Release Notes

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Release Notes

Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration v1.1 for System

Center 2012 Virtual

Machine Manager SP1/R2

Release Type and Definition

Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center

2012 Virtual Machine Manager (SC2012 VMM) enables hardware

configuration, provides a solution to simplify and improve the process of

firmware updates, and hypervisor deployment on Dell servers. This plug-

in uses the remote deployment feature of the Integrated Dell Remote

Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller (LC)

providing a seamless user experience and you can leverage Dell’s value

additions through Microsoft System Center consoles to manage virtualized

environments.

Version 1.1 Rev. A00

Release Date: Aug 2015

Previous Version: 1.0.1 Rev.

A00

Importance

RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends the customer review specifics about

the update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains

changes that impact only certain configurations, or provides new features

that may/may not apply to your environment.

Platform(s) Affected

•

, 12

and 13

generation of Dell PowerEdge servers

What is Supported

This release supports the 11

, 12

, and 13

generation of Dell

PowerEdge servers.

What’s New

With DLCI for SC2012 VMM, you can do the following:

• Firmware update of 11th, 12th and 13th generation of Dell PowerEdge

Summary of content (7 pages)

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Release Notes Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration v1.1 for System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager SP1/R2 Release Type and Definition Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (SC2012 VMM) enables hardware configuration, provides a solution to simplify and improve the process of firmware updates, and hypervisor deployment on Dell servers.
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servers using repositories created using - Dell online ftp. - Dell Repository Manager. - Local FTP server hosting a replica of Dell online ftp. • Synchronization of the hosts with SC2012 VMM. • Create Dell Repository Manager repositories using the Export-ed inventory. • Dependency on Dell Connections License Manager is removed. Fixes - This release contains fixes for CVE-2014-7169 and CVE-2014-6271.
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support.microsoft.com/kb/2785682. Do this update irrespective of the version of the update rollup that is installed. Versions Affected: • SC2012 VMM 2012 Admin Console R2 • SC2012 VMM 2012 Admin Console SP1 32421: Few read-only attributes of a target server are not set as read only in hardware profile. Workaround: Edit only the applicable BIOS attributes. For more information, see the reference server's BIOS settings.
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to iDRAC documentation at dell.com/support/home. Versions Affected: • 11th, 12th and 13th Generation of PowerEdge Servers • SC2012 VMM 2012 R2 Admin Console • SC2012 VMM 2012 SP1 Admin Console Bug 57062: When user presses backspace key to dismiss an error message on the discovery screen, subsequent discovery jobs are not submitted for backend processing. Workaround: Close the current discovery screen, and re-launch the same from the Device Inventory page.
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System requirements for managed systems: PowerEdge Lifecycle Integration Servers Controller Dell Remote Version Access Controller Version 2.10.10.10 2.10.10.10 13th generation 1.4.2.12 1.57.57 12th generation 1.7.5.4 For Modular 11th generation servers: 3.65 For Monolithic servers: 1.98 Model FX2 M1000e VRTX Dell OS Driver Pack Version 14.08.x Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 5.1 14.05.x 5.1 7.4.0.x 5.1 Chassis Firmware Version 1.2 or higher 5.0.1 or higher 2.
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Installation Instructions For an evaluation version of the product, register using the following URL: marketing.dell.com/software-download-DLCISCVMM and download the evaluation version. For a production version, you must purchase the product license and the appropriate per node licenses by contacting a local Dell sales representative. Once you have the necessary licenses, access the following URL and download the product: dell.
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– Enterprise System Management – Remote Enterprise System Management - Serviceability Tools 5. To view the document, click the required product version. NOTE: You can also directly access the documents using the following links: You can access other documents in one of the following ways: From the following links: • For OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/OMConnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement • For all Systems Management documents — dell.