Release Notes

Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter version 1.7 Release Notes

The solution to this issue is to use a server with an up to date BIOS as a reference

server for a hardware profile.

Note: Servers being used for deployment should also have updated BIOS. If deployment

tries to apply settings to a server with problematic BIOS, deployment fails. Currently

the BIOS version is not checked for compliance, but it is displayed on the server

compliance page. Warnings are displayed on the hardware profile reference server and

BIOS settings pages, as well as when they select a deployment template with an

affected hardware profile during deployment.

To resolve this issue, use one of the BIOS versions in Tables 1 and 2 on pages 4 and 5.

Open issues and resolutions

The following section lists the open issues and resolutions with the Dell Management Plug-in for

VMware vCenter 1.7:

Issue 1: Using Dell Management Plug-in to update an Intel Network card with the firmware version of

13.5.2 is not supported.

Description: There is a known issue with Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers and some Intel

Network cards with the firmware version of 13.5.2. Updating some models of Intel network cards at

this version of firmware fails when the firmware update is applied using the Lifecycle Controller.

Resolution/Workaround: Customers with this version of firmware must update the network driver

software using an operating system. If the Intel Network card has a version of firmware other than

13.5.2, you can update using Dell Management Plug-in. For more information, see

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/b/techcenter/archive/2013/03/20/intel-network-

controller-card-with-v13-5-2-firmware-cannot-be-upgraded-using-lifecycle-controller-to-v13-5-6.aspx

Note: When using the one-to-many firmware update, avoid selecting Intel network adapters that are at

version 13.5.2, as this will fail and stop the update task from updating remaining servers.

Version Affected: All

Issue 2: Using the Dell Management Plug-in to upgrade a Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gigabit Ethernet

adapter (BCM57712) from firmware version of 6.2.x or less, or downgrade to a firmware version of

6.2.x or less is not supported.

Resolution/Workaround: There is a known issue with the Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gigabit Ethernet

adapter (BCM57712) where updating the adapter from firmware version of 6.2.x or less, or downgrade

to a firmware version of 6.2.x or less fails when the update is applied using the Lifecycle Controller.

When attempting to perform this update using the Dell Management Plug-in, the update may

incorrectly show that it completed successfully; however, the firmware update will have failed and

remain at the previous level. One way to successfully update the adapter software for the Broadcom

NetXtreme II 10Gigabit Ethernet adapter (BCM57712) is for customers to update the adapter firmware

from an operating system.