Release Notes

Description: While running the Firmware Update wizard, at the data center or cluster level, an error message may be
displayed: The firmware repository file does not exist or is invalid. This may be due to a daily background process that was
unable to download and cache the catalog file from the repository. This occurs if the catalog file is not reachable at the time
the background process runs.
Version affected: All
Resolution/Workaround: After resolving any catalog connectivity issues that may exist, you can reinitiate the background
process by changing the firmware repository location, and then setting it back to the original location. Allow about 5 minutes
for the background process to complete and ensure that there is no @ character present in the credential provided for the
CIFS share.
● Issue 22: An error occurs while installing the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter.
Description: While installing the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, the following error is displayed: Network card
'VirtualE1000' has a DVPort backing, which is not supported. This could be because the host does not support VDS or
because the host has not joined a VDS.
Version affected: All
Resolution/Workaround: Set the network interface to the VM Network during the OVF installation. After the virtual machine
is created, remap the networking to the VDS port group.
● Issue 23: The NIC connection status is not reflected correctly on Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers.
Description: Under the Dell Server Management tab, the Hardware Inventory Information > NICs section, the Network
Interface Cards may display incorrect connection status as "NO" on the Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers. This is due
to a defect in recent versions of the Lifecycle Controller firmware. This Lifecycle Controller defect will be addressed in a
future Lifecycle Controller firmware release.
Version affected: All
Resolution/Workaround: None
● Issue 24: The Service Tag is not displayed during a firmware update.
Description: In the firmware inventory and on the Select Update Bundles tab, the Service Tag information is not displayed
for the Dell PowerEdge 11th generation servers. This information is not displayed if VMware vCenter does not provide the
Service Tag.
Version affected: All
Resolution/Workaround: You can view the Service Tag information on the Host Overview page from where you launched
the firmware update.
● Issue 25: Associated Connection Profile is not displayed in the host compliance page when inventory is not able to get
iDRAC IP for the host.
Description: If the iDRAC IP is not retrieved because of non-responsive iDRAC, the inventory fails and host to be associated
with the connection profile is not displayed on the host compliance page.
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 is able to get the iDRAC IP, then the host will be associated with the correct connection profile.
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Issue 26: 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:
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