iDRAC9 Version 4.40.00.
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Contents Chapter 1: Release summary..........................................................................................................6 Priority and recommendations..........................................................................................................................................6 Chapter 2: Compatibility............................................................................................................... 7 License Requirements...........................................
Template deployment job fails........................................................................................................................................23 Deleting multiple jobs results RAC0519 LCL event................................................................................................... 23 PR1 & PR10 Lifecycle logs displayed during Retire and Repurpose operation...................................................
Automation — API and CLI.............................................................................................................................................34 BIOS and UEFI....................................................................................................................................................................34 Hardware............................................................................................................................................................
1 Release summary The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make server administrators more productive and improve the overall availability of Dell servers. This release adds multiple fixes and enhancements that improve iDRAC stability. Version iDRAC9 4.40.00.
2 Compatibility Topics: • • • • • • License Requirements Supported systems Previous versions Supported managed server operating systems and hypervisors Supported web browsers Supported software 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 ● iDRAC Datacenter—Available on all servers as an upgrade.
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● OEMR T340 ● OEMR T140 Previous versions ● ● ● ● ● ● 4.10.10.10 4.11.11.11 4.20.20.20 4.22.00.00 4.30.30.30 4.32.10.00 NOTE: Updating iDRAC firmware from a previous version such as 3.2x, 3.1x, 3.0x to the latest version is not supported. Update the firmware to version 3.30.30.30 first, and then update to version 4.00.00.00 or later.
Supported software Java ● Java - Oracle version OpenSource tools ● OpenJDK 8u202 ● Adopt Open JDK ● You may utilize an open source version of AdoptOpenJDK or OpenJDK (“Adopt Open JDK”) subject to the terms and conditions of the Adopt Open JDK community at the link below. ● You use Adopt Open JDK at your own risk. Adopt Open JDK may not meet your requirements or expectations. It could include quality, technical or other mistakes, inaccuracies or typographical errors.
3 New and enhanced features Topics: • • • iDRAC and LC firmware Hardware - Server or storage platform specific Scripting -- All API and CLI related items iDRAC and LC firmware ● ● ● ● ● Added support for reporting actual start and completion info for job queue entries. Added support for iDRAC group firmware update feature to the iDRAC group manager. Integrated RSA SecurID Client into iDRAC for 2FA. Enhanced next-gen iDRAC virtual console and virtual media (eHTML5). This is the new default setting.
4 Fixes Topics: • • • iDRAC and LC firmware Hardware - Server or storage platform specific Scripting -- All API and CLI related items iDRAC and LC firmware ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 183454: Fixed an issue that was pulling the cleared Virtual addresses while reenabling the virtual address. 175559: Fixed an issue that caused iDRAC to be unresponsive on PowerEdge R7425. 177650: Fixed an issue that caused the device details not to be displayed in LC logs after device firmware was updated.
5 Deprecated features The following table displays the features that are listed as Deprecated* or Removal**: Features iDRAC9 iDRAC9 for PowerEdge Rx5xx/ Cx5xx SM-CLP Removal Removal VM CLI Removal Removal VFlash Deprecated Removal Backup and Restore Removal Removal NOTE: Alternatively, use the Server Configuration Profiles (SCP) to import and export configuration files from a local management station or through a network share.
6 Important notes 1. Creating RAID using the selected controller is not supported through Lifecycle Controller interface. Use iDRAC GUI to create the virtual disk, then relaunch Lifecycle Controller and retry the deployment operation. 2. A new storage GUI has been introduced with this release. The old storage GUI is still accessible but would be deprecated in a future iDRAC release. 3.
25. If the BIOS date and time are set incorrectly while resetting iDRAC to default settings, the iDRAC's IP address may be lost. Reset iDRAC or AC power cycling the server to recover iDRAC IP. 26. iDRAC GUI search output points to a GUI page where the search keywords are missing within the page. These are typical false positives like any other search engine that may be ignored. 27.
a. Available spare threshold b. Reliability degraded c. Read-only mode d. Virtual memory backup failed, and so on. 53. This note is applicable only to PowerEdge C6420, DCS9650, DCS9670, and DCS9690 systems. If you update iDRAC to this version from version 3.02.x.x or earlier, you must perform a power cycle of the system before performing any power-related operations. The power cycle is required to tune the memory parameters without affecting the host.
67. While iDRAC is initializing, all communications with iDRAC may fail. For any service requests, wait until the initialization process is complete. 68. Performing Redfish Patch method on Read-Only property for PowerControl resource returns a status code 200. 69. In iDRAC, if there is no link that is detected in the selected iDRAC port then the iDRAC IP is displayed as 0.0.0.0. 70.
