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 12G 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 12th 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.

• Use the slots 0-3 of the system to create a boot VD or assigning hot spare (dedicated or global) on

Dell PERC S130 controller. If you use any other slots, the system encounters issues during wake up

from hibernation.

Known Issues

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, 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 Dell’s 12th 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 12th generation

of PowerEdge systems.

• 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.