iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller Version 3.00.00.
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Contents 1 Overview..................................................................................................................................... 4 Version.................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2 Platforms affected....................................................................................................................... 5 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 C6420 PowerEdge R640 PowerEdge R740 PowerEdge R940 PowerEdge R740xd Dell Precision Rack R7920 Platforms affected 5
3 What is supported License requirements iDRAC features are available based on the purchased license. • • iDRAC Express — Available by default on all blade servers, and rack or tower servers of 600 or higher series. iDRAC Enterprise — Available on all servers. For information on the features available for a license, see the Managing Licenses section in the iDRAC User's Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
VMware vSphere 2016 GUI and CLI Citrix XenServer 7.1 GUI and CLI CentOS 6.9** GUI and CLI CentOS 7.4** GUI and CLI Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS GUI and CLI Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS GUI and CLI Debian Wheezy 7.9 or later stable release GUI and CLI Debian Jessie 8.3 or later stable release GUI and CLI ** iDRAC Service Module (iSM) can be installed on CentOS. Dell provides only limited support for CentOS. For more information or support on CentOS, contact the CentOS community.
4 What's new Authentication • Default password is randomly generated and printed on the system information tag, unless the legacy password (calvin) was selected while ordering the system. Default password for PowerEdge C6420 is calvin. BIOS/UEFI • • • Added BIOS configuration feature using iDRAC GUI. Added support for the UEFI 2.5 network and firmware management protocols. Added certificate management for secure UEFI boot.
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. Added security banner for GUI login page. Storage and PERC • • • Added support to perform disk erase (secure and non-secure disks) in the Retire and Re-purpose feature. Expanded storage functions through iDRAC.
5 Fixes N/A This release supports the 14th-generation of Dell EMC servers and is not backward-compatible with any prior generations.
6 Important notes 1. 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: support.microsoft.com/kb/3140245 2. The drivers exposed by LC are present in a read-only drive labeled OEMDRV and the drive is active for 18 hours. During this period: • • You cannot update any DUP. LC cannot involve CSIOR.
7 Limitations • • • • • • • • • • • • • • After an iDRAC reset or firmware update operation, the ServerPoweredOnTime (a property in RACADM and WSMan) may not be populated until the host server is restarted. Sometimes, when using WSMan, an Internal SSL Error is reported and the WSMan command fails. If this happens, retry the command. Due to known limitations in OpenSource (SFCB), query filtering with long integers and lengthy strings may not work as expected.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • While viewing the current hardware inventory, some properties related to devices installed in PowerEdge VRTX system are not displayed. LC can import and view an iDRAC license but cannot export or delete the iDRAC license. The iDRAC license can be deleted from iDRAC GUI. The ISCSI offload attribute can be enabled only on two of the four available ports.
• • • • • • When setting the iDRAC Service Module (ISM) monitoring attributes from the GUI, if the BIOS watchdog timer is enabled, an error may be displayed but the attributes are set. To avoid the error, disable the BIOS watchdog timer or disable the ISM Auto System Recovery and then apply the attributes. Any changes to the network settings in iDRAC take effect after 30 seconds. Any automation or user verification needs to wait for 30 seconds before verifying the new settings.
8 Known Issues — To be fixed in future releases 1. Description Smash CLP support: • • The SMCLP Delete SEL Record operation is not supported. The SMCLP User Privilege Enable option is not supported. Resolution N/A Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Dell tracking: 55929; 55935 2.
While creating a vFlash partition from an image using iDRAC GUI, you may be able to attach files with invalid extension if the file type is selected as 'All Files' in the file browser. However, the emulation on the OS fails. Resolution When creating a vFlash partition from image in iDRAC GUI, default file type is set in the file browser based on the emulation type. Do not change the file type to 'All Files'. If changing the file type for any reason, always choose files with .
To change the Primary PSU value, ensure that HotSpare is enabled. Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Dell tracking: 63313 13. Description When NVMe drives are set to RAID mode, storage configuration page error message is incomplete. Resolution The current message is generic for all SSDs. NVMe-specific message text will be updated in a future release. For more details, see the iDRAC integrated help. Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release.
19. Description Redundant path is shown as not being present even when one of the cable is reinserted from multi-path scenario. Resolution Restart iDRAC to display the correct status. Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Dell tracking: 61154 20. Description BGI, which is automatically started after RLM, is not logged in Lifecycle log. Resolution N/A Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Dell tracking: 61427 21.
Configuration result details may not be displayed in the OMM (OpenManage Mobile) application. Resolution Restart QuickSync connection. Version/Systems affected: All systems that support QuickSync 2. Dell tracking: 64138 27. Description If iDRAC to OS pass-through is disabled, SupportAssist registration may display error messages. Resolution Enable OS to iDRAC pass-through in iDRAC GUI. To enable the setting, go to iDRAC Settings > Connectivity > OS to iDRAC Pass-through.
Resolution Restart the iDRAC to display the PCIe SSDs in the Enclosure view. Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Dell tracking: 64010 33. Description Using Lifecycle Controller, if you try to update firmware (except driver pack, ISM, OS collector, diagnostic DUPs) and the firmware partition is full, the following warning message is displayed: Insufficient space to store the firmware images. Deleting all rollback firmware images.
Dell tracking: 64888 38. Description When NVMe SSDs are in RAID mode, some drives may not be displayed in the Slot summary section on the Enclosure page. Resolution • • Reinsert the drives that are not displayed. Use the Physical Disk page on the iDRAC web interface (Storage > Overview > Physical Disks) to see the details of drives and the slot information. Version/Systems affected: PowerEdge R640 Dell tracking: 64821 39.
• Reset iDRAC by one of the following methods: • • Using RACADM: racadm racreset soft Using iDRAC web interface: Maintenance > Diagnostics > Reset iDRAC Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Dell tracking: 65190 44.
Value displayed Mapped value 8 Non-RAID 9 Missing State Value displayed Mapped value 0 Unknown 1 Ready 2 Degraded 3 Failed Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Dell tracking: 64710 45. Description When configuring email alerts from Group Manager, you can only provide IPv4 or IPv6 address for SMTP email server address field. If you provide FQDNs, the group job still proceeds and completes, but the SMTP email server address attribute is not configured.
Dell tracking: 64804 50. Description When SOL session is connected to RHEL 7.3 OS for a long time (>72 hours), you may get a message NO SIGNAL and may be unable to access the virtual console and local video display. Resolution Power cycle the system to restore access to these features. This is a known issue with RHEL 7.3. For more information, see RHEL documentation. Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Dell tracking: 62836 51.
For creating BIOS configuration job in Redfish interface, required privileges are Login + SystemControl + Configure, while other interfaces like RACADM and WSMan work with privileges Login + SystemControl. Redfish uses additional privilege Configure that is not required. Resolution N/A Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Dell tracking: 63343 3. Description OEM URI /Redfish/v1/Managers//Attributes, can be used for configuring users.
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. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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 Accessing documents from Dell Support site Latest Release Notes To access the latest Release Notes for this version of iDRAC: 1. Go to www.dell.com/idracmanuals. 2. Click the link for this version of iDRAC. 3. Click Manuals & documents. Using direct links You can directly access the documents using the following links: Table 1. Direct links for documents URL Product www.dell.com/idracmanuals iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller www.dell.com/cmcmanuals Chassis Management Controller (CMC) www.dell.
12 Contacting Dell EMC NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC 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 EMC for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see www.dell.com/ contactdell.
