Release Notes

Resolution/Workaround: Reset the iDRAC to fix the issue of iDRAC not being responsive, and then rerun the inventory. If the
inventory is able to get the iDRAC IP, then the host will be associated with the correct connection profile.
● Issue 28: A communication error message is displayed after clicking the Firmware link from vSphere Client.
Description: If you have a slow network speed (9600BPS), you may get a following communication error message after
clicking on the Firmware link in vSphere Client for the OpenManage Integration. The communication error message occurs
when the connection times out (which was initiated by the Microsoft Internet Explorer) while trying to obtain the Software
Inventory list. For Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10, the default "Receive Time out" value is set to 10 seconds. The error
that displays when the value is set too low is:
Figure 1. Communication error
Version affected: 1.5 and later
Resolution/Workaround: Do the following steps to fix the issue:
1. Open RegEdit.
2. Navigate to the following location: KHEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Internet Settings.
Figure 2. Registry
3. Add a new DWORD value for ReceiveTimeout.
4. Set the value to 30 seconds (30000). Try with higher value based on your environment requirements.
5. Exit RegEdit.
6. Restart Internet Explorer.
NOTE:
Opening a new Internet Explorer window does not resolve this issue. You must restart the Internet Explorer browser.
● Issue 29: Using local host for host name causes issues in identifying the source of SNMP alerts.
Description: Starting with ESXi 5.1, a value of local host for the host name causes issues in identifying the source of SNMP
alerts. The use of local host is not supported and a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) must be used instead.
Version affected: 1.6 and later
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