Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) Version 1.20.20 and Lifecycle Controller 2 Remote Services (LC2-RS) Version 1.0.
This readme contains information for both iDRAC7 and LC2-RS. iDRAC7 is a systems management hardware and software solution that provides remote management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control functions for Dell PowerEdge systems. LC2-RS provides advanced embedded systems management and is delivered as part of iDRAC7. LC2-RS enables remote systems management in a one-to-many method.
ESX/ESXi 4.1 Update 2 Flash, Classic, and HDD ESXi 5.0 Patch 01 Flash XenServer 6.0 Supported Web Browsers for iDRAC7 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows XP 32-bit SP3, and Windows Vista(R) SP2 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 for Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows XP 32-bit SP3, Windows 7, and Windows Vista SP2.
. 5. 6. 7. Go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > iDRAC Firmware Update. The Firmware - Upload / Rollback (Step 1 of 3) page is displayed. Click Browse, select the d7 firmware image file that you extracted (step 1), and click Upload. Wait for the upload to complete. After the upload is completed, the existing and the new firmware version numbers are displayed. Click Update. After the update is completed, iDRAC7 restarts automatically.
Sample WinRM Command (Enumeration Operation): winrm e cimv2/DCIM_SystemView?__cimnamespace=root/dcim -u:[idrac user] -p:[idrac password] -r:https://[idrac ip adddress]/wsman -encoding:utf-8 -a:basic -SkipCNcheck -SkipCAcheck -format:Pretty Note: Lifecycle Controller uses a self-signed certificate for HTTPS (SSL) communication.
For iDRAC7 Enterprise, when the Virtual Console is disabled and Virtual Media is disabled and/or detached, the console port (default: 5900) remains open. For iDRAC7 Express (no Virtual Console or Virtual Media) the console port is open. If auto-negotiation is enabled while setting iDRAC7 network, 1 Gbps is not supported and you cannot manually select it. A USB device mounted through Virtual Media in floppy emulation mode for a Linux operating system shows as a removable volume.
iDRAC7 - Limitations If floppy emulation is enabled when a bootable USB key is mounted as a Virtual Media from the Virtual Console and if you try to delete any file from the mounted USB key (floppy), the blue screen appears immediately. Web server session time-out is not exact. It is either 10% more or 15 seconds more, whichever is greater.
Issue 2 Description Known iDRAC7 IPv6 limitations: Email alerts are not sent if the iDRAC7 DNS Domain Name is not specified when using IPv6. Network File Share (NFS) mounting does not work with IPv6. This applies to features such as connecting a remote file share or exporting the Lifecycle Controller log to a network shared location. Firefox versions 4.x, 6.x, and 7.x may prevent the iDRAC7 Web interface from opening when using IPv6. For more information see: https://bugzilla.mozilla.
Issue 4 Description On Windows operating system, to add a folder as an image using the Virtual Media, the Desktop directory must be in the HOMEPATH directory. The HOMEPATH directory may vary depending on the Windows installation, but the images created from the Add Folder as Image operation always reside in the %HOMEDRIVE%\%HOMEPATH%\Desktop directory. The HOMEDRIVE must be set to C drive. Otherwise, the operation fails. Versions/Systems Affected All iDRAC7 supported Dell PowerEdge systems.
Issue 7 Description In some scenarios, typically for state change events occurring within a span of few seconds, the sequence of events reported in the Lifecycle Log (or corresponding SNMP traps) for storage devices may not exactly match the sequence in which they occurred. Resolution The current state or attribute of the storage device can be checked in any of the iDRAC7 interfaces (example, iDRAC7 Web interface, RACADM and so on).
Issue 10 Description Logging in to iDRAC7 Web interface fails with the error message 'RAC0218: The maximum number of user sessions is reached'. When the temporary folder used by iDRAC7 components is full, it is possible that authentication fails and this error is displayed. Resolution Power cycle iDRAC7 to clear the temporary space. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC7.
Issue 13 Description When you log in to iDRAC7 Web interface using Internet Explorer 9.x, few pages are not shown properly. This is a known issue with Internet Explorer. Resolution 1. Press F12. The Internet Explorer 9 Debug window is displayed. 2. Select Document Mode > Internet Explorer 7. The browser refreshes and the iDRAC7 Login page is displayed. 3. Close the Internet Explorer 9 debug window. 4. Close all open Internet Explorer windows. 5. Open Internet Explorer and log in to iDRAC7.
Issue 16 Description The Front Panel page in the iDRAC7 Web interface and the physical LCD on the server front panel may display IPv6 address as undefined even if IPv6 was enabled. Resolution Perform one of the following to view the IPv6 address: Wait for the IPV6 DHCP6 server to respond and display the IPv6 address. or In the iDRAC7 Web interface, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > Properties. Under the Current IPv6 Settings section, see Link Local Address, which is the IPv6 address.
Issue 19 Description While deploying Windows 2008 R2 SP1 from Lifecycle Controller GUI > OS Deployment, installation terminates with the following error: There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive \Device\Harddisk0\DR0. This issue may occur due to any of the following reasons Virtual Media is in the attached state with no media mapped. Virtual Media is in the auto attached state with media mapped.
Issue 22 Description When virtual world wide name and virtual world wide port name attributes on a NIC partition are set using the WS-MAN interface, the new values are not updated in the iDRAC7 Web interface or when racadm getsysinfo is run. Resolution Use WS-MAN interface to obtain the updated values for those attributes. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC7.
Issue 25 Description If a NIC card, with partitioning enabled, is replaced with a similar type of card, without partitioning enabled, the configurations from the previous card are not applied to the new card. Resolution After the previous card is replaced with a new card and the system is powered on, go to Option ROM (CTRL-R) and enable partitioning. Save, exit, and reboot the system. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC7.
Issue 28 Description When video player is launched it launches both playback control window and playback window. On Linux RHEL6.0 work station, if playback window lost focus then user cannot switch back by using mouse. It is not an issue on Microsoft Windows workstations. Resolution This is an issue with the RHEL 6.0 version of Linux. Close the playback control window by selecting 'x' and select playback program on task bar using mouse to bring up playback window.
• PS1 = Good • PS2 = Critical Resolution: See the power supplies status in the OpenManage Server Administrator Web interface. It displays the correct status: • PS1 = Good • PS2 = Absent Versions/Systems Affected Dell PowerEdge R420 LC2-RS – Notes Auto Discovery messages are now recorded in the Lifecycle Log. Driver Pack updates no longer require a reboot. The „Automated Task Engine‟ screen now displays scheduled jobs with a „Running‟ status unlike previous versions.
LC2-RS - Open Issues and Resolutions Issue 1 Description When the status of the DUP update is checked using the WS-MAN query for the job InstanceID of the DCIM_LifecycleJob, the 'Percentage Complete' parameter value displays 'NA' even though the job is in-progress or complete. Versions/Systems Affected All LC2-RS supported Dell PowerEdge systems. Issue 2 Description After running a BIOS or NIC job, if you pause (by pressing Pause key on keyboard) during POST and run another BIOS or NIC job, it fails.
Issue 4 Description When two PSUs of same wattage and make are replaced and Part Replacement (Allow Version Upgrade only or Match firmware of replacement part option) feature is enabled, during platform update, the following behavior is observed: After the first PSU firmware update is complete, the Lifecycle log shows that both the PSUs are updated even though the firmware update for the second PSU is in progress. After the second PSU firmware update is complete, the Lifecycle log is not updated again.
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