Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.
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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 yx2x generation of PowerEdge servers or later. This release of iDRAC Service Module adds support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 and additional security features. Topics: • • • Version Release Date Priority and recommendations Version iDRAC Service Module version 3.
2 Compatibility License Requirements For information regarding license agreements, go to iDRAC Service Module 3.5 User's Guide available at www.dell.com/ismmanuals Supported Platforms iDRAC Service Module 3.5 supports yx2x to yx5x generation of PowerEdge servers. Supported Systems The table lists the platforms that are supported by iDRAC Service Module 3.5.
C4140 Previous Versions • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • iDRAC Service Module 1.0 iDRAC Service Module 2.0 iDRAC Service Module 2.1 iDRAC Service Module 2.2 iDRAC Service Module 2.3 iDRAC Service Module 2.4 iDRAC Service Module 2.5 iDRAC Service Module 2.5.1 iDRAC Service Module 3.0.1 iDRAC Service Module 3.0.2 iDRAC Service Module 3.1 iDRAC Service Module 3.2 iDRAC Service Module 3.3 iDRAC Service Module 3.3.1 iDRAC Service Module 3.4 iDRAC Service Module 3.4.
3 New and enhanced features • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Support for yx5x server R7525 Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 operating system (64-bit) Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 operating system (64-bit) Support for Ubuntu Server 18.04.03 LTS (64-bit) Support for VMware ESXi 6.7U3 Support for VMware ESXi 6.5U3 Support for Microsoft Windows 10 RS5 Client Operating System.
4 Known Issues • Description: When OSCollector Dup is updated on the iDRAC, the Job Queue page displays the job as "Firmware Update: Diagnostics" instead of OSCollector. Workaround: NA • Tracking ID: JIT-139485,JIT-139088,JIT-141091. Description: When iDRAC firmware is downgraded from 3.30.30.30 to a lower version, the communication between iDRAC and iDRAC Service module ends. Workaround: User has to install iDRAC Service Module that is supported by the downgraded version of iDRAC installed.
• Workaround: There is no workaround available. Description: When iDRAC Service Module 3.3.0 or later is installed on RHEL 6.10 Operating System with SELinux enabled in either of Permissive or Enforcing modes, AVC denial logs (AVC denial is noticed with iptables) are observed in /var/log/audit/audit.log while the following features are enabled or disabled: • • iDRAC Access via Host OS Host SNMP Alerts Workaround: iDRAC Service Module 3.3.0 and later does not support explicit SELinux policies.
esxcli system wbem set -e 1 • 10 • Alternatively, the administrator can also restart the Host OS to resolve the issue . Description: To perform iDRAC Hard Reset operation on VMware ESXi operating system using winrm command, iDRAC Service Module should be successfully communicating with iDRAC.
5 Limitations 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. You cannot view Lifecycle Controller logs in the new folder in the Event Viewer (169898) if you have recently changed the folder name of the Lifecycle Controller logs in the Event Viewer.
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 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server • To perform an Express Install on Red Hat Linux Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise 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 3.5. 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.
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