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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 the Dell Support

website at "www.support.dell.com" or on the "Dell Systems

Management Tools and Documentation" DVD.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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This file contains the following sections:

* Criticality

* Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights

* Configuring 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 minimum requirements for the efficient

working of the DRAC 5.

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Summary of content (17 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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SUPPORTED SYSTEMS ====================================================================== DRAC 5 is supported on the following Dell PowerEdge(TM) systems: * Dell PowerEdge 1900, 1950, 2900, 2950, 2970, 6950, R300, R900, T300, T605, R805 and R905.
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* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 WS, ES, and AS (x86_32 and x86_64). * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2 (X86_32 and X86_64). * SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server 9 with SP4 (x86_64). * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with SP2 (x86_64) Gold. ====================================================================== SUPPORTED WEB BROWSERS ====================================================================== * Microsoft Internet Explorer(R) 6.0 (32-bit) with SP2 for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003.
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CONSOLE REDIRECTION USING JAVA VIEWER ====================================================================== * JRE version 1.6.0 or later needs to be installed on the management station. ###################################################################### RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS (FIRMWARE VERSION 1.40) ###################################################################### * Power Monitoring Statistics and Charts. * POST and OS Playback Logs. * Pin Only Two Factor Active Directory Authentication/Single Sign On.
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supported on Windows 2000 Management Station. * For updating DRAC 5 firmware through the Web GUI, make sure that a valid .d5 image file and path are provided in the text box on the firmware update page.
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9. Verify the settings and connection by pinging the TFTP server. RAC Recover> recover ping (If ping does not work you may need to enter recover racreset first). 10. Download and update the flash part. RAC Recover> recover fwupdate -g -a 11. RAC card will now update and reboot on completion.
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* While uploading the kerberos key tab file to the DRAC 5 using racadm, please validate the file before uploading. Currently, there is no check performed for the validity of the key tab file. * For Smart Card based authentication, currently, only Gem Alto cryptographic smart cards and compatible cryptographic smart card Service provider drivers are supported. Make sure that a supported smart card is used for authentication.
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Select the check-box for the DRAC 5 login GUI to work properly on Microsoft Internet Explorer. * When viewing the Web user interface on a Dell PowerEdge 1900 system that is configured with one NIC, the NIC Configuration page displays two NICs (NIC1 and NIC2). This behavior is normal. The PowerEdge 1900 system - and other PowerEdge systems that are configured with a single LOM - can be configured with NIC teaming. Shared and Teamed modes work independently on these systems.
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and title may appear in random characters. This issue is caused by an incorrect encoding in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 4) Simplified Chinese operating system. To fix this issue, access and modify the current encoding settings by performing the following steps: 1. Open a command terminal. 2. Type "locale" and press . The following output appears. 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.
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Directory password policies, see the Microsoft Technet website at "technet.microsoft.com." * If you access DRAC 5 GUI using Internet Explorer and click "Save As" in one of the GUI pages, the browser may open the file within the Web browser and avoid prompting you to save the file to your system's hard drive. To resolve this issue, download the Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer located on the Microsoft Support website at “support.microsoft.com.
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issue, clear the browser cache and re-launch the browser to access the GUI. * When running the racadm command "racadm getconfig -f " locally or remotely, the file will not get the values for the groups cfgIpmiPef and cfgStandardSchema. * If there is a delay in loading or installing plug-ins on the DRAC 5 GUI using any browser, install the following Certificate Revocation List within the browser: http://csc3-2004-crl.verisign.com/CSC3-2004.
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Be aware of the following behaviors when configuring the DRAC: -- If the DRAC is set up with "cfgDNSRegisterRac=0" and "cfgNicUseDhcp=1" with NO scope options added and the "Dynamically update DNS A and PTR records for DHCP clients that do not request updates" disabled, the DHCP database will display the host name of the DRAC correctly but the DDNS functionality will NOT work.
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* Enabling remote console redirection from managed node using “racadm localConRedirDisable 0” command can return a failure status under some conditions. This error message is not correct and the actual command works correctly and enables the console redirection feature. * When the servers with DRAC 5 have a power supply supporting PM-Bus, the voltage page on DRAC 5 shows the voltage reading of power supply as N/A. * DRAC stops DHCP requests if the traffic is > 6000frames/sec with 512 size.
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* If Virtual Flash is enabled and does not contain a valid image (for example the virtual flash contains a corrupted or random image), you may not be able to install Windows 2000/2003 locally or remotely. To fix this issue, install a valid image on Virtual Flash or disable Virtual Flash if it will not be used during the installation procedure. * Installing network and chipset drivers on the server causes the Virtual Media connection to drop when configured in the Shared-NIC mode.
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from a CD drive, configure the CD drive as the first drive in the boot order. Q: What types of media can I boot from? A: The DRAC 5 allows you to boot from the following bootable media: - CDROM/DVD Data media - ISO9660 image - 1.
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mount /dev/sdx /mnt/floppy where "/dev/sdx" is the device name found in step 4 and "/mnt/floppy" is the mount point. Q: What file system types are supported on my Virtual Floppy or Virtual Flash? A: Your Virtual Floppy or Virtual Flash supports FAT16 or FAT32 file systems. Q: When I performed a firmware update remotely using the DRAC 5 GUI, my virtual drives at the server were removed. Why? A: Firmware updates cause the DRAC 5 to reset, drop the remote connection, and unmount the virtual drives.
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option on the DRAC and if the Association Object contains the user and RAC object on the same domain, the Active Directory login using Extended Schema will be successful. However, if either the user or the RAC object on the association is from a different domain, and if you provide only the domain controller information, the Active Directory login using Extended Schema will fail.