Release Notes
Notes for Storage Management Service
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Detailed information on the Storage Management Service is available in the Storage
Management Service online Help. After installing and launching Server Administrator, you
can access the Storage Management Service online Help by selecting the Storage or
lower-level tree object and clicking the Help button on the global navigation bar.
Notes for Remote Access Service
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The remote access service is available on supported systems only in this release. It enables
remote access to a server that has lost its network connection or that has become
unresponsive. In the current release of Server Administrator, the Remote Access Service
uses Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC).
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iDRAC also has its own CLI that is accessed through the "racadm" command. You can add
"racadm" commands to a batch or script file to automate various user tasks. To limit the
stress load on the managed system and RAC, add "sleep" or “delay" commands of one or
two seconds between the individual "racadm" commands.
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
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DF354388: Remote Server Administrator Web Server connection to managed node hangs,
if a redundant virtual disk containing syslog dumps fails.
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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.
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To continue using the Server Administrator Web server, restart the
management services on the managed node.
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BITS072069: On ESX/ESXi Operating Systems, Server Administrator configuration changes
are not persisted after an unclean shutdown.
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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
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BITS119710: On systems running the VMware ESXi operating system, the TOE status of a
network controller is not available.
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BITS124690 /BITS135117: On systems running VMware ESXi 5.5 operating system, Emulex
network interface cards and QLogic fibre channel cards are not supported.
Issues for Server Administrator Web Server running on all Linux Operating Systems
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DF275424 and DF332775: Domain users unable to login to Windows MN from Linux Web
Server.
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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.
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You can manage a Windows/Linux- based managed system remotely from a
Windows-based Server Administrator Web server.
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BITS119710
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On Server Administrator, you cannot use Windows domain user credentials to
manage a system running Linux. If you try to do, a “login failed” message is displayed.