Release Notes
• On 12th generation of PowerEdge servers, Server Administrator displays the Embedded Systems Management (ESM) or hardware
logs. However, when the maximum limit for number of logs that can be recorded is reached, the existing oldest logs are overwritten.
But for 11th generation of PowerEdge servers or prior, when the maximum limit is reached, the information logging is stopped.
• DF523827: On Citrix XenServer 6.0 or later, if the Alert on Console alert action is congured from the Server Administrator CLI or GUI,
the alert message may not be displayed in a readable format.
• BITS113585: Server Administrator does not log CPU or CMOS Battery Probe Alerts and does not send SNMP traps.
• To resolve this issue, stop the USB arbitration service and run the Inventory Collector. To stop the USB arbitration service:
a Run the ps aux|grep usb command to check if the USB arbitration service is running.
b Run the chkcong usbarbitrator o command to prevent the USB arbitration service from starting during boot.
c 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 conguration 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 web server.
a Congure TCP Chimney ooad to disable state by running the following command: netsh int tcp set global chimney=disabled
b Congure RSS (Receive Side Scaling) to disable state by running the following command: netsh int tcp set global rss=disabled
c Congure 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
• JIT-63450: System Board CMOS battery sensor status remains healthy, even if the battery is removed.
The OpenManage Server Administrator interface for CLI, SNMP, and WMI displays that the battery is Good even though the CMOS/
NVDIMM battery is removed. In this case, an error message is displayed instructing you to check the battery.
NOTE
: The message Battery has failed and NVDIMMs are placed in write-protected mode is
displayed for OpenManage Server Administrator ESM, SEL, and iDRAC,
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