iDRAC9 Version 4.40.10.
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Contents Chapter 1: Release summary..........................................................................................................7 Priority and recommendations..........................................................................................................................................7 Chapter 2: Compatibility............................................................................................................... 8 License Requirements...........................................
Lifecycle Controller fails to resolve IPv6 DNS addresses....................................................................................... 24 Performing GET with Top query parameter returns no error................................................................................ 25 Server Configuration Profile import job fails.............................................................................................................. 25 Unable to add iDRAC Static IP.....................................
Attributes for CNA cards not displayed through Redfish or RACADM interface..............................................35 Get method not displaying certificates after all certificates are deleted............................................................ 35 iDRAC dashboard page in IE displays an expanded progress bar..........................................................................35 Unable to create a recurring job after same recurring job was completed............................................
Chapter 13: Resources and support............................................................................................. 50 Chapter 14: Contacting Dell EMC.................................................................................................
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 4.40.10.
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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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 4.40.00.00 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.
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3 New and enhanced features Topics: • • iDRAC and LC firmware Hardware iDRAC and LC firmware ● Added support for Software RAID 6.1. ● Added support for following SEKM features: ○ SEKM Key Purge Policy ○ KMS Key Purge on SEKM Disable ○ Key Creation Policy ○ SEKM iDRAC Rekey ○ SEKM PERC Rekey ● Added support for rear Back Plane (BP) drives to communicate with the fans.
4 Fixes Topics: • • • iDRAC and LC firmware Scripting -- All API and CLI related items Security iDRAC and LC firmware ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 187318: Fixed an iDRAC unresponsive issue when webserver is disabled. 185201: Fixed a PSU mismatch reporting issue on PowerEdge C6525. 173593: Fixed an SNMP storage reporting issue, after an iDRAC reset. 152057: Fixed the drive re-inventory issue that was observer while upgrading PERC firmware following a warm boot.
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) feature to import or export server configuration settings and firmware updates.
6 Important notes 1. Before updating PSU firmware on PowerEdge C series systems, ensure that all the blades are powered off in the chassis first. If any of the blades are powered on, the PSU firmware update process may fail, and LC logs report the failure. 2. Before performing SecureErase on a vFlash, ensure that the partitions on the vFlash are detached. 3. When streaming alerts using Remote Syslog or Redfish event listener, not every message ID/message gets streamed.
27. While generating Server Configuration Profile templates using the Clone or Replace option, ensure that the template is updated using a password that complies with the restrictions set on the target iDRAC, or use the 'Include Password Hash' option. 28. While clearing the Job queue using RACADM, WSMAN, or Redfish interface, it is recommended to use JID_CLEARALL instead of JID_CLEARALL_FORCE.
55. When you reset or update the iDRAC, you must reboot LC if it is launched already. If you do not reboot, LC may show unexpected behavior. 56. Fibre-channel NIC cards with dual or four ports are displayed as a single port card in LC. However, all ports are updated when a firmware update is performed. 57. The option to enable or disable the disk cache policy for SWRAID controllers are supported only on SWRAID controller driver version 4.1.0-0025 or later. 58.
70. The Lifecycle Controller GUI features available on your system depends on the iDRAC license installed. The GUI help pages may display information about features that are not available with the license installed. For licensed feature list, see the Licensed Feature section in iDRAC User's guide available at Dell.com/iDRACmanuals. 71. For improved support on drives and operating system deployment, it is recommended to use the UEFI BIOS boot mode. 72.
7 Known issues — To be fixed in future releases Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SATA SED/ISE drives showing encryption incapable Server stops responding during POST with Config Error OME-M Deployment and Configuration Job Fails with Error LC063 Unable to generate CSR through Redfish vFlash detaching after iDRAC firmware update Unable to apply VAM properties MAC identities displayed in RESERVED state SEL events may not be correctly displayed
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Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 193252, 193173 Server stops responding during POST with Config Error Description Server may stop responding during POST after a Lifecycle Controller System Erase job with the messageThe System Configuration Check operation resulted in the following issue: Config Error: CPU 1 and CPU ID. Workaround iDRAC reset. Systems affected PowerEdge R7525 with EPYC 7003-generation processors and x24 Expander or x4 Rear backplanes.
Systems affected All PowerEdge MX series systems supported by this release. Tracking number 193142 MAC identities displayed in RESERVED state Description MAC identities displayed in RESERVED state for some of the partitions after Slot Deployment is performed using Attach and Apply Immediately operation. Workaround Redeploy OMEM.