7 Known issues — To be fixed in future releases Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 18 Backplane Rollback contents not populating in iDRAC Test network connection fails Incomplete backplane firmware version displayed MetricReport output does not match the DMTF schema Service Validator reporting errors for Redfish API services CPLD firmware update fails Lifecycle Controller fails to resolve IPv6 DNS addresses Performing GET with Top query parame
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Intel Coldstream NVMe drives appearing as cryptographic erase capable Missing Qlogic NIC Partitions in iDRAC GUI System configuration profile NIC job completes with errors iDRAC Firmware Update page not responding IDSDM controller listed in iDRAC without an IDSDM installed Webserver restarts after remote presence port number is updated Getting an error SWC0018 during OS installation WSMan query with space between attributes fails Attributes for CNA cards not displaye
MetricReport output does not match the DMTF schema Description LastDayMaxPowerTime, LastDayMinPowerTime, LastHourMaxPowerTime, LastHourMinPowerTime, LastMinuteMaxPowerTime, LastMinuteMinPowerTime, LastWeekMaxPowerTime, and LastWeekMinPowerTime may have an invalid MetricType in MetricDefinitions. Workaround N/a. The MetricReport output is further modified to match DMTF schema, and will be fixed in subsequent releases. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Workaround N/a Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 175801 Server Configuration Profile import job fails Description Importing SCP fails with error "Not one of the Possible Values for Attribute" when VNC password is not set or set lower than eight characters in length. Workaround Set eight character length VNC password. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
iDRAC displays warning message for different plug-in selection. Description iDRAC GUI displays a warning "Virtual console session of a different plug-in type is currently running. Please close existing session and try again". Workaround Close the existing session and change the plug-in to eHTML5. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Workaround Close and reopen the eHTML5 Virtual console session. Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 185038 Read-only user Virtual Console session disconnects Description Read-only Virtual Console session with eHTML5 plug-in disconnects while server is rebooting or due to a network disruption or when the primary session is in reconnecting state. Workaround Close and reopen the eHTML5 Virtual console session. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Workaround Reboot the host so the CSIOR runs and populates supported CPU PPINs in Hardware inventory. Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 185523 VLAN gets disabled after successful configuration in Lifecycle controller Description After an IPv6 configuration, incorrect VLAN values are displayed when network setting page is reopened in the Lifecycle Controller. Workaround Select the configured port in Network Settings page to see configured VLAN values for the port.
iDRAC time fails to synchronize when Server Configuration Profile is imported with SNTP settings Description iDRAC time will not synchronize when Server Configuration Profile was exported with SNTP settings and then imported with SNTP settings. Workaround Configure NTP settings and export the Server configuration Profile. Import the Server configuration profile with NTP and manually configure SNTP settings.
Tracking number 181505 Deleting VD creates pending operation with empty data Description When existing VD is deleted from iDRAC GUI using delete VD operation from the Virtual disk option and then added to pending operation, the pending operation displays no information. However, the delete VD pending operation is created successfully. Workaround To successfully delete the VD and add to pending operations, perform the following steps: 1. Select the Configuration option in iDRAC GUI 2.
VD attributes not displaying any value Description In SNMP, VD attributes not displaying any values for Available Disk Protocol. Workaround Use any other iDRAC interface. Systems affected All systems supported by this release with PERC H755N and NVMe configuration.
Uploaded firmware link not available in the SoftwareImages property in Redfish Description While performing GET method on BIOS or Manager Schema through Redfish, the SoftwareImages property may not display the uploaded firmware link. Workaround N/A Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Tracking number 158951 Intel Coldstream NVMe drives appearing as cryptographic erase capable Description While performing LC Wipe, the Intel Coldstream NVMe drives are displayed in the Cryptographic Erase Disks list. These drives do not support cryptographic erase and will report an error in LC Logs if cryptographic erase is attempted. Workaround To erase the data from the drive, perform a manual wipe. Systems affected All system supported by this release.
IDSDM controller listed in iDRAC without an IDSDM installed Description Query parsing error is observed while parsing the SQL query with a space in some properties. iDRAC may incorrectly display IDSDM controller in the Firmware Inventory while an IDSDM is not installed in the system. The firmware version is listed as NA and any attempt to update the firmware will fail.
