Release Notes

● OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.2.0 Release Notes
Importance
Optional: Dell EMC recommends you to analyze if the software update applies to your server. The update contains changes that
impact certain configurations or provides new features that may or may not apply to your server environment.
Platforms Affected
For the list of supported platforms, see the section “BIOS, iDRAC, Lifecycle Controller versions” in the OpenManage Integration
for VMware vCenter Version 4.2.0 Compatibility Matrix at Dell.com/support/manuals.
What is supported
For the list of supported software, hardware, BIOS, iDRAC firmware, networking ports, VMware software, and the Dell
compatibility lists, see the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.2.0 Compatibility Matrix at Dell.com/
support/ manuals.
What’s New
The release highlights of OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.2.0 are:
● Existing Cluster Aware Update is enhanced to support vSAN clusters. It supports driver and firmware updates.
● Ability to baseline vSAN cluster for driver, firmware, and hardware configuration and drift detection
● Ability to include/exclude attributes for System profile
● Support for new 14th generation platforms
● Support for SMB2 CIFS
● Support for OMSA 9.1
● Support for vSphere 6.7
Important Notes
1. From OMIVV 4.0 onwards, only VMware vSphere Web client is supported and the vSphere Desktop client is not supported.
2. For vCenter 6.5 and later, the OMIVV appliance is only available for the flash version. The OMIVV appliance is not available
for the HTML5 version.
3. For using the DNS server, the recommended practices are:
a. OMIVV supports only IPv4 IP addresses. Although both static IP assignment and DHCP assignment are supported, Dell
recommends you to assign a static IP address. Assign a static IP address and host name when you deploy an OMIVV
appliance with a valid DNS registration. A static IP address ensures that during the system restart, the IP address of the
OMIVV appliance remains same.
b. Ensure that OMIVV host name entries are present in both forward and reverse lookup zones in your DNS server.
4. For the OMIVV appliance mode, ensure that you deploy OMIVV in the appropriate mode based on your virtualization
environment. For more information, see the section “System requirements for deployment modes” in OpenManage
Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.2.0 Installation Guide.
5. Configure your network to match the port requirements. For more information, see the section “Port information” in
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.2.0 Installation Guide.
6. For 14th generation PowerEdge servers, iDRAC mounts the NFS through TCP on port 2049.
Fixes
This release includes improvements and bug fixes, including the following previously reported Known Issues that are now
resolved:
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