OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.0.
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1 Release summary The OMIVV 5.0.1 is a defect fix Release. For more information, see Fixes. Version 5.0.1 Release date January 2020 Priority and recommendations Recommended: Dell EMC recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software).
2 Compatibility Supported devices and platforms For more information about supported devices and platforms, see the Hardware Requirements section in the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.0 Installation Guide. Supported operating system ESXi version support • • • v6.0 U3 v6.5, v6.5 U1, v6.5 U2, v6.5 U3 v6.7, 6.7 U1, v6.7 U2, v6.7 U3 vCenter version support • • v6.5 U2, v6.5 U3 v6.7, v6.7 U1, v6.7 U2, v6.
3 New and enhanced features The OMIVV 5.0.1 is a defect fix Release. For more information, see Fixes.
4 Fixes This release provides fixes for the following issues: • • OMIVV becomes unresponsive after you configure alert management in the Admin Portal. Inventory might fail after you add ESXi 6.7 to host credential profile.
5 Important notes 1. The following are the important items to note before upgrading to OMIVV 5.0.1: a. From OMIVV 5.0 onwards, only VMware vSphere Client (HTML-5) is supported and the vSphere Web Client (FLEX) is not supported. b. 11G servers are not supported. Only the 12G and later generations servers are retained after restore. c. Hardware profiles and deployment templates are not supported.
6 Known issues Known issues and resolutions • Issue 1: iDRAC might not send an event when your system reboots. Description: Sometimes, the iDRAC might not send an event when your system reboots. In this case, OMIVV sends latest health update notification by polling mechanism and you receive the latest health update within an hour. • Version affected: 4.0 and later Issue 2: iDRAC license type and description are displayed incorrectly for non-compliant vSphere hosts.
Description: Systems with software RAID show incorrect number of hard drives on the storage overview page. Version affected: All Resolution/Workaround: None. The ESXi does not support software RAID. If the system has software RAID, it shows incorrect disks. • Issue 7: System Event Logs are not showing in OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter when power supply redundancy is lost. Description: When the power redundancy is lost on the PowerEdge modular servers, the system logs get cleared.
Version affected: 1.6 and later • Resolution/Workaround: Reset the iDRAC to fix the issue of iDRAC not being responsive, and then rerun the inventory. If the inventory can get the iDRAC IP, then the host is associated with the correct host credential profile. Issue 14: Unable to boot to service partition while deploying OS ISO. Description: OS deployment is failing on 12th generation PowerEdge servers with the following error on the screen during POST: "Warning: Unable to boot to Service Partition.
• Resolution/Workaround: Do back up and restore to update the OMIVV appliance. Issue 23: Unable to apply system profile that has PCIe card in the FX chassis. Description: The OS deployment fails on a target server if the source server has PCIe card information when using an FX chassis. The System profiles on the source server have different fc.chassislot ID than the one on the target server. OMIVV tries to deploy the same fc.chassislot ID on the target server but fails.
Resolution: Restart the vCenter services. • Version Affected: 4.3 and later Issue 30: Sometimes, the storage inventory data is not displayed for the host managed using chassis credential profile and present in member chassis. Description: The storage data may not be displayed for an MX host managed using the chassis credential profile and for a host present in the member chassis.
• Resolution: None. You can edit the profile and use the same profile for different deployment task. Issue 40–156807: Invalid task name might be displayed for OMIVV tasks under VMware Task Console. Resolution: None • Version Affected: 4.3.1 and later Issue 41–157172: After you modify the Data Retrieval Schedule settings, Event Posting Level settings are cleared. Resolution: Reconfigure the Event Posting Level settings. Version Affected: 5.
7 Features and fixes in previous releases Version 5.0 Release Date September 2019 Features and enhancements • • • Support for HTML-5 Client Support for PowerEdge R6515 and PowerEdge R7515 servers Enhancement in the system profile to support the following: • • • System profile types—Basic and Advanced • System profile edit • 12G and 13G PowerEdge servers Added support for vSphere 6.7 U3, vSphere 6.7 U2, and vSphere 6.
Version 4.3.1 Release Date May 2019 Features and enhancements The OMIVV 4.3.1 is a defect fix release. Fixed issues This release includes the following bug fixes: • Fix to the following iDRAC Settings issues in Hardware Profile for 14G servers with iDRAC version 3.30.30.30 and later • • • Few attributes are not captured. • Failed to set password for iDRAC users. Fix to hypervisor profile deployment failure in ESXi 6.5 U2 P3.
8 Limitations The following are the limitations for this release of OMIVV: • • • If the Dell Cloud server model C6320 contains H730 controller and micro SD card in the riser, the micro SD card might not be detected in some situations. This limits the OS deployment on the SD card. In the Dell Cloud server model C6320, deployment through LSI 2008 is not supported. OMIVV cannot access files from SMB version 3 based CIFS.
9 Instructions for installing Downloading the software package For more information about downloading OMIVV, see the Download OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter topic in the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.3 Installation Guide at www.dell.com/support. Installation prerequisites For the installation prerequisites, see the Prerequisite checklist topic in the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.0 Installation Guide at www.dell.com/support.
10 Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see www.dell.com/contactdell. If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or the product catalog.
