Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) and iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller for Dell PowerEdge Servers Version 2.22.22.
Release Notes Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) iDRAC is a systems management hardware and software solution that provides remote management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control functions for Dell PowerEdge systems. Lifecycle Controller (LC-GUI) An out-of-band mechanism for configuring the platform, applying firmware updates, saving or restoring a system backup, or deploying an operating system, either by using a GUI or a remote scripting language.
What is Supported? License Requirements • Software licensing has replaced hardware licensing. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) and iDRAC 7 v2.20.20.20 User's Guide, available at dell.com/idracmanuals. • Many features in Lifecycle Controller are licensed. You must install the appropriate license to use these features. For more information, see the Introduction section in the Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.20.20.20 User’s Guide, available at dell.
Supported Web Browsers for iDRAC8 • Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 • Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 • Safari version 7.1 • Safari version 8.0 • Mozilla Firefox version 35 • Mozilla Firefox version 36 • Google Chrome version 41 • Google Chrome version 42 Note: Microsoft Windows Edge is not a supported web browser.
• If auto-negotiation is enabled while setting iDRAC8 network, 1 Gbps is not supported and you cannot manually select it. • A USB device mounted through Virtual Media in floppy emulation mode for a Linux operating system shows as a removable volume. • During system power operations, if the video mode changes, the message "Out of range" may appear for a short while on the Virtual Console.
• The default time zone value is US Central Time. To make sure Single Sign-On (SSO) and Directory Service TFA (smart card) continue to work properly, the iDRAC time zone must match the time zone where iDRAC is located, assuming Active Directory server's time zone is already configured to match the Active Directory's location.
iDRAC - Known Issues Issue 1: Description In Chinese locale on Windows operating system, while launching the Virtual Console using Java plug-in, occasionally you may see a Java compilation error. Resolution 1. 2. 3. Open the Java control panel. Go to General -> Network Settings. Select Direct Connection and click OK. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8.
Resolution Do not use double quotes for the VNC password. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 6: Description In some scenarios, typically for state change events occurring within a span of few seconds, the sequence of events reported in the Lifecycle Log (or corresponding SNMP traps) for storage devices may not exactly match the sequence in which they occurred.
Issue 10: Description For storage configuration operations (example, virtual disk creation, assign hot spare, foreign configuration operations, and so on) that are executed real-time (that is, not requiring a server reboot), the corresponding job status may be displayed as failed even though the operation was successful. Resolution View the Lifecycle Controller Logs to check whether there are any relevant messages indicating the success of the individual configuration operations.
Issue 14: Description Power Cap (in Watts, BTU/hr, %) is not accepting values preceding with zero (0). Resolution Do not precede a zero (0) while entering value for Power Cap in the Power Configuration page. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 15: Description In the Network Interfaces page > Host OS Network Interfaces section, the link to the Network Devices page is not available for embedded LOM.
Issue 19: Description When an IO Identity Optimization Job for Network and Fibre Channel adapters is running, iDRAC does not apply persistence policy for the host power events (cold or warm reset) that occur when the job is running. Resolution You can apply persistence policy by manually performing the host power event (cold, warm, ac cycle reset) after the job is performed completely. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8 and Network or Fibre Channel adapters.
Resolution Navigate to the Storage > Physical Disks page to view the physical disks that are foreign. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8 and out-of-band enabled PERC storage controllers. Issue 24: Description In the Safari browser, if the iDRAC web session times out; clicking the Virtual Console and logging out of the GUI page does not work.
Issue 28: Description On the Dell 13th generation PowerEdge servers, after replacing the motherboard, if you use the Easy Restore feature to restore the UEFI Diagnostic utility, the UEFI Diagnostic is restored successfully. However, the iDRAC web interface may not show the restored Diagnostic version in the System Inventory page. Resolution Reset iDRAC. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8.
• Controller(s) - Import or Clear Foreign Configuration operations. • PCIe SSD(s) - Secure Erase or Prepare to Remove operations. Resolution None. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 33: Description When a passive backplane (that is not connected to PERC) is updated from the operating system, the System Inventory page in the iDRAC web interface does not display the updated version. Resolution Reset iDRAC using racadm racreset command.