Attributes for CNA cards not displayed through Redfish or RACADM interface Description If the partitions are disabled on FCoE capable CNA cards, few HII attributes values for WWN, VirtWWN, WWPN, VirtWWPN are displayed in the iDRAC GUI's Network page. However, the same data is not displayed when Get commands are performed in Redfish and RACADM interfaces. Workaround N/A Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
LC log created after going to Virtual media page in iDRAC GUI Description After navigating to the virtual media page, an LC log is created stating "The operation GetAttachStatus of the DCIM_OSDeploymentService was performed". Workaround No such operation is performed, ignore this log. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Workaround Before deploying OS using LC UI, change the boot mode to BIOS from BIOS setup (F2 at POST). Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 98665 Repetitive PR7 messages related to PSU in LC logs after a system erase operation Description When the system is powered on manually after performing a system erase on LC data, several messages are displayed in LC logs for PSU stating “PR7 New device detected: POWER SUPPLY (PSU.Slot.X)”.
8 Limitations Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • Authentication Automation — API and CLI BIOS and UEFI Hardware iDRAC and LC firmware Monitoring and alerting Networking and IO OS deployment Security Storage and storage controllers SupportAssist and parts replacement Authentication 1. LC supports the following characters for username and password: ● Alphabets (a-z, A-Z) ● Numbers (0-9) ● Special characters (-, _, .) 2.
Hardware 1. In LC, not all the vendor FC cards are supported for VLAN configuration. 2. If an H730P adapter is installed in slot 9 (internal PERC slot) of PowerEdge T640, iDRAC displays it as H730P Integrated RAID Controller (Embedded). 3. Blinking operations are not supported on the Virtual disk created on BOSS-S2 cards. iDRAC and LC firmware 1. In Firmware Rollback page, the component names may vary in iDRAC GUI and Lifecycle Controller GUI. 2.
Networking and IO 1. While performing any network operation, LC may go into an infinite loop if there are network glitches, leaks, or packet loss. Restart LC and retry the operation with the correct NFS share name details. 2. If NPAR is enabled, LC might show unexpected behavior when configuring network settings. Disable NPAR and execute the network setting configurations. To disable the NPAR option, go to System Setup > Device Setting. 3.
● Windows cannot find the software license terms This issue occurs when the Windows setup copies the driver to the scratch space (X: drive) and the scratch space becomes full. To resolve this issue, do any of the following: ● Remove all the installed add-on devices before starting the OS installation. After the OS installation is complete, connect the add-on devices and manually install the remaining drivers using Dell Update Packages (DUPs).
9 Firmware and driver update 1. After an iDRAC reset or firmware update operation, the ServerPoweredOnTime—a property in RACADM and WSMan—may not be populated until the host server is restarted. 2. Some of the supported components may not be displayed on the Firmware Update > View Current Versions page. To update this list, restart the system. 3. If the iDRAC firmware update is interrupted, you may have to wait up to 30 minutes before attempting another firmware update. 4.
10 Miscellaneous 1. You may be unable to scroll using the keyboard. Use the mouse to scroll. 2. Due to a limitation of Google Chrome browser, HTML5 virtual console intermittently displays the following error message: Chrome ran out of memory while trying to display the webpage. 3. When accessing the iDRAC web interface for the first time using Google Chrome version 59.0, the mouse pointer may not be visible. To display the mouse pointer, refresh the page or use Google Chrome version 61.0 or later. 4.
11 Updating iDRAC firmware Topics: • • • Downloading iDRAC firmware installation file Updating iDRAC firmware from host OS Updating iDRAC remotely using iDRAC web interface Downloading iDRAC firmware installation file About this task NOTE: For information about updating iDRAC firmware using various interfaces, see the iDRAC User's Guide available at https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals.. Steps 1. Go to https://www.dell.com/support. 2. In the Enter a Service Tag, Serial Number...
9. To view the status of the firmware update, click Job Queue. Results After the update is complete, iDRAC restarts automatically.
12 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.
13 Lifecycle Controller Remote Services — client tools Redfish API For information about Redfish, see the DMTF website https://www.dmtf.org/standards/redfish.This website provides access to schema files, white papers, technical notes, and so on. For iDRAC Redfish API guide, go to https://developer.dell.
14 Resources and support For more information about the features of this release, see the documentation for iDRAC 4.xx. Latest Release Notes To access the latest Release Notes for this version of iDRAC: 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to www.dell.com/idracmanuals. Click the link for the generation and then click the firmware series of iDRAC. Click DOCUMENTATION. Click MANUALS AND DOCUMENTS. Accessing documents using direct links You can directly access the documents using the following links: Table 1.
6. Click MANUALS AND DOCUMENTS.
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