Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) and iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller for Dell PowerEdge Servers Version 2.31.31.
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.
Platform(s) Affected This iDRAC7 and LC release is supported only on the following systems: • PowerEdge R320 • PowerEdge R420 • PowerEdge R520 • PowerEdge R720 • PowerEdge R720xd • PowerEdge T320 • PowerEdge T420 • PowerEdge T620 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 v2.30.30.30 User's Guide, available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
• WinPE 5.0 64 bit • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 • VMware vSphere 5.1 U3 • VMware vSphere 5.5 U3 • VMware vSphere 6.1 • Citrix XenServer 6.2 • Citrix XenServer 6.5 Supported Web Browsers for iDRAC7 • Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 • Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 • Safari version 7.1 • Safari version 8.
• If the instant messenger is launched in the Virtual Console viewer with ActiveX native plug-in and another application is started (example Notepad, WordPad, and so on) without minimizing the Virtual Console, the instant messenger box also pops-up on other applications. This does not happen with Java plug-in. • When a system is in POST, it is not possible to attach a vFlash partition as the first boot device.
• Make sure to synchronize the iDRAC time with the management station’s time to avoid certificate related issues. If the time is not synchronized, issues such as server certificate expiration may be seen. If this occurs, re-synchronize iDRAC time with the management station’s time and reboot iDRAC. • On a system running Linux, after launching the Virtual Console, if you click a menu item and it remains open, the Ctrl + Alt + L keystroke sent from iDRAC to the host system does not lock the host system.
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.
Issue 5: Description Cannot set VNC password with quotes. 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.
Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8 and out-of-band enabled PERC storage controllers. 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.
Issue 13: Description iDRAC8 user interfaces (example, iDRAC8 web interface, RACADM and so on) does not display the newer storage enclosure or backplane firmware version when the firmware is updated through the operating system using DUP. Resolution To update the storage inventory, perform a server power cycle (cold boot) or reset the iDRAC. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8 and out-of-band enabled PERC storage controllers.
Issue 18: Description When you log in to the iDRAC web interface using Internet Explorer 8.x and prior versions, content in few pages is not displayed properly and a few UI controls may not work. This is a known issue with Internet Explorer. Resolution Internet Explorer 8.x and prior versions, are not supported browsers with iDRAC8. Ensure that you use Internet Explorer 9 and later versions. Version/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8.
Issue 22: Description After updating the firmware on an enclosure connected to a 12Gbps SAS Controller, the updated firmware version is not displayed in the inventory or through any of the interfaces (iDRAC GUI, RACADM) until the server is powered off and then powered back on. Resolution Power the server off then power it on. The updated firmware version is displayed. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8.
On Clone or Replace modes of Configuration XML export, the virtual disk creation operation is set to CreateAuto by default. Change the operation to Create and specify the physical disks to be used by FQDD to resolve this issue. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 27: Description (Virtual) Keyboard stopped working on iDRAC Virtual Console, but the mouse movements continues to work. Resolution Exit and restart Virtual Console.
Issue 30: 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 35: 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. Versions/ Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8.
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 40: Description On updating Dell PowerEdge FD332 PERC controllers to 25.2.2-0002, the controller is switched to HBA mode.
All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 44: 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.
While enumerating using WS-MAN, if you include more than 7 properties in the WQL/CQL query, the select query does not return any result. Resolution The maximum number of properties that can be included in a WQL/CQL query using WS-MAN is 7. Perform the filtering on the client system or make multiple calls each having not more than 7 properties. Versions/ Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8.
Issue 53: Description On the Dell 12th generation PowerEdge systems, when downgrading from 2.10.10 to 1.66.65, existing users may occasionally be lost. Resolution Re-enter the users after the downgrade. It is recommended that you check the custom settings while upgrading or downgrading the firmware. Versions/ Systems Affected All Dell 12th generation PowerEdge systems downgraded from 2.10.10.10 to 1.66.65.
All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 58: Description SNMP Agent Default Community Name (public). [Nessus] Resolution iDRAC provides limited read-only information to third-party tools for identification purposes only. The SNMP Agent is enabled by default and uses the default SNMP community name. The SNMP Agent can be disabled or SNMP community name can be changed if not using 3rd party tools. Versions/Systems Affected All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8.
Issue 236311: Description Persistence policy is not supported on ChassisSlot NIC devices. Resolution Reconfigure or clear the Virtual, Storage Initiator, or Target settings manually. Version/Systems Affected All PowerEdge blade servers on PowerEdge FX2 with iDRAC8. Issue 206438: Description The possible values for the WS-MAN IOI Persistence attributes are confusing to understand.
