Release Notes

1. In Internet Explorer, navigate to Tools.
2. Click Internet Options.
3. Click the Security tab.
4. Select Trusted sites.
5. Click the Custom Level button.
6. Under User Authentication, select the Automatic Logon with current username and passwordradio button. Click OK to
exit the Custom Level window.
7. Select the Advanced tab and in HTTP 1.1 settings, make sure Use HTTP 1.1 is selected.
8. Select Trusted sites. Click Sites. Add the server to the website.
9. Click Close.
10. Click OK and restart your browser.
● If you run a security scanner tool such as Nessus, against the Server Administrator Web server, security warnings may be
displayed against port 1311, the port running the Server Administrator Web server. The warnings have been investigated by
engineering and are determined to be "false positives" (invalid security warnings) that you can ignore. The following are the
warnings:
○ The Web server on 1311 allows scripts to read the sensitive configuration and/or XML files.
○ The Web server on 1311 allows to delete "/" which implies that the web server will allow a remote user to delete the files
in root on the server."
○ The web server on 1311 may be susceptible to a 'www Infinite Request' attack.
● It is possible to make the remote thttpd server execute arbitrary code by sending a request like: GET If-Modified-
Since:AAA[...]AAAA
Solution: If you are using thttpd, upgrade to version 2.0. Else, contact the vendor for a patch or change the web server. CVE
on this one is CAN-2000-0359".
● Enabling Integrated Windows Authentication in Internet Explorer is not required to activate the Single Sign-On feature.
● The Server Administrator security settings are not applicable for Active Directory users. Active Directory users with read-
only login can access Server Administrator, even if the access is blocked in the Server Administrator Preferences page.
● Dell SNMP MIB files for Dell systems allow you to obtain and verify information provided by supported software agents. The
current MIB files supported by PowerEdge software agents are located at \support\mib on the Systems Management
Tools and Documentation DVD.
NOTE: A MIB-II-compliant, SNMP-supported network management station is required to compile and browse MIB files.
● OpenManage support for Encrypting File System (EFS) : To improve security, Microsoft allows encrypting files using EFS.
Note that SERVER ADMINISTRATOR will not function if its dependent files are encrypted.
● Server Administrator UI and CLI Response Time
On 10th generation of PowerEdge servers or later, the response time for some components of the Server Administrator UI
and CLI has increased to several seconds as Server Administrator does not cache some of the DRAC/iDRAC data. The data
is retrieved from the DRAC/iDRAC when you request for it.
Following are the Server Administrator UI pages for which the response time may have increased:
○ On Server Administrator home page, log in to Remote Access > Users > Alert Management > Platform Events
Following are the Server Administrator CLI commands for which the response time may have increased:
omreport chassis remoteaccess config=user
omreport system platformevents
omreport system pedestinations
The time variation depends on the hardware and operating system.
Known issues and workarounds for Server Administrator
This section provides information on open issues and workaround/resolutions with this release of Server Administrator.
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