Release Notes

Notes for Storage Management Service
• 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
• 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).
• 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.
• On systems prior to 11th generation PowerEdge server, Server Administrator slot page
displays iDRAC information, but on 12th generation or later PowerEdge servers, the slot
page does not display any iDRAC7 information.
Known Limitations for Server Administator
This section provides information on open issues and resolutions with this release of Server
Administrator.
Limitations of Server Administrator on VMware ESX Operating Systems
• DF354388: Remote Server Administrator Web Server connection to a 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.
• 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
• BITS119710: On systems running the VMware ESXi operating system, the TOE status of a network
controller is not available.
• On ESXi 5.5 and later operating systems, NIC cards using Native drivers display limited information
on Server Administrator.
Limitations of Server Administrator on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems
• When starting Server Administrator from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux console, kernel log messages
may appear. To avoid these messages, perform the following steps:
1. Edit the "/etc/sysconfig/syslog" file and modify KLOGD_OPTIONS to
KLOGD_OPTIONS="-c 4".