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INTEGRATED DELL(TM) REMOTE ACCESS CONTROLLER 6 (iDRAC6) Version 2.10

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This document contains updated information about the Integrated Dell

Remote Access Controller 6.

For more information about iDRAC, including installation and

configuration information, see the "Integrated Dell Remote Access

Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Enterprise User Guide" and the "Dell

OpenManage(TM) Server Administrator User's Guide." These documents are

located on the Dell Support website at "support.dell.com/manuals".

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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This file contains the following sections:

* Criticality

* Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights

* Known Issues

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CRITICALITY

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2 - Recommended

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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SUPPORTED SYSTEMS

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iDRAC6 is supported on the following Dell PowerEdge(TM) systems in the

Dell PowerEdge M1000e system enclosure:

* Dell PowerEdge M610

* Dell PowerEdge M710

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SUPPORTED MANAGED SERVER OPERATING SYSTEMS

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The iDRAC6 is supported by the following operating systems:

Summary of content (6 pages)

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###################################################################### INTEGRATED DELL(TM) REMOTE ACCESS CONTROLLER 6 (iDRAC6) Version 2.10 ###################################################################### This document contains updated information about the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6.
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* Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 family The Windows Server 2003 family includes - Windows Server 2003 R2 (Web, Standard and Enterprise Editions) with SP2 (x86). - Windows Server 2003 R2 (Standard, Enterprise and DataCenter Editions) with SP2 (x64). - Windows Server 2003 (SBS, Standard, and Premium Editions) with SP2.
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SLES 11, and SLES 10 SP1 ====================================================================== FIRMWARE VERSIONS ====================================================================== Recommended firmware versions for CMC and BIOS: * CMC Firmware: 2.1 * Dell PowerEdge M610 BIOS: 1.2.7 * Dell PowerEdge M710 BIOS: 1.2.7 ###################################################################### RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS (FIRMWARE VERSION 2.
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these applications will launch the inventory collector. This in turn causes a USB reset, thus disconnecting the vMedia from where the Systems Build and Update is running.To work around this issue, disable the "System Services" using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility (Ctrl-E) in POST, and then use the OM DVD. The "System Services" can be re-enabled after the OM DVD installation is complete. * If you run DUPs when vFlash is in use, the vFlash is disconnected and reconnected.
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You can update iDRAC6 using one of the following methods: - CMC GUI-based update - iDRAC-GUI-based update - SM-CLP-based update. * If you receive the message "A webpage is not responding on the following website" in Internet Explorer 8.0, see: "http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/05/04 /ie8-in-windows-7-rc-reliability-and-telemetry.aspx" "http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=970858" * In Internet Explorer 7.
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* The "racresetcfg" command in RACADM restores all properties to their default values except "cfgDNSRacName" in the "cfgLanNetworking" group. * The actual time for the "racresetcfg" command within racadm to execute may vary depending on the network speed. * The iDRAC Linux DUP cannot be run on 64-bit RHEL 4 Update 7 due to known issues in that OS. The same DUP will update the iDRAC successfully on 64-bit RHEL 4 Update 8. Refer to RedHat KB article http://kbase.redhat.