iDRAC9 Version 4.30.30.
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Contents Chapter 1: Release summary..........................................................................................................6 Priority and recommendations..........................................................................................................................................6 Chapter 2: Compatibility............................................................................................................... 7 License Requirements...........................................
SupportAssist collection failing...................................................................................................................................... 22 CPU information not available in hardware inventory.............................................................................................. 22 Intel Coldstream NVMe drives appearing as cryptographic erase capable.........................................................22 Missing Qlogic NIC Partitions in iDRAC GUI......................
Chapter 9: Firmware and driver update....................................................................................... 35 Chapter 10: Miscellaneous........................................................................................................... 36 Chapter 11: Updating iDRAC firmware..........................................................................................37 Downloading iDRAC firmware installation file............................................................................
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 4.30.30.
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 ○ Server ○ Server ○ Server ○ Server ○ Server ○ WinPE ○ WinPE ● Linux 2016 Essentials 2016 Standard 2016 Datacenter 2019 Essentials 2019 Datacenter 2019 Standard 5.0 64-bit 10 ○ RHEL 8.2 ○ RHEL 7.8 ● SLES ○ SLES 15 SP2 ● Ubuntu ○ Ubuntu 20.04 ○ Ubuntu 18.04.4 ● VMware ○ ESXi 6.7 U3 ○ ESXi 7.0 U1 Supported web browsers ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft EDGE Safari 12.
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3 New and enhanced features Topics: • • iDRAC and LC firmware Hardware - Server or storage platform specific iDRAC and LC firmware ● Added support for ConnectX-6 Dx 100 GbE. ● Added a disable option for Virtual Console/Virtual Media port (default: 5900) while redirection through web-port is active. Hardware - Server or storage platform specific ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 10 Added management support for PERC 11 controllers. Added support for NVMe Opal SEDs in addition to TCG-SSC protocol.
4 Fixes Topics: • • iDRAC and LC firmware Hardware - Server or storage platform specific iDRAC and LC firmware ● 157163: Fixed an issue that displayed cooling fans information as NA. ● 158062: Fixed an issue that was causing iDRAC and iSM communication failures. ● 159723: Fixed an issue where iDRAC network is inaccessible on Mellanox ConnectX shared interfaces. Hardware - Server or storage platform specific ● 170602: Fixed a fan noise issue with systems consisting of a PCIe SSD configuration.
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 Deprecated Removal RBAP and Simple Identity profiles Removal Removal WSMan Deprecated Deprecated DCIM_account profile Removal Removal Deprecated*-No longer being updated or new features added.
6 Important notes 1. While performing a firmware update or rollback through LifeCycle controller GUI, the component information displayed in the table listing the available updates may be truncated if it exceeds the table column or row width. 2. If SOL session is active for a long duration or if the system is rebooted multiple times, the SOL session gets terminated automatically. 3. Critical event PDR1016 will not be generated when M.2 drives from the BOSS-S2 controller are removed since M.
27. If you install OMSA while iSM is already installed and connected, iSM may restart after the OMSA installation is complete. 28. After iDRAC is upgraded to version 4.00.00.00 or later for the first time, there may be a change in network settings option including IPv4 and IPv6. Reconfigure the network settings to resolve this. 29. After iDRAC is upgraded to version 4.00.00.00 or later, you may stop receiving encrypted email alerts from iDRAC, if the external email server does not support encryption.
a. diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 MAC: a. umac-64 b. umac-64-etm@openssh.com 46. 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, do a virtual/physical reseat operation of the blade server. 47. After updating the iDRAC firmware, LC logs may display Message ID PR36 that "Version change detected for PCIe SSD firmware. Previous version:X.X.X, Current version:X.X.X.
66. Install SEKM license before you update the iDRAC to SEKM supported version 4.00.00.00 or later. If you install the SEKM license after updating the iDRAC to SEKM supported version, you have to reapply SEKM supported iDRAC firmware. 67. If you are configuring a Gemalto based KeySecure SEKM Server with iDRAC, and to get the redundancy feature functional, copy the certificates manually from primary Gemalto KeySecure cluster to secondary Gemalto SEKM KeySecure cluster.
