Release Notes

• 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 Issues for Server Administrator

This section provides information on open issues and resolutions with this release of Server Administrator.

Issues 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.

– If you congure the syslog to store logs on a remote virtual disc (VD), and remove the remote VD without reconguring the

syslog to a valid location, the Server Administrator web server screen stops responding.

– To continue using the Server Administrator Web server, restart the management services on the managed node.

• BITS072069: On ESX/ESXi Operating Systems, Server Administrator conguration changes are not persisted after an unclean

shutdown.

– If the server abruptly reboots, conguration 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 conguration 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.

Issues 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:

a. Edit the /etc/syscong/syslog le and modify KLOGD_OPTIONS to KLOGD_OPTIONS="-c 4".

b. Restart syslog by executing /etc/init.d/syslog restart.

• When using the Mozilla Firefox web browser on Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems, the font and type size on the

Server Administrator global navigation bar appear dierent from the default font and type size that application uses.

• For systems running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, kernel driver messages such as

AAC_ChardevOpen may be displayed in the console at the login prompt. These messages are displayed in the console when the

driver initialization is delayed by the installation of Server Administrator services and can be ignored.

• BITS124573: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system, Server Administrator DWS login does not work. Use direct local

• BITS169696: When Server Administrator is installed on systems running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system, the

operating system stops responding after Server Administrator services are started. This issue is observed when Server

Administrator services are started after the installation or when Server Administrator services are started, by default after a

system restart. However, this issue is observed only on few servers.

Solution: Apply the latest Z-stream kernel patch on the system. The issue is resolved by the kernel rpm -

kernel-3.10.0-123.8.1.el7.x86_64.rpm.

• JIT-55843: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, Server Administrator user interface fails to open.

Issues of Server Administrator on all Linux Operating Systems

• DF275424 and DF332775: Domain users unable to login to Windows MN from Linux Web Server.

– 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 a domain user, a login failed message is displayed.

– You can manage a Windows/Linux- based managed system remotely from a Windows-based Server Administrator Web

server.

• BITS119710: 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.