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DELL(TM) REMOTE ACCESS CONTROLLER (DRAC) 5

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This document contains updated information about the Dell Remote

Access Controller (DRAC) 5.

For more information about DRAC 5, including installation and

configuration information, see the "Dell Remote Access Controller 5

User's Guide" and the "Dell OpenManage(TM) Server Administrator User's

Guide." These documents are located on your Product Documentation

CD.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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This file contains the following sections:

* Criticality

* Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights

* How to Configure the RAC card for Flash Recover Mode

* Known Issues for DRAC 5

* Known Issues for DRAC 5 with Firmware Update

* Known Issues for DRAC 5 with Disabling Local Video

* Known Issues for DRAC 5 with Virtual Media

* Frequently Asked Questions on Virtual Media

* Known Issues for Documentation

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CRITICALITY

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3 - Optional

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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The following subsections list operating systems that are compatible

with the DRAC 5.

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SUPPORTED SYSTEMS

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Summary of content (14 pages)

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###################################################################### DELL(TM) REMOTE ACCESS CONTROLLER (DRAC) 5 ###################################################################### This document contains updated information about the Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) 5. For more information about DRAC 5, including installation and configuration information, see the "Dell Remote Access Controller 5 User's Guide" and the "Dell OpenManage(TM) Server Administrator User's Guide.
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DRAC 5 is supported on the following Dell PowerEdge(TM) systems: * Dell PowerEdge 1900, 1950, 2900, 2950, 2970, and 6950. ====================================================================== SUPPORTED MANAGED SERVER OPERATING SYSTEMS ====================================================================== The DRAC 5 is supported by the following operating systems: * Microsoft Windows(R) 2000 Server family The Windows 2000 Server family includes - Windows 2000 Advanced Server(TM) with Service Pack 4 (SP4).
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* SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server 9 with Update 3 (x86_64). * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) Gold. ====================================================================== SUPPORTED WEB BROWSERS ====================================================================== * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (32-bit) with SP1 for Windows 2000 Server family. * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (32-bit) with SP2 for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 family. * Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.
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###################################################################### 1. Connect the RAC card to a TFTP server using a network cable to the system network or a cross-over cable to the host system. 2. Point the TFTP server root path to the folder containing the firmware update image, "firmimg.d5". 3. Using the BIOS setup screen configure the system serial mux such that the RAC card is connected internally to the external DB-9 serial port. 4.
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* The supported Console Redirection video refresh rates are as follows: - 720x400 [70 Hz] - 640X480 [60, 72, 75, 85 Hz] - 800X600 [60, 70, 72, 75, 85 Hz] - 1024X768 [60, 70, 72, 75, 85 Hz] - 1280X1024 [60 Hz] Certain configurations of refresh rates may not work for Linux OS on Managed Node. This may happen because Linux OSs allow a range of refresh rates instead of a fixed refresh rate.
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LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8 LC_CTYPE="zh_CN.UTF-8" LC_NUMERIC="zh_CN.UTF-8" LC_TIME="zh_CN.UTF-8" LC_COLLATE="zh_CN.UTF-8" LC_MONETARY="zh_CN.UTF-8" LC_MESSAGES="zh_CN.UTF-8" LC_PAPER="zh_CN.UTF-8" LC_NAME="zh_CN.UTF-8" LC_ADDRESS="zh_CN.UTF-8" LC_TELEPHONE="zh_CN.UTF-8" LC_MEASUREMENT="zh_CN.UTF-8" LC_IDENTIFICATION="zh_CN.UTF-8" LC_ALL= 3. If the values include "zh_CN.UTF-8", no changes are required. If the values do not include "zh_CN.UTF-8", go to step 4. 4. Navigate to the /etc/sysconfig/i18n file. 5.
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* When you input a single character, the keyboard driver expects make (press) and break (release) key input within 200 milliseconds. If the keyboard driver does not receive break key input within this time frame, the driver assumes that the user is pressing and holding down the key. As a result, the driver simulates multiple keystrokes. To work around this issue, perform one of the following procedures: - Disable the keyboard character repeat feature.
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http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/2/9/ c2935f83-1a10-4e4a-a137-c1db829637f5/WindowsVistaSecurityWP.doc (109414) * When trying to access the Web User Interface after updating the DRAC5 Firmware from a previous version to the latest version, you may encounter an error: "The XML page cannot be displayed". If this occurs, please clear the browser cache and re-launch the browser to access the Web User Interface to fix this issue.
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may fail. (116875) * Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.2 is not supported in this release. If you get a blank page when accessing DRAC 5 from the Firefox 2.0.0.
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firmware flash image to a local drive on the server. Using Console Redirection, connect to the remote system and install the firmware locally using local racadm. * After updating firmware update to 1.20 from any previous release it would take about 5 minutes before the DRAC is fully functional.
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progress, the installation procedure is in progress. * When viewing the Virtual Media Configuration online help, note the following corrections in the Attributes section: - "Maximum Number of Sessions" needs to state: "Maximum Number of Sessions Displays the maximum number of simultaneously active Virtual Media sessions.
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A: Perform one of the following procedures: 1) Format your USB key with Windows 98 DOS using a Windows 98 startup disk. A) Boot your system from a Windows 98 startup disk. B) Copy the system files from the startup disk to your USB key. For example, from a DOS prompt, type: sys a: x: /s where "x" is the USB key that you want to make bootable. 2) Use the Dell boot utility. This utility is only compatible with Dell-branded USB keys.
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Q: When enabling or disabling the Virtual Flash, I noticed that all my virtual drives disappeared and then reappeared. Why? A: Disabling or enabling the Virtual Flash causes a USB reset and causes all virtual drives to detach from and then re-attach to the USB bus. Q: Sometimes I notice my Virtual Media client connection drop. Why? A: When a network time-out occurs, the DRAC 5 firmware drops the connection, disconnecting the link between the server and the Virtual Drive.
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