Release Notes
For options that use text strings such as username, password, hostname, and community string,
using characters such as <space>, "<," ">," "|," "=" on the command line can be misinterpreted by
the command line parser and may cause errors. To avoid such errors, use only alphanumeric
characters.
If you set the username using syscfg username option, Serial Over Lan (SOL) access for the
corresponding user will be enabled by default. You can disable SOL access for a user using
"syscfg solaction --userid=<userid> --action=disable" command.
The legacy attribute values enable and disable are also supported for Dell’s 12
th
generation of
PowerEdge systems for backward compatibility. In future releases these arguments might be
deprecated. Try to use the values displayed in help message for BIOS options for Dell’s 12
th
generation of PowerEdge systems.
RAIDCFG
When creating virtual disks, the chunk (stripe) size is always in KBs. Do not specify any units of measure
for the chunk size.
When providing multiple physical disks for the "create virtual disk" command, do not separate the disks
with spaces. For example, "-ad=1:4, 1:5" causes an error. The correct way to input multiple physical disks is
"-ad=1:4,1:5,1:6" or "-ad=1:4:0,1:5:0,1:6:0".
If you change the controller mode from SCSI to RAID mode, data loss may occur. Back up any data you
require before changing the modes.
RAIDCFG does not support deletion of bootable virtual disk (Boot VD) in preboot environment or on
booting.
Known Issues
Network limitation
On spanning tree-enabled network, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 operating system installation on Dell
Power Edge systems might not be successful due to DHCP client time-out.
Workaround: Add “netwait=90” in the boot loader option of the “suseinst.sh” script.
For example, kernel /linux/linux autoyast=$DT_SUSE_AUTOINST install=$DT_OS_IMG_PATH netwait=90
SYSCFG Issues
In DRAC 5, the --virtualmedia and --vflash options do not work if there is an active virtual media session.
Disconnect the virtual media using the DRAC GUI. Log into DRAC. Click Media > Virtual Media >
Disconnect.
The syscfg --bootseq command detects CD-ROM with SAS/SATA controllers as unk.emb.1.
On R815, syscfg power --profile option sets apc. Though apc is not supported on R815, syscfg does not
throw an error message.
The option for "powerctl," "softshutdown," causes your system to reboot. If you use a customized kernel
with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support, this option will work as designed.
Using the "solcfgparams" option may result in an error message saying "Hardware subsystem error" when
an invalid value is used. It does not indicate a problem with the hardware. Check the option value and try
again.
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.
The legacy attribute values enable and disable are also supported for
Dell’s 12
th
generation of
PowerEdge 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
Dell’s 12
th
generation of
PowerEdge systems
.
DTK 5.1.1 is not supported on Dell PowerEdge T100. PowerEdge T100 has a BIOS version that is
incompatible with the current HAPI drivers.