Release Notes
Known Issues
This section provides information on open issues and resolutions with this release of Server
Administrator.
Issues for Server Administrator running on VMware ESX Operating Systems
DF374857: Connection service has to be restarted for an Active Directory user login.
After adding a VMware ESX 4.1 operating system to the Active Directory domain, an Active
Directory user must do the following:
o
To log on to Server Administrator using the VMware ESX 4.1 operating system
as Server Administrator, restart the DSM SA Connection Service.
o
To log on to the Remote Node using the VMware ESX 4.1 operating system as
Remote Enablement Agent, wait for about five minutes for the ‘sfcbd’ to add
permission for the new user.
DF354388: Remote Server Administrator Web Server connection to managed node hangs,
if a redundant virtual disk containing syslog dumps fails.
o
If you configure the syslog to store logs on a remote virtual disc (VD), and
remove the remote VD without reconfiguring the syslog to a valid location,
the Server Administrator web server screen stops responding.
o
To continue using the Server Administrator Web server, restart the
management services on the managed node.
DF550588: On ESXi 5.0 U1 operating system, the performance of Server Administrator is
slow.
o
On ESXi 5.0 U1 operating system, the Server Administrator is slow. VMware
has reported this as a known issue. For more information, refer to the
Knowledge Base article at - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2016538.
BITS072069: On ESX/ESXi Operating Systems, Server Administrator configuration changes
are not persisted after an unclean shutdown.
o
If the server abruptly reboots, configuration changes to Server Administrator
Preferences are not retained on VMware ESX or ESXi operating systems. Once
an hour, VMware runs a scheduled backup to update any configuration
changes to the installed applications (VIBs). For more information, refer to
the Knowledge Base article at - http://Kb.vmware.com/kb/2001780
Issues for Server Administrator Web Server running on all Linux Operating Systems
DF275424 and DF332775: Domain users unable to login to Windows MN from Linux Web
Server.
o
Negotiate authentication is not supported while remotely managing a
Windows-based managed node from a Linux-based Server Administrator
Web server. If you run the Server Administrator Web server on a Linux based
operating system and try to manage a remote Windows managed system as
domain user, a "login failed" message is displayed.
o
You can manage a Windows/Linux- based managed system remotely from a
Windows-based Server Administrator Web server.
Issues for Server Administrator Running on All Supported Operating Systems
On Dell PowerEdge T110 II systems, the following Server Administrator bios settings are
not consistent with the F2 bios setup settings:
o
Watchdog timer: Server Administrator displays the option as disabled, but F2
bios allows to change the setting.