Release Notes

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.

Hardware (server/storage platform specific)

• iDRAC Direct USB on the front of the server is now a micro-B slot. For increased security, this port is hardwired to iDRAC.

• Quick Sync 2 replaces Quick Sync Near Field Communication (NFC) with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Wi-Fi. This interface

provides higher throughput and supports iDRAC GUI and Virtual Console access.

• Internal 16 GB vFlash card (optional)

• Bezel with LCD panel (optional).

• Multi-vector cooling for better air-flow cooling of 3

party PCIe cards.

iDRAC/LC firmware

• Improved adding and removing users from iDRAC.

• Added new System Lockdown feature to restrict use of Dell tools to make changes to BIOS, iDRAC, firmware, and so on.

• Added Group Manager. All iDRACs in the same subnet can be grouped together and managed by one master iDRAC of the group.

• Full HTML5 web interface for faster page loading and ease of use.

• Added Power Control and Next Boot options in HTML5 vConsole.

• Export and import Server Configuration Profiles (SCP) from the iDRAC GUI.

• Added support for HTTP/HTTPS file transfers.

Monitoring and alerting

• Streamlined alerts configuration

Networking and I/O

• By default, DHCP is enabled for iDRAC IP address. In previous generations, the default setting was static IP address.

• Added Connection View feature that provides information about the switch and port for iDRAC, LoMs, and Dell supported PCIe cards.

OS deployment

• iDRAC Service Module (iSM) is pre-installed on iDRAC.

Scripting (all CLI related items)

• Added support for Redfish 2016 R1 and R2, a RESTful Application Programming Interface (API), which is standardized by the

Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). It provides a scalable and secure systems management interface.

• Enhanced iDRAC RESTful API support for Server Configuration Profiles with access via local file streaming and via HTTP/S file

transfer.

• Added support for WSMan streaming for Server Configuration Profiles.

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