Lifecycle Controller Version 1.6.
Release Type and Definition Lifecycle Controller An out-of-band mechanism for configuring the platform, applying firmware updates, saving a system inventory, or deploying an operating system, either by using a GUI or a remote scripting language. Version Lifecycle Controller version 1.6.5 Release Date: April 2014 Previous Version Lifecycle Controller version 1.6.0 Importance RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle.
What’s New The highlight of this release is: • Added support for GoDaddy signature update. Fixes Lifecycle Controller boot issue with Brocade (BR815) firmware. Important Notes The drivers exposed by Lifecycle Controller are present in a read-only drive, labeled as OEMDRV, which are active for 18 hours. During this period: • Lifecycle Controller, drivers, or hardware diagnostics cannot be updated using a DUP. • Lifecycle Controller cannot invoke Collect System Inventory On Reboot (CSIOR).
Resolution Make sure that only one iDRAC virtual console is open during Export or Import operation. Versions/Systems Affected Lifecycle Controller version 1.6.5 Issue 4 Description On Broadcom CNA cards, the following combinations of iSCSI and FCoE mode are not handled across partitions: • If FCoE or iSCSI mode is enabled in Partition 1 and FCoE or iSCSI mode is enabled in Partition 2, the FCoE or iSCSI mode cannot be enabled in partition 3 and 4.
Issue 5 Description When enumeration is performed on multiple devices such as NICs, CNAs, and controllers, the data returned is more than the maximum envelope size. Resolution Increase the envelope size of the client. The recommended envelope size is 1024 kilobytes. Versions Affected Lifecycle Controller version 1.6.5 Issue 6 Description After running several update jobs, some jobs are not executed in some systems.
Installation Prerequisites • • • • Unified Server Configurator-Lifecycle Controller Enabled version 1.6.5. For Blade systems, iDRAC6 version 3.6. For Rack and Tower systems, iDRAC6 version 1.97. Following are the BIOS versions based on the Dell systems: o Dell PowerEdge M910 – 2.7.8 o Dell PowerEdge M915 – 3.0.2 o Dell PowerEdge R715 – 3.0.2 o Dell PowerEdge R815 – 3.0.2 o Dell PowerEdge R910 – 2.7.8 Installation Procedure To use the latest features, upgrade the firmware in the following order: 1. 2. 3.