Versions/ Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 38: Description When you update the rebrand image from the iDRAC web interface, the system reboots and the rebranded images are applied successfully. During POST, if you press , the Lifecycle Controller UI starts to launch. The progress bar displays till 90% and then the system starts rebooting. Resolution After rebranding, do not access the Lifecycle Controller UI.
Resolution This is only a reporting issue. Full capacity of the drives can be used to deploy the operating systems. Other Dell applications and utilities will continue to report the right size. Versions/ Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 43: Description On updating Dell PowerEdge FD332 PERC controllers to 25.2.2-0002, the controller is switched to HBA mode.
Issue 47: Description After importing a server profile, the Input Power Redundant option does not appear under Redundancy Policy on the Power Configuration page. Resolution Reboot iDRAC or perform an AC power cycle to clear the issue. Versions/ Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 48: Description Using shortcut key combination on a virtual console using ActiveX displays an error when 2 different iDRAC interfaces are accessed from the same management station.
Issue 52: Description Scheduling an automatic update using the iDRAC GUI fails in case CSIOR is set to disabled. Resolution Use RACADM to schedule an automatic update job with CSIOR disabled or enable CSIOR and update using the iDRAC GUI. Versions/ Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 53: Description The BIOS configuration job completes with errors when Virtualization Technology is set to Enabled or Disabled.
Issue 57: Description The watchdog timer expired error is logged in the SEL on deleting an iDRAC license file. Resolution None. Versions/ Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC Service Module (iSM) enabled from 1.65.65 to 2.10.10.10. Issue 58: Description When Single Sign-on is enabled, the Apply action intermittently fails on systems running Internet Explorer 10 or later versions. Resolution Retry the apply operation by clicking Apply twice.
Issue 62: Description SSL Certificate - Self-Signed Certificate. [Qualysguard, Nesssus, Rapid7, Retina]. Resolution iDRAC default SSL Certificate is self-signed by iDRAC. Upload a 3rd party or in-house CA signed SSL certificate. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 110977: Description When IO Identity Optimization is enabled and you configure the Virtual Addresses, Storage Initiator, and Target settings, the job runs correctly.
Resolution Login using root credentials and modify the non-root users or reset iDRAC configurations to the default setting. Versions/ Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 203881: Description iDRAC interfaces report the battery status as Degraded instead of Battery Missing when the battery is unplugged and Battery High Temp when the battery temperature exceeds 70°C. Resolution None. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 (PERC8 and PERC9).
Resolution You can view the information on the drives inserted on the iDRAC interfaces — web interface, RACADM, and WSMAN. The copyback operation status is updated in the Lifecycle Controller logs and events are generated after the operation is completed. Versions/Systems Affected Dell PowerEdge systems with DAS drives that are directly wired to the controller. Issue 239254: Description On systems with USB 3.
Versions/Systems Affected All Dell 12th generation of PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 243960: Description On PowerEdge C6320 servers, the Multiple Details field is missing on the Power Monitoring page in the iDRAC web interface. Resolution None Versions/Systems Affected Dell PowerEdge C6320 servers Issue 232174: Description WWN/MAC address is not displayed in the iDRAC WWN/MAC page for PowerEdge M830. However, it displays on the CMC page.
Resolution None. Versions/Systems Affected Dell PowerEdge M1000e systems Issue 237790: Description On a 12th generation of PowerEdge server with iDRAC7, the firmware version displays iDRAC8 instead of iDRAC7. Resolution None. Versions/Systems Affected Dell 12th generation of PowerEdge server with iDRAC7 Issue 244737: Description DeletVD from CTR-R using warm reboot causes further VD create failure (using iDRAC interfaces through realtime job) on same physical disks on maxconfig.
Issue 252275/253647: Description The Fan PWM value displays NA in the iDRAC web and RACADM interface when the host system is powered off. Resolution Power on the host system and reboot IDRAC. Versions/ Systems Affected Dell PowerEdge R330, PowerEdge R230, PowerEdge T330, PowerEdge T130 with iDRAC8 2.22.22.
Issue 252454: Description In certain instances, the iDRAC web interface does not display the virtual disk created using the System Setup-> System BIOS option. Resolution Perform an AC power cycle or reset iDRAC using the following RACADM command: $ racadm racreset Versions/Systems Affected Dell PowerEdge servers with iDRAC8 2.22.22.22.
