Release Notes
The option for "powerctl," which is "softshutdown," does not work on Windows PE.
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.
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 "--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 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 5.1.1 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:
#cfgRacTuneCtrlEConfigDisable=0
#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.
When you install Windows 2008 R2 SP1 using WinPE 3.0, the interfaces of Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port
10 GbE DA/SFP+ network adapter do not display on WinPE 3.0 due to firmware limitation. To resolve the
issue on post OS, install the Out of Box drivers downloaded from dell.com/support.
To boot to winPE3.x (32-bit and 64-bit) in BIOS boot mode on R730, R730 XD, R630, T630, and Dell
Precision 7910, disable USB3.0 and Memory Mapped IO.
To boot to WinPE3.x (64-bit) in UEFI mode on R730, R730 XD, R630, T630 and Dell Precision 7910, enable
Load Legacy Video Option ROM.