correctly in iDRAC. 2. The following message is displayed when the firmware is updated using remote racadm—"Error: Session is not valid." When this message is displayed, you can use remote RACADM with CIFS/NFS share for the firmware update. 3. For Dell online catalog update, downloads.dell.com only supports https protocol. 4.
21. Fibre channel NIC cards with two or four ports are displayed as a single port card in Lifecycle Controller. However, all ports are updated when a firmware update is performed. 22. The option to enable or disable the disk cache policy for SWRAID controllers is supported only on SWRAID controller driver version 4.1.0-0025 or later. 23. ResetKeys under Action in the SecureBoot resource is available only on systems with supported BIOS. 24.
7 Limitations ● While deleting unapplied jobs through remote RACADM interface, because of a session timeout you may see an error message "Error: Session is not valid." To delete these jobs, use SSH (firmware RACADM). ● While deleting unapplied jobs through local RACADM interface, because of a session timeout you may see an error message "Error: Unable to perform requested operation." To delete these jobs, use SSH (firmware RACADM). ● Systems with iDRAC firmware version 2.65.65.
● Windows operating systems support both the manual and unattended installation features. However, Lifecycle Controller supports the unattended installation feature for Windows and RHEL-7 operating systems only. ● VLAN Configuration is not supported on all vendor FC cards and the following Emulex cards.
● When using Internet Explorer or Google Chrome to access the HTML5 virtual console from a Windows operating system, the floating menu at the top of the window may not be displayed.
8 Known issues Topics: • • • • • • • Unable to access iDRAC with longer Host name Unable to access iDRAC using Host IP Unable to access iDRAC using short FQDN Unable to access iDRAC using FQDN Expand operations failing iDRAC inaccessible using FQDN name after DNS configurations change Login denied in Virtual Console Unable to access iDRAC with longer Host name Description If the Host name exceeds 50-character limit, iDRAC may become inaccessible.
Expand operations failing Description Frequent requests with expand operation in Redfish generates multiple core files that may internally cause the URI to return 400 Bad Request or 500 Internal Server error response. Workaround N/A Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
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 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 Resources and support For more information about the features of this release, see the documentation for iDRAC 2.70.70.70. Latest Release Notes To access the latest Release Notes for this version of iDRAC: 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to www.dell.com/idracmanuals. Click the link for the generation and then click the firmware series of iDRAC. Click DOCUMENTATION. Click MANUALS AND DOCUMENTS. Accessing documents using the product search 1. Go to https://www.dell.com/support. 2.
12 Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC 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 EMC for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see https://www.dell.com/contactdell. If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or the product catalog.
