Release Notes

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 le 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 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.
• JIT-125014: On systems running ESXi 6.5 Update 2 operating system, with Intel P4800X drive or any storage Add-in-Card (AIC) placed
in any slot displays as slot 0 in Server Administrator GUI.
Issues of Server Administrator on SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server Linux Operating Systems
• JIT-107407: On systems running SUSE Linux 15, the Server Administrator web server (DWS) fails to login to any supported Server
Administrator managed node. This is valid only for the users who have opted for Remote Enablement.
• JIT-117641: OMSA BIOS setup page does not enumerate completely on enabling secure boot. Disable SecureBoot option to continue
using Server Administrator.
• JIT-129751: On installation of Server Administrator on systems running Suse Linux Enterprise server 15, if a server restart takes place,
the Server Administrator cannot be launched through context menu of OpenManage Essentials for servers which are discovered using
SNMP protocol.
Workaround: To resolve this issue, restart the Server Administrator data manager service after server restart.
Dell EMC OpenManage Release Notes
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