Owner's Manual

• On Windows PE 3.0, when you run the syscfg command to list all available options, if you press
CTR + C before the command fully executes, an error message is displayed. Click OK. You can
ignore the message.
• The option for "powerctl," which is "softshutdown," does not work on Windows PE.
• The "--solbitrate" option in "solcfgparams" and the "--mgscommbitrate" option in
"serialcfgparams" accept a baud rate of 57600, but tools such as "ipmish" and "solproxy" do not
function at that baud rate for PowerEdge systems.
• On PowerEdge 1950, 2950 and PowerVault NX 1950 systems with internal USB, BIOS setting
configuration for internal USB Port is possible only if User Accessible/external (UA) USB ports are
set to "All Ports On." If UA USB ports are not set to "All Ports On" and if you try to configure the
BIOS setting for the internal USB port using SYSCFG, the configuration will appear to be
successful but the changes will not take effect after the next reboot. If UA USB ports settings are
changed from "All Ports On" to "All Ports Off" or "Only Back Ports On," the USB port will be
automatically to "Off" during the next reboot.
• The legacy attribute values enable and disable are also supported for 12G systems for backward
compatibility. In future releases, these arguments might be deprecated. Try to use the values
shown in help message for BIOS options for 12G server.
• DTK 4.4 does not boot on Dell PowerEdge T100. PowerEdge T100 has a BIOS version that is
incompatible with the current HAPI drivers.
RAIDCFG Issues
• You can assign up to 10 Global hot spares using Raidcfg. Use the Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator Storage Management for assigning more than 10 Global hot spares.
• Raidcfg does not support Non RAID (Volume) mode on s100/s300/S110 controller.
• S300 controller CachePolicy setting is "Not Applicable". Hence VD created with different
cachepolicy settings from OROM utility will be displayed as "Not Applicable".
• On Dell PERC H310 controllers, conversion of a RAID Capable Disk to Non-RAID disk and vice
versa is not supported using raidcfg.
RACADM Issues
• If you use virtual media to boot into Windows PE, executing certain RACADM commands may
cause Windows PE to crash.
• After generating the rac configuration file using the "racadm getconfig -f <file_name>" command,
comment out the following properties in the configuration file before you update a configuration
using the "racadm config -f <file_name>" command:
o #cfgRacTuneCtrlEConfigDisable=0
o #cfgRacTuneLocalConfigDisable=0
• VLAN objects (cfgNicVLanEnable, cfgNicVLanId, and cfgNicVLanPriority) displayed using the
local RACADM command "racadm getconfig -g cfgLanNetworking" or VLAN objects generated in
the configuration file using the local RACADM command "racadm getconfig -f <file name>" do
not contain the leading "#" symbol, which indicates that they are read-only.
Windows PE Issues
• Running partcfg.bat may fail when virtual media is enabled. For the hard disk, partcfg.bat uses the
driver letter "c:". When virtual media is enabled, sometimes, the virtual device gets assigned with
the drive letter "c:" And, partcfg.bat execution fails. To run partcfg.bat successfully, either disable
the virtual media or use the diskpart command to assign a free driver letter for partcfg.bat.
• Windows PE 3.0 and 4.0 for 64-bit do not support racadm.exe for DRAC 4.
Installation Prerequisites