Release Notes
iDRAC does not report the operating system
information
Description: PowerEdge server installed with VMware ESXi 6.0.x does not report the installed operating system information in
iDRAC.
Applies to: ESXi 6.0 and 14
th
generation PowerEdge servers.
Solution: This is a known issue and workaround is to install OpenManage Server Administrator on ESXi.
Vendor label for certain hard drives report as NVMe
Description: Executing the command esxcli storage core device list to enumerate the SSDs show the vendor
label as "NVMe".
Applies to: ESXi 6.0 U3
Solution: This is a known issue. As per the NVMe SCSI translation specication, the Vendor eld is set to NVMe. There is no
functionality impact for this issue.
When iSM VIB is running on ESXi 6.0 U2, syslog le
displays error messages intermittently
Description:
When iDRAC Service Module (iSM) vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) is running on ESXi 6.0 U2 system, the syslog
le displays Unknown error messages. This issue may also occur when system is rebooted with the VIB installed.
Applies to: ESXi 6.0 U2
Solution: Restart syslog le with this command: kill -15 <PID of vmsyslogd> and sfcbd watchdog timer with this
command:/etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog restart
IPMI driver stack may stop responding when iDRAC
hard reset is performed
Description:
On the Dell EMC PowerEdge systems, the IPMI driver stack stops responding when iDRAC hard reset is
performed.
Applies to: ESXi 6.0
Solution: This is a known issue. Complete the following workaround steps:
1 Stop all the applications that use IPMI stack by using the command /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog
stop.
2 To unload the drivers, run Vmkload_mod –u ipmi_si_drv.
3 To load the drivers, run Vmkload_mod ipmi_si_drv.
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