Release Notes

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Table Of Contents

Rev. A00

October 2016

iDRAC Service Module 2.4 Release Notes

Topics:

• Importance

• Supported Operating Systems

• What’s New?

• Known Issues and Resolutions

• Installation

• Limitation

Release Type and Definition

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Service Module is a lightweight optional software application that

can be installed on Dell 12G Servers or later. The iDRAC Service Module complements iDRAC interfaces — Graphical User

Interface (GUI), RACADM CLI and Web Service Management (WSMAN) with additional monitoring data. You can configure the

features on the supported operating system depending on the features to be installed and the unique integration needs in your

environment.

Version

2.4

Release Date

October 10, 2016

Previous Version

2.3

Importance

RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. This version contains some

new features, feature enhancements and bug fix.

Supported Operating Systems

You have to manually configure the OS firewall settings after installing iDRAC Service Module to use the iDRAC Access via Host

OS feature. For more information, refer the iDRAC User’s guide.

● Microsoft Windows 2016

● Microsoft Windows Nano operating system

● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8

Summary of content (5 pages)

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Rev. A00 October 2016 iDRAC Service Module 2.4 Release Notes Topics: • • • • • • Importance Supported Operating Systems What’s New? Known Issues and Resolutions Installation Limitation Release Type and Definition The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Service Module is a lightweight optional software application that can be installed on Dell 12G Servers or later.
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NOTE: Limited iDRAC Service Module feature support for Microsoft Windows Nano operating system. For specific support details, refer to the iDRAC Service Module Installation Guide and iDRAC User’s Guide. What’s New? ● iDRAC Access via Host OS ○ "OS2iDRAC" firewall rule is enabled when the feature is installed. ￭ 1266 is the default listen port number. ￭ You can check the status and the currently configured port number using the corresponding commands.
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The issue has been addressed by Microsoft. For more information and the resolution to the issue, visit, https:// support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3156418 Issue 4 Description: On Microsoft Windows Nano operating system, when iDRAC Service Module 2.4.0 Appx is installed; a critical App-Model-Runtime message is seen. However, there is no change in the functionality.
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● On Dell’s 12th generation of PowerEdge servers with iDRAC firmware version 1.57.57 or earlier, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) feature is not active by default. The WMI feature is automatically activated when iDRAC firmware version 2.10.10.10 or later is installed (BITS113354).
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