iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller Version 3.34.34.
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Contents 1 Release summary..........................................................................................................................5 Priority and recommendations............................................................................................................................................. 5 2 Compatibility............................................................................................................................... 6 License Requirements.........................
Disk assignment not reflected in iDRAC GUI even after waiting for about 3-5 minutes ........................................... 17 Unsupported RAID level displayed .................................................................................................................................... 17 SEL not reporting drive events...........................................................................................................................................
1 Release summary This release adds support for Intel Cascade Lake processors and DDR4 2933 MT/s memory. Version iDRAC9 with LC 3.34.34.34 Release date June 2019 To download this version of iDRAC, see Downloading iDRAC firmware installation file. NOTE: For details about the previous releases, if applicable, or to determine the most recent release for your platform, and for latest documentation version, see KB article SLN308699 available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
2 Compatibility License Requirements iDRAC features are available based on the purchased license. • • iDRAC Express — Available by default on all blade servers, and rack or tower servers of 600 or higher series. iDRAC Enterprise — Available on all servers as an upgrade. For more information about the features available for a license, see the iDRAC licenses section in the iDRAC 3.30.30.30 User's Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Previous versions N/A Supported managed server operating systems and hypervisors • Microsoft Windows • • Server 2012 R2 Foundation • Server 2012 R2 Essentials • Server 2012 R2 Standard • Server 2012 R2 Datacenter • Server 2016 Essentials • Server 2016 Standard • Server 2016 Datacenter • Server 2019 Datacenter • Server 2019 Standard • Server 2019 Essentials • Server 1809 aka, Redstone 5 • WinPE 5.0 64-bit • WinPE 10 Linux • • RHEL 7.6 • RHEL 6.10 SLES • • SLES 15 Ubuntu • • Ubuntu 18.
iDRAC tools This version of iDRAC requires the following tools based on the operating system: • • • Dell EMC iDRAC Tools for Microsoft Windows Server(R), v9.3.0 Dell EMC iDRAC Tools for Linux, v9.3.0 Dell EMC iDRAC Tools for VMware ESXi (R), v9.3.0 This version contains: • • • Remote/Local RACADM on Windows or Linux or ESXi IPMI Tool on Windows or Linux VMCLI on Windows or Linux Download the DRAC tools from the Drivers & downloads page for your system at www.dell.com/support.
3 New and enhanced features Hardware • • Added support for Intel Cascade Lake processors Added support for DDR4 2933 MT/s memory iDRAC and LC firmware • • Added support for Intel Cascade Lake processors Added support for DDR4 2933 MT/s memory OS deployment N/A Automation—API and CLI N/A Security N/A New and enhanced features 9
4 Fixes iDRAC and LC firmware • • • 111379: Fixed an issue that was causing the vFlash initialization failure after iDRAC firmware was downgraded. 129087: Fixed an issue that was causing a failure in LifeCycle Controller downloading files from Dell EMC repositories. 129666: Fixed the DNS registration issue that was causing when the iDRAC AutoDiscovery feature was enabled.
5 Important notes 1. Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7 do not support TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.1. Install the following update to enable TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.1 as a default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3140245/EN-US 2. The drivers that LC exposes are present in a read-only drive that is labeled OEMDRV and the drive is active for 18 hours. During this period: a. You cannot update any DUP. b. LC cannot involve CSIOR.
16. Ensure that the SSH client is updated to the latest version. Following SSH configurations are no longer available on iDRAC: KEX algorithms: a. diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 MAC: a. umac-64 b. umac-64-etm@openssh.com 17. This note is applicable only to PowerEdge M640 and FC640. When performing BIOS Recovery operation, host may not turn on. To recover from this condition, perform a virtual/physical reseat operation of the blade server. 18. After updating the iDRAC firmware to version 3.30.30.
6 Known issues — To be fixed in future releases Storage devices not found in iDRAC Description If you disable the external slot that is connected to PERC, iDRAC will not detect the PERC card or storage devices present in the server. Workaround Remove the PERC card from the external slot that needs to be disabled and powercycle the system. Systems affected All system supported by this release.
Firmware update job name in Tasks Redfish API showing as "Firmware Update" Description While updating firmware for a component using Redfish interface through HTTP share the job name does not include the component name and is displayed as "Firmware Update". Workaround N/A Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Systems affected All system supported by this release. Tracking number 121977 Unable to set Power cap values in Lockdown mode Description While the system is in lockdown mode, setting the power cap values may fail. Workaround Disable lockdown mode. Systems affected All system supported by this release.
