iDRAC9 Version 4.40.29.
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Contents Chapter 1: Release summary..........................................................................................................6 Priority and recommendations..........................................................................................................................................6 Chapter 2: Compatibility............................................................................................................... 7 License Requirements...........................................
Service Validator reporting errors for Redfish API services................................................................................... 23 Lifecycle Controller fails to resolve IPv6 DNS addresses....................................................................................... 23 Performing GET with Top query parameter returns no error.................................................................................23 Server Configuration Profile import job fails..................................
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 support for the 3rd generation of Intel Xeon processors. Version iDRAC9 4.40.29.
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.
Supported managed server operating systems and hypervisors ● Microsoft Windows ○ Server 2016 Essentials ○ Server 2016 Standard ○ Server 2016 Datacenter ○ Server 2019 Essentials ○ Server 2019 Datacenter ○ Server 2019 Standard ○ WinPE 5.0 64-bit ○ WinPE 10 ● Linux ○ RHEL 8.3 ○ RHEL 7.9 ● SLES ○ SLES 15 SP2 ● Ubuntu ○ Ubuntu 20.04.1 ● VMware ○ ESXi 6.7 U3 ○ ESXi 7.0 U1 Supported web browsers ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft EDGE Safari 12.
● Dell has no liability to you for any damage that arise out of or relate to your use of Adopt Open JDK. iDRAC tools This version of iDRAC requires the following tools based on the operating system: ● Dell EMC iDRAC Tools for Microsoft Windows Server(R), v10.0.1 ● Dell EMC iDRAC Tools for Linux, v10.0.1 ● Dell EMC iDRAC Tools for VMware ESXi (R), v10.0.
3 New and enhanced features Topics: • Hardware Hardware ● Support for 3 rd generation Intel Xeon scalable processors.
4 Fixes N/A Fixes 11
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. CPLD update may fail if DUP method is used while power cap policy is enabled. 2. While encrypting VDs through Lifecycle controller, ensure that the first VD in the list is selected. Selecting a VD that is already secured does not affect the existing encryption of the VD. 3. For partition enabled COMMs adapter, a PR6 Lifecycle Log message may be displayed as partition-1 even though the values are configured as other than first partition. 4.
28. AD/LDAP diagnostic results will display Not Run or Not Applicable for Ping Directory Server Tests. ICMP ping tests are no longer performed while running AD/LDAP diagnostics. 29. 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. 30.
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. Rollback is not supported for CPLD and HBA controllers. 59. When CMCs are daisy chained, only the first CMC (CMC which is connected to Top of Rack switch) receives LLDP packets.
75. FRU objects or properties for Network adapters that are embedded on the motherboard are not available through any of the iDRAC interfaces. 76. Lifecycle Controller supports ISO images with ISO-9660 format only. Other formats including combination with ISO-9660 are not recommended. 77. UserDefined delay AC Recovery Power Delay is slow with lower limit of 60, but some conditions might cause BMC ready to be later than this and hence may not work.
7 Known issues — To be fixed in future releases Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Windows key not responding LC logs reporting NIC link issues Firmware update completed with errors Firmware rollback failing for NIC cards RAID operation failing Chassis PSU firmware update fails Sled not powering on with OME Modular in optimized mode iDRAC unable to obtain the current time after reboot Server stops responding during POST with Config Error OME-M
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • DellCertificateCollection URI response not according to DMTF standards Disabling local server video attribute in iDRAC virtual console not supported on C6400 and C6525 Field required displayed in Internet Explorer browser Firmware update using pud method failing iDRAC DUP update fails in Linux operating systems when secure boot is enabled Uploaded firmware link not available in the SoftwareImages property in Redfish PCIe types and lanes information not gett
Firmware rollback failing for NIC cards Description Firmware rollback of a NIC card with multiple ports may fail through Redfish or RACADM interface if the instance ID entered is of any port other than the first port. Workaround Use the instance ID of the first port of the NIC card. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
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.
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 All PowerEdge MX series systems supported by this release Tracking number 194347 SEL events may not be correctly displayed in the earlier versions of iDRAC Description New SEL events were introduced in this version of iDRAC.
Systems affected PowerEdge MX series Tracking number 194452 CPU information missing under Hardware Inventory Description iDRAC inventory fails to populate CPU information after a system reboot. Workaround Reset iDRAC. Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 189573/158951 Storage Devices displayed in gray text Description After a reboot stress followed by BIOS update, storage devices may appear as not ready or in gray text. Workaround Reset iDRAC.
Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 180398 Service Validator reporting errors for Redfish API services Description To continue support firmware backward compatible, you may get errors for Redfish API services in the Service Validator. They do not have any functional impact on the system and may be ignored. Workaround N/a Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Unable to add iDRAC Static IP Description After setting iDrac static IP using IPV4 group (IPv4.1.Address, IPv4.1.Gateway,IPv4.1.Netmask) using Redfish or RACADM interface, a new IP address may not apply and system may become inaccessible. Workaround Use the IPV4Static group (IPv4Static.1.Address, IPv4Static.1.Gateway,IPv4Static.1.Netmask) to set static IP address. 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 179927 iDRAC Virtual Console entering Connecting Viewer state Description iDRAC Virtual Console with eHTML5 plug-in enters connecting viewer state when iDRAC is left idle for around 30 minutes. Workaround Close and reopen the eHTML5 Virtual console session. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Systems affected All systems suppored by this release Tracking number 181570 PR1 & PR10 Lifecycle logs displayed during Retire and Repurpose operation Description PR1 & PR10 logs are displayed in Lifecycle logs for PSUs when Retire and Repurpose operation is executed. This doesn't impact server functionality. Workaround N/a Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
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.
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.
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.
Systems affected All system supported by this release. Tracking number 155650 Webserver restarts after remote presence port number is updated Description Changing the Remote Presence Port number through virtual console settings page may cause a system restart, further causing a session timeout for iDRAC GUI. Workaround N/a Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Get method not displaying certificates after all certificates are deleted Description After performing POST method ResetkeysType with DeleteAllleys option through Redfish interface, executing GET method is not listing the certificate URIs available for import. Workaround Use the RACADM interface. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Tracking number 152106 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.
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)”. Workaround N/A Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
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.
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