Issue 171960: Description Lifecycle Controller firmware is inaccessible after a performing hardware diagnostic and rebooting the system. This issue is captured in the Lifecycle Controller log. Resolution Reboot the system again to start Lifecycle Controller. Versions/Systems Affected Dell 13th generation of PowerEdge systems with iDRAC8. Issue 227854: Description On certain instances, the communication between iSM and iDRAC fails after enabling or disabling the USB NIC port.
Issue 210079: Description While creating virtual disks using iDRAC on Internet Explorer, if you select more than 100 disks an unexpected error occurs. Maximum number of physical disks that can be selected for RAID 10, 50, and 60 is 256. Resolution Use other supported browsers such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. You can also try using other interfaces such as RACADM WS-MAN, OMSS, or PERC CLI tools to create a VD.
Issue 233773: Description After applying the Boot Identity profile on the PowerEdge M630 blade server with DX69G NDC card on port 1, the WWN/MAC page displays the MAC Addresses under the Flexaddress tab only instead of displaying in Remote assigned MAC Address tab. 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.
Issue 262334: Description While configuring the iSCSI parameters on any Emulex adapter using an XML import and with IO Identity Optimization set to enabled, the configuration of the FirstTgtIscsiName attribute fails if the length of the configured strings is greater than 152 characters. Resolution Disable IO Identity Optimization and run the same job or ensure that the length of the string for the FirstTgtIscsiName is less than 152 characters.
If Internet Explorer (IE) 64-bit browser is used to log in to iDRAC8 Web interface and when viewing the power usage graph, the X and Y axis labels appear too small to read. This is a known limitation for IE 64-bit only. The labels appear correctly in IE 32-bit browser. • On Linux management stations, if Firefox is launched from the root user, a USB key is mapped in Virtual Media successfully.
• You cannot start iDRAC after updating the NIC firmware because the update process resets NDC. To resolve this issue, reset iDRAC after updating the NIC firmware. • When iDRAC NIC is in shared mode and the host system is power cycled, the network connection is lost for a few seconds. During this time, if you perform any action in the active VNC client, the VNC session may close.
LC GUI – Known Issues Issue 1: Description If FlexAddress is enabled on Chassis Management Controllers, iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller do not display the same MAC addresses. Resolution To view the chassis-assigned MAC address, use the iDRAC web interface or the CMC web interface. Go to General-> Network Settings. Versions/Systems Affected All LC–supported Dell PowerEdge servers.
To distinguish between the port numbers, see the MAC address or the Device Settings. You can access Device Settings in the following methods: • During POST, press , and then click System Setup. • On the Lifecycle Controller Home page, click System Setup, and then click Advanced Hardware Configuration.
Versions/Systems Affected All LC–supported Dell PowerEdge servers. Issue 9: Description The process of retrieving IPv6 address from the DHCP server with VLAN connection takes a few minutes. Resolution Wait for a few minutes and check the Network Settings page to view the assigned IPv6 address. Versions/Systems Affected All LC–supported Dell PowerEdge servers.
o Emulex OneConnect OCm14102-N6-D 2-port 10GbE bNDC NIC • Lifecycle Controller displays two drive names for some CDs or DVDs such as the one containing operating systems. • Network operations such as Update, Export, or Import may take more time than expected. The delay may occur because the source or destination share is not reachable or does not exist, or due to other network issues.
LC-RS – Known Issues After updating to iDRAC v2.30.30.30, all hard drive firmware install time and date will be reset to the iDRAC boot time in the software inventory. Any future hard drive updates will address the software inventory install time for hard drives. This issue is only for the hard drives and only until the next hard drive update process. LC-RS – Limitations • The drivers exposed by Lifecycle Controller are present in a read-only device labeled OEMDRV, and the device is active for 18 hours.
− name of the Update Package is incorrect. • Only Windows operating system can be deployed on systems with software RAID controller. • Using Platform Update, you cannot update components such as Complex Programmable Logic Device, Backplane, and Physical Disk. However, the View Current Versions table displays these components. • The SATA drives and their firmware version are not displayed on the View Current Versions page of Platform Update.
• From the Linux host operating system (managed node), run the Dell Update Package for Linux from the shell prompt. Follow the instructions displayed on the console. • From the management station, remotely update the firmware using the iDRAC8 web interface: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Extract the firmware image self-extracting file to the management station. Open the iDRAC8 web interface using a supported web browser. Log in as administrator.
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3. 4. 5. In the Select your product type section, click Software and Security. In the Choose your Dell Software section, click the required link from the following: − Client System Management − Enterprise System Management − Remote Enterprise System Management − Serviceability Tools To view the document, click the required product version. You can also directly access the documents using the following links: • For iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller documents — dell.