Systems affected PowerEdge XE2420, PowerEdge XE7440, and PowerEdge XE7100 Tracking number 195449 Telemetry data Disabled without confirmation Description Disabling Telemetry data stream through iDRAC GUI, is applied immediately after Apply is selected instead of displaying a warning message for confirmation is not seen after selecting apply. The warning or confirmation message is only visible after the success window is closed and canceling the warning fails to cancel the task.
○ Reboot the iDRAC when an update is performed from host OS. ○ Use any iDRAC interfaces (RACADM/GUI/Redfish) for backplane update operation. Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 184368 Test network connection fails Description Testing the network connection may fail when IPv6 address is used for operations in LC GUI. Workaround Ping and test the network IP through iDRAC GUI. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Performing GET with Top query parameter returns no error Description Top query on a Parity URI instance returns complete response instead of an error code. 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.
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.
Virtual console display in iDRAC GUI is blurred Description Virtual console display from iDRAC GUI is blurred for a fraction of second and gets corrected automatically when opened in Google chrome. Workaround Use any other browser. Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 182595 iDRAC unable to obtain the current time after reboot Description While the system is in power off state, iDRAC fails to obtain the current time after it is reset.
Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 184393 DellCertificateCollection URI response not according to DMTF standards Description An array of members are missing in Dellcertificatecollection resource collection. Without the members this resource collection is not compliant to DMTF standards. Workaround N/a Systems affected All systems suppored by this release Tracking number 164791 Unable to set Virtual Node GUID on ConnectX-6 VPI card.
Systems affected PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge C6400. Tracking number 171650 Inaccurate ConfigResult for VD entries observed Description After updating the controller mode for newly created Non-RAID VDs to eHBA mode using SCP import, inaccurate ConfigResults may be displayed. This is a cosmetic issue and has no functional impact. Workaround Use any iDRAC interface to verify the job. Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 170240.
iDRAC DUP update fails in Linux operating systems when secure boot is enabled Description On all Linux Operating Distributions, while secure boot is 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 161623 System Setup iDRAC Power Configuration Menu prompts to save changes unexpectedly Description While exiting System Setup iDRAC Power Configuration menu, a warning is displayed to save or discard the changes. Workaround Select Yes to save changes when exiting iDRAC Settings Menu. Systems affected DSS 8440 and PowerEdge R940xa, with four Power Supply Units.
System configuration profile NIC job completes with errors Description Importing a XML file for configuring NIC through SCP while the VirtualizationMode attribute is set to NPAR, the import completes with error “Failure at NicPartitioning”. Workaround Ignore the error as there is no impact to the system. Systems affected All system supported by this release.
Getting an error SWC0018 during OS installation Description Modifying BIOS Boot Mode while installing operating system thorough Lifecycle Controller GUI, an error "SWC0018" is displayed. Workaround This message does not impact the installation, click OK to proceed. Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 143561 WSMan query with space between attributes fails Description Query parsing error is observed while parsing the SQL query with a space in some properties.
Workaround Use another browser. Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 153331 Unable to create a recurring job after same recurring job was completed Description Creating a recurring job will fail if the same job was completed recently and its Task ID still exists. Workaround Wait for ten minutes for the Task ID to be deleted Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
No errors when the selected component and the selected device firmware do not match Description While updating a component firmware using Component or Device update filter in OME-Modular, if the DUP device firmware selected is for another component, then the update goes through without any errors and device firmware for the relevant component is updated instead of the one selected. Workaround Use the firmware rollback option to downgrade the firmware to the previous version.
Systems affected All modular systems supported by this release. Tracking number 151995 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.
Sluggishness in Virtual Console Description You may experience slight delay while accessing Virtual Console in Edge browser using HTML5 plug in. Workaround Use the Java plug in, or use other browser such as Firefox, Chrome, or Internet Explorer. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Boot mode error during OS deployment Description While deploying OS using LC UI, if the current boot mode is set to UEFI and you change the boot mode to BIOS and click Finish on the last LC UI page, an error is displayed stating that the boot mode could not be set. The system reboots after you click OK. However, on next boot to LC UI, the boot mode is changed to BIOS and the boot device selected during OS deployment is discarded.
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 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.
13 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.
14 Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see https://www.dell.com/contactdell. If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or the product catalog.
