Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.4.1 Release Notes October 2019 Rev.
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1 Release Summary The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Service Module (iSM) is a lightweight optional software application that can be installed on the yx3x generation of PowerEdge servers or later. This release of iDRAC Service Module adds support to yx5x generation of PowerEdge servers and support for RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.0 and ESXi operating system. Topics: • • • Version Release Date Priority and recommendations Version iDRAC Service Module version 3.4.
2 Compatibility Topics: • • • • License Requirements Supported Platforms Previous Versions Supported managed server operating systems and hypervisors License Requirements For information regarding license agreements, go to iDRAC Service Module 3.4.1 User's Guide available at www.dell.com/ ismmanuals Supported Platforms iDRAC Service Module 3.4.1 supports yx3x to yx5x generation of PowerEdge servers. Supported Systems The table lists the platforms that are supported by iDRAC Service Module 3.4.1.
R440 T130 R540 T330 R640 T430 R740 T630 R740xd R940 T440 T640 C4140 Previous Versions ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC iDRAC Service Service Service Service Service Service Service Service Service Service Service Service Service Service Service Module Module Module Module Module Module Module Module Module Module Module Module Module Module Module 1.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5.1 3.0.1 3.0.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3.1 3.
3 New and enhanced features ● Support for yx5x generation of PowerEdge servers ○ R6515 ○ R7515 ○ R6525 ○ C6525 ● Support for RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.0 operating system support on yx3x, yx4x and yx5x servers ● ESXi 6.5 U3 operating system support on yx3x, yx4x and yx5x servers ● ESXi 6.7 U2 operating system support on yx3x and yx4x servers ● ESXi 6.
4 Known Issues Issue 1: iDRAC Service module stops responding when iDRAC Firmware is downgraded. Description: iDRAC Service module stops responding when iDRAC Firmware is downgraded from 3.30.30.30. Workaround: Install iDRAC Service Module that is supported by the current version of iDRAC installed. Tracking ID: 132574. Issue 2: iDRAC Hard Reset on yx5x generation of AMD PowerEdge servers delays the communication between iDRAC and iDRAC Service Module.
Issue 2: Configuring the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) Listener using a server authenticating certificate Description: You can configure the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) Listener using a server authenticating certificate. If the server authenticating certificate is not available, iDRAC Service module force-enables the WinRM listener using a selfsigned certificate.
Issue 5: IPMI driver may become responsive after iDRAC Hard Reset operation on certain Linux operating systems Description: After performing an iDRAC Hard Reset operation on certain Linux operating systems, the IPMI driver (ipmi_si) may become unresponsive because of an existing issue in the IPMI driver. If the IPMI driver becomes unresponsive, reload the IPMI driver (ipmi_si). Workaround: The issue is seen on Linux kernel version prior to 3.15.
Known issues on VMware ESXi operating systems Issue 1: IPMI driver may become responsive after iDRAC Hard Reset operation on certain VMware ESXi operating systems Description: After performing an iDRAC Hard Reset operation on certain VMware ESXi operating systems, the IPMI driver (ipmi_si_drv on ESXi 6.5U2 and ipmi on ESXi 6.7U1 Operating Systems) may become unresponsive because of an existing issue in the IPMI driver. If the IPMI driver becomes unresponsive, reload the IPMI driver (ipmi_si_drv on ESXi 6.
5 Limitations Topics: • • • Limitations on Microsoft Windows operating systems Limitations on Linux operating system Limitations on VMware ESXi operating systems Limitations on Microsoft Windows operating systems ● Do not specify user profile folders (C:\Users\administrator\Desktop) as custom installation paths for installing iDRAC Service Module. This is because services running on the system account cannot access such folders.
○ iDRAC Service Module functionality is restored when local racadm set is enabled. EventID for Lifecycle Controller Logs replicated to OS log is 0 for some of the past events. TrapID for In-band SNMP Traps is 0 for some of the past traps. ● Description: When iDRAC Hard Reset is disabled in iDRAC and you perform iDRACHardReset from the hypervisor operating systems such as VMware ESXi, the result indicates success although iDRAC is not reset.
6 User notes for supported Microsoft Windows operating systems To enable WSMan silently, use the following CLI command: Msiexec.exe/i iDRACSvcMod.
7 User notes for supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux ● To perform an Express Install on Red hat Linux Server operating systems, run the following command from the SYSMGMT/iSM/linux directory: dcism-setup.sh -x For more information on the installation instructions, refer to the iDRAC Service Module User's Guide. ● By default, you do not have permission to run the script directly on the disk partition.
8 Resources and support For more information about the features of this release, see the documentation for iDRAC Service Module 3.4.1. Latest Released Documents To ● ● ● access the latest version of iDRAC Service Module documents: Go to www.dell.com/ismmanuals. Click the version of iDRAC Service Module. Clicks Manuals & Documents. Accessing documents using direct links You can directly access the documents using the following links: URL Product www.dell.
9 Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see www.dell.com/contactdell. If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or the product catalog.