Workaround Enable the iDRAC Direct USB port from system setup to bring iDRAC to a consistent state. Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 120296 Getting an error while downloading DUP using Redfish interface Description If you initiate a simple update through Redfish interface while another update is in progress, you may get an error message "RED006: Unable to download Update Package". Workaround Perform the update after the ongoing update is complete.
Disk assignment not reflected in iDRAC GUI even after waiting for about 3-5 minutes Description After editing an assignment in PowerEdge MX5000s/PowerEdge MX5016s by assigning a drive to a slot, the disk is not displayed in IDRAC inventory. Workaround Reset iDRAC using the racreset command. Systems affected PowerEdge MX740c Tracking number 122565 Unsupported RAID level displayed Description While creating a virtual disk (VD) with controller in eHBA mode, unsupported RAID levels may be displayed.
iDRAC DUP update fails on SLES when the secure boot is enabled Description On the SLES OS version 15 with secure boot enabled, if you perform iDRAC DUP update, it fails with an error "This Update Package is not compatible with your system." Workaround For iDRAC DUP updates, use other interfaces such as iDRAC GUI, RACADM, or WSMAN. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number N/A Port 5353 blocked by iDRAC internal firewall and appears as Open|Filtered Description When node initiated discovery or Group Manager is enabled, iDRAC uses mDNS to communicate through port 5353. However, when both are disabled, port 5353 is blocked by iDRAC's internal firewall and appears as Open| Filtered port in the port scans.
7 Limitations Authentication 1. LC supports the following characters for username and password: • Alphabets (a-z, A-Z) • Numbers (0-9) • Special characters (-, _, .) 2. If there are no slots available to add a new user in iDRAC, the Group Manager Job for Add New User shows a failure with error GMGR0047. Use the web interface (iDRAC Settings > Users) to verify the number of iDRAC local users. 3.
3. The iSCSI offload attribute can be enabled only on two of the four available ports. If a card, which has this attribute that is enabled on two of its ports, is replaced with another card that has the attribute that is enabled on the other two ports, an error occurs. The firmware does not allow the attribute to be set because it is already set on the other two ports. 4. The "Discovered Servers" view of Group Manager may not show available iDRACs as available to onboard.
7. LC does not support SOCK4 proxy with credentials. 8. LC UI supports share names and file paths that are up to 256 characters long. However, the protocol you use may only allow shorter values for these fields. 9. Because of internal UEFI network stack protocol implementation, there may be a delay while opening the LC UI Network Settings page or while applying the network setting. 10. Before performing any network operations, verify that the network is configured with the network cable connected.
Security 1. Cryptographic Erase operation is not supported for hot-plugged NVMe disks. Reboot the server before starting the operation. If the operation continues to fail, ensure that CSIOR is enabled and that the NVMe disk is qualified by Dell EMC. Storage and storage controllers 1. While renaming a virtual disk (VD), using a . (period) is not allowed in the VD name. 2.
8. iDRAC and LC features cannot access CIFS or Samba shares when only SMBv1 protocol is enabled. All iDRAC features work with SMBv2 protocol. For information on enabling SMBv2 protocol, see the documentation for your operating system.
8 Updating iDRAC firmware Downloading iDRAC firmware installation file NOTE: For information about updating iDRAC firmware using various interfaces, see version 3.30.30.30 iDRAC User's Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals . 1. Go to www.dell.com/support. 2. In the Enter a Service Tag, Serial Number... field, type the Service Tag or the model number of your server, and press Enter or click the search icon. 3. On the product support page, click Drivers & downloads. 4.
9 Lifecycle Controller Remote Services — client tools OpenWSMAN CLI OpenWSMAN CLI is an open source Linux WSMan client. You can use OpenWSMAN CLI to send WSMan commands to Lifecycle Controller. OpenWSMAN CLI source code and installation details are available at sourceforge.net/projects/openwsman/files/wsmancli. Sample OpenWSMAN CLI Command for an enumeration operation: wsman enumerate http://schemas.dmtf.
10 Resources and support For more information about the features of this release, see the documentation for iDRAC 3.30.30.30. Latest Release Notes To access the latest Release Notes for this version of iDRAC: 1. Go to www.dell.com/idracmanuals. 2. Click the link for the generation and then click the version of iDRAC. 3. Click Manuals & documents. Accessing documents using direct links You can directly access the documents using the following links: Table 1. Direct links for documents URL Product www.
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