• Performing a graceful shutdown from the iDRAC8 web interface or updating the BIOS or the firmware using the iDRAC8 update method: o For SLES 11 SP2: A prompt appears for the Super user password in the operating system console. Provide the root password and proceed with the graceful shutdown or firmware/BIOS update. o For Windows OS in screen lock state: Graceful shutdown does not happen because, Windows operating system has a policy setting to disable shutdown while in locked state.
LC GUI - Important Notes • This release note is the latest and overrides the release note available on the LC GUI. • The drivers exposed by Lifecycle Controller are present in a read-only hard disk drive, labeled OEMDRV, which are active for 18 hours. During this period: o You cannot update any DUP. o Lifecycle Controller cannot invoke CSIOR. However, if an AC power cycle (cold boot) is performed, the OEMDRV drive is automatically deleted.
• Virtual Media being presented by the AVCT SIP and Virtual Media from iDRAC8 in the detached state. • Due to failure to load drivers for RAID controllers on the system. Note: It does not occur with Virtual Media in the detached state. It also does not occur without the SIP and with Virtual Media in the detached from iDRAC8. Resolution Retry the operation. Versions/Systems Affected All LC–supported Dell PowerEdge servers.
Versions/Systems Affected All LC–supported Dell PowerEdge servers. Issue 7: Description On the Dell 12th generation of PowerEdge servers, while deploying the operating system by selecting the UEFI boot mode, an error message is displayed when you click Finish. This error occurs if you try to connect the optical drive or virtual media after you launch Lifecycle Controller. Resolution Reboot the server and ensure that you connect the optical drive or virtual media before launching Lifecycle Controller.
update date. The updated date and time is displayed on the basis of time zone that is configured on the server. • Rollback is not supported for CPLD. • On some modular systems, after a firmware update, the Lifecycle Log displays the date in the time stamp as 1999-12-31, instead of the date on which Firmware Update was performed. • Some properties related to devices installed in PowerEdge VRTX system are not displayed while viewing the current hardware inventory.
o After installing the QLogic-specific firmware update package on the BCM57xx or BCM57xxx adapter family, the rollback version is not available if the previously installed firmware was provided by a legacy shared firmware update package. However, if the legacy shared firmware version is available as a rollback version for the Broadcom NetXtreme adapter, then the same version will be available for the QLogic BCM57xx and BCM57xxx adapters.
“Password” string. When entering a “Domain Name”, such as ‘x123.com’, a period (.) character is also permissible. • When attempting a Platform Update through an FTP server, specifying a valid proxy server but selecting an invalid proxy type causes Lifecycle Controller to halt for a long period (possibly over 30 minutes) before it returns to normal operation. • If you see this error message “Unable to find a boot device on which to install the operating system. Verify boot disk availability.
Limitations on updating firmware on Broadcom and QLogic adapters using iDRAC interfaces such as WS-MAN, RACADM, iDRAC GUI, and Lifecycle Controller UI: • o Rollback of Broadcom NetXtreme I to 7.10.X and QLogic BCM57xx and BCM57xxx Ethernet adapters to 7.12.X from the iDRAC GUI may result in failure of rollback to 7.12.X. o Updating Broadcom NetXtreme I to 7.10.X and QLogic BCM57xx and BCM57xxx Ethernet adapters to 7.12.
7. 8. Select the firmware file and click Install or Install and Reboot. If it is a DUP, Install dynamically changes to Install and Reboot and at the same time the Install Next Reboot is activated. When you click Install and Reboot or Install Next Reboot, the message “Updating Job Queue” is displayed. Click OK. The Job Queue page is displayed, where you can view and manage the firmware update. After the update is completed, iDRAC8 restarts automatically.
OpenWSMAN CLI OpenWSMAN CLI is an open source Linux WS-MAN client. OpenWSMAN CLI source code and installation details are available at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/openwsman/files/wsmancli Sample OpenWSMAN CLI Command (Enumeration Operation): wsman enumerate http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/DCIM_SystemView -h (idrac ip adddress) -P 443 -u (idrac user) -p (idrac password) -v -j utf-8 -y basic -R -o -m 256 -N root/dcim -c cert_name.
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