Release Notes

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INTEGRATED DELL(TM) REMOTE ACCESS CONTROLLER 6 (iDRAC6) VERSION 1.70

Release Notes:

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Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller6 (iDRAC6) is a systems

management hardware and software solution that provides remote

management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control

functions for the Dell PowerEdge systems.

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What's New

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* Improved Web GUI performance.

* Improved vFlash performance.

* Out of Band Hardware and Firmware Inventory support.

* Console launch without SSO.

* Work notes.

* Improved System FRU data (Added Product Name, serial number, Asset tag,

and Version in Product info Area of FRU).

* Virtual MAC support.

* Identify in Command Line Interface (CLI).

* OEM SEL Event filtering.

* Plain English SEL events.

* Default web certificate update through Command Line Interface.

* Display Life Cycle Controller firmware version display on CLI and GUI.

* Support for platforms PowerEdge(TM) R415, and EqualLogic(TM) DX6000G.

* Support for operating system Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 x64.

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Hardware and Software Requirments

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SUPPORTED SYSTEMS

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

* DELL PowerEdge R710

* DELL PowerEdge R815

* DELL PowerEdge T410

* DELL PowerEdge R715

* DELL PowerEdge R210

* DELL PowerEdge R510

* DELL PowerEdge T310

* DELL PowerEdge R910

* DELL PowerEdge R310

* DELL PowerEdge R415

Summary of content (7 pages)

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###################################################################### INTEGRATED DELL(TM) REMOTE ACCESS CONTROLLER 6 (iDRAC6) VERSION 1.70 Release Notes: ###################################################################### Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller6 (iDRAC6) is a systems management hardware and software solution that provides remote management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control functions for the Dell PowerEdge systems.
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* DELL PowerEdge R515 * DELL PowerEdge T610 * DELL PowerEdge R610 * DELL PowerEdge R410 * DELL PowerEdge R810 * DELL PowerEdge T710 * DELL PowerEdge R210 II * DELL PowerVault DR6000 * DELL PowerVault NX3000 * DELL PowerVault NX3100 * DELL PowerVault NX200 * DELL PowerVault DL2100 * DELL PowerVault NX300 * DELL PowerVault DL2200 * DELL EqualLogic DX6004S * DELL EqualLogic DX6000 * DELL EqualLogic FS7500 * DELL EqualLogic DX6012S * DELL EqualLogic DX6000G ======================================================
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* VMware(R) ESX 4.1 Update 1 * VMware(R) ESX 5.0 * ESXi(TM) 4.0 Update 3 Flash and HDD * ESXi(TM) 4.1 Update 1 Flash and HDD * XenServer(TM) 5.6 HDD * XenServer(TM) 5.6 FP1 HDD Note: Use the Dell-customized ESXi 4.0 Update 1 Embedded edition. This image is available at support.dell.com and vmware.com. The remote deployment and local installation of ESXi through Virtual Media is not supported for standard ESXi Embedded version 4.
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INSTALLATION PREREQUISITES ====================================================================== Before you update iDRAC6 firmware using local RACADM or the Dell Update Packages, perform the following procedures. Otherwise, the firmware update operation may fail. * Install and enable the appropriate IPMI and managed node drivers. * If your system is running a Windows operating system, enable and start the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service.
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###################################################################### Upgrade ###################################################################### * Upgrading from iDRAC versions 1.50 to 1.70. ###################################################################### Uninstallation ###################################################################### * Use the rollback feature to uninstall version 1.70. * On certain hardware configurations, based on the firmware release, firmware downgrades are not allowed.
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update the changes automatically. This is due to inventory data collected during manufacturing process not being updated with new changes. Workaround: Select "Cntl+E" during BIOS POST and enable "Collect System Inventory on reboot". After you save and exit from "Cntl+E" option, the system is rebooted to collect new system inventory. After Inventory collection is completed, the GUI “System Inventory” page displays correct Hardware and software inventory data.
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