Release Notes

To resolve this issue, stop the USB arbitration service and run the Inventory Collector. To stop the USB arbitration service:
1. Run the ps aux|grep usb command to check if the USB arbitration service is running.
2. Run the chkconfig usbarbitrator off command to prevent the USB arbitration service from starting during boot.
3. After the USB arbitrator service is stopped, reboot the server to allow the Inventory collector to run.
DF520449: On all versions of the ESX, the following USB connection error messages are generated. These messages can be
ignored. The following is a typical message:
Table 1. USB connection error message
Vendor: iDRAC Model: MAS022 Rev: 1.00
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Table 2. USB connection error message
Vendor: iDRAC Model: SECUPD Rev: 0329
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
DF531509: The setup and/or system password configuration from the Server Administrator GUI or CLI is successful, but the
password is displayed as blank instead of asterisk (*) on the F2 BIOS page.
DF532055: From Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, when an administrator manages Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 (64-bit) or
5.7 (32- and 64-bit) operating systems, Server Administrator reports connection error intermittently.
Workaround: Perform the following and manage the remote system from the webserver.
1. Configure TCP Chimney offload to disable state by running the following command:
* netsh int tcp set global chimney=disabled
2. Configure RSS (Receive Side Scaling) to disable state by running the following
command: * netsh int tcp set global rss=disabled
3. Configure NetDMA to disable state by running the following command:
* netsh int tcp set global NetDMA=disabled
BITS086423: After an upgrade to the current version, Server Administrator does not retain the support link information on
the Preferences page.
BITS091830: Distributed Web Server (DWS) connection does not work if you have installed the sblim-sfcb rpm from SLES11
SP3 operating system DVD. To make the connection work, install sblim-sfcb rpm either from SLES11 SP2 or from OM DVD.
BITS040184: User in IDRAC user authentication page showing operator privilege(IDRAC user privileges) is displayed as
Custom in Server Administrator.
With the following wsman rpm versions getting carried in SLES12 OS,OMSA DWS does not work. Update these rpms having
same or later versions from SUSE
openwsman-server-2.4.11-2.18.x86_64.rpm ,libwsman1-2.4.11-2.18.x86_64.rpm,
libwsman_clientpp1-2.4.11-2.18.x86_64.rpm
On clicking the apply button twice on the BIOS setup page, the Server preference page and SNMP configuration page the
Server Administrator will logout from the current session.
Storage Management Service
The following section describes the issues and workaround in Server Administrator Storage Management.
Known Issues and Workarounds for Storage Management Service
With Chinese or Japanese language browser settings, using the Storage Management Service Advanced Create Virtual Disk
Wizard may occasionally result in text overflowing to the bottom of the side-by-side blue text boxes.
Physical disk clear operation is not available on PERC 8 and later family of Hardware controllers.
RAID-10 Intelligent Mirroring support is not available on PERC 9 and later family of Hardware controllers.
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