Users Guide

Why do I see “Task cannot be scheduled for the time in the
past” error in inventory schedule/Warranty schedule page of Initial
Configuration Wizard?
In the Web Client, if the user picks ‘All registered vCenters’ in the Initial Configuration wizard, and if there are some vCenters
with no hosts or vCenters where some have Inventory or Warranty task already scheduled and some with no Inventory or
Warranty schedule set yet, then the user will sometimes see an error “Task cannot be scheduled for the time in the past”.
Resolution: If you have situations where there are some vCenters with no hosts or vCenters where some have Inventory or
Warranty task already scheduled and some with no Inventory or Warranty schedule set yet, run the setting of Inventory and
Warranty schedule separately again from the Settings page for those vCenters.
Versions Affected: 2.2 and later
Why did my system not enter maintenance mode when I performed
a one-to-many firmware update?
Some firmware updates do not require rebooting the host. In that case, the firmware update is performed without putting the
host into maintenance mode.
Warranty and Inventory schedule for all vCenters is not applying
when selected under "Dell Home > Monitor > Job Queue >
Warranty/Inventory History >Schedule"
A customer navigates to the job queue page, selects a vCenter and selects the modify schedule button. When the dialog comes
up, they see a checkbox that says apply this new setting to all registered vCenters. When they select this and press Apply,
it only applies the setting to the particular vCenter they initially selected and not all vCenters. The ‘Apply to All Registered
vCenters’ is not applicable when Warranty or Inventory schedule is modified from the Job Queue page.
Resolution: Use the modify Warranty or Inventory schedule from the Job Queue only to modify the selected vCenter.
Versions Affected: 2.2 and later
Why is the Installation date showing up as 12/31/1969 for some of
the firmware on the firmware page?
In the Web Client, the installation date is showing up as 12/31/1969 for some firmware items on the firmware page for a host. If
the firmware installation date is not available, then this very old date is shown.
Resolution: If you see this old date for any firmware component, consider that the installation date is not available for it.
Versions Affected: 2.2 and later
Why is the chassis global health still healthy when some of the
power supply status has changed to critical?
The global health of the chassis with respect to the power supply is based on the redundancy policies and the whether the
chassis power needs are satisfied by the PSU that are still online and functional. So even if some of the PSU are out of power
the overall power requirement of the chassis are met. So the global health of the chassis is Healthy. For more details on the
Power Supply and Power Management look in the user’s guide for Dell PowerEdge M1000e Chassis Management Controller
Firmware document.
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