Release Notes

Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter version 1.7 Release Notes
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Version Affected: All
Issue 7: Run inventory job prior to initiating firmware updates.
Description: When conducting firmware updates on Dell PowerEdge 12
th
generation servers, update
jobs may have been scheduled for components that were not updatable using the Lifecycle Controller,
and thus are not updatable from within the Dell Management Plug-in.
Resolution/Workaround: Dell recommends that you run an inventory job after upgrading to this
version, and prior to initiating firmware updates.
Version Affected: All
Issue 8: The PCI Slots overview may show a total of zero slots for Dell PowerEdge 12
th
generation blade servers deployed to a VRTX chassis.
Description: Under the Dell Server Management Tab, Hardware Inventory Information, PCI
Slots section, the PCI Slots Total may incorrectly display a value of zero on Dell PowerEdge
12
th
generation servers inside a VRTX chassis. This is due to a defect, which is in recent
versions of the BIOS. This BIOS defect will be addressed in a future BIOS release.
Resolution/Workaround: None.
Version Affected: All
Issue 9: The NIC connection status is not reflected correctly on Dell PowerEdge 12
th
generation servers.
Description: Under the Dell Server Management Tab, Hardware Inventory
Information, NICs section, the Network Interface Cards may incorrectly display a
connected status of NO on Dell PowerEdge 12
th
generation servers. This is due to a
defect, which is in recent versions of the Lifecycle Controller firmware. This Lifecycle
Controller defect will be addressed in a future Lifecycle Controller firmware release.
Resolution/Workaround: None.
Version Affected: All
Issue 10: Navigating away from a firmware update by selecting another host in the
datacenter tree causes the update to fail.
Description: Navigating away from the firmware update page by selecting another host in the
datacenter tree causes the update to fail. The update fails by not entering Maintenance mode and the