7 Known issues — To be fixed in future releases Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • iDRAC9 use of AngularJS version 1.7.2 seen by scanners to be potentially vulnerable DellCertificateCollection URI response not according to DMTF standards Unable to set Virtual Node GUID on ConnectX-6 VPI card.
• • • • • • • • • • • • LC log created after going to Virtual media page in iDRAC GUI Firmware update for a replaced PSU failing Device description and type not displayed Get method on UefiTargetBootSourceOverride attribute shows null value Sluggishness in Virtual Console Blank boot capture file generated Unable to export factory shipped inventory NIC or FC device slot listed in hardware inventory even when disabled in BIOS Get operation not displaying model or serial number for PCIe devices Boot mode erro
Workaround Delete/comment out the isPassthru LD property in the SCP file. Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 174022 PERC battery information not listed in System overview Page under iDRAC GUI Description After replacing the PERC controller and updating the controller firmware, the PERC battery information is not listed in the system overview page under iDRAC GUI. Workaround Perform cold reboot or racreset on the iDRAC.
Workaround Use other browsers such as Chrome/Firefox/Edge. Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 163829 Firmware update using pud method failing Description Updating firmware through RACADM fwupdate -p -u -d fails with remote RACADM. Workaround Use the RACADM update command to update the firmware. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
iDRAC loses communication with OME-Modular Description Management Module displays amber warning with Message ID HWC1228 after the sled is inserted or reset, or when iDRAC reset is performed. Workaround Reset the iDRAC in the sled using OME-M GUI or iDRAC GUI.
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.
Missing Qlogic NIC Partitions in iDRAC GUI Description After disabling a partition for a mezzanine port, iDRAC may stop listing multiple partitions for that port. Workaround Use the RACADM interface to list the inventory. Systems affected All system supported by this release.
Workaround Ignore this entry in the inventory Systems affected PowerEdge R7525 Tracking number 153974 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.
Rollback firmware Version is not displayed for NVDIMMs Description After updating a NVDIMM component firmware with a new version, rollback option is not displayed. Workaround Restarting iDRAC to view the rollback firmware version. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Tracking number 153951 SCP Import Job completes with error due to HddSeq error Description In a system with BOSS card containing two M.2 SATA SSDs, if you export an SCP XML file and make some changes to the BIOS and NIC attributes before importing it, the import may fail with an error “HddSeq”. Workaround Configure the attribute using BIOS (F2) Page and set BIOS Boot-mode to UEFI mode before importing the file. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
PCIe SSD Backplane 2 is displayed as unknown Description On the storage enclosure page, PCIe SSD Backplane 2 is displayed as unknown instead of showing the faulty physical drive. This issue is observed if there is any unsupported/unresponsive physical drive in the enclosure. Workaround Remove the unsupported/unresponsive physical drive from the enclosure and perform racadm racreset. Systems affected All root port attached NVMe configuration systems.
Tracking number 142442 Firmware update for a replaced PSU failing Description Unable to initiate the firmware update for a replaced PSU through Lifecycle Controller Option "Match firmware With Replaced Part", after the PSU was replaced with AC power off. Workaround Use the DUP method to update the PSU firmware or replace one PSU at a time to avoid system powering off. Systems affected All systems supported by this release.
Workaround Ignore the blank Boot Capture file. Systems affected All systems supported by this release. Tracking number 152396 Unable to export factory shipped inventory Description In Lifecycle GUI, Export Factory Shipped Hardware Inventory to a Network Share (CIFS/NFS/HTTP/ HTTPS) fails with a critical error message. Workaround Export the inventory to a USB Drive. 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. Due to known limitations in OpenSource (SFCB), query filtering with long integers and lengthy strings may not work as expected. 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.
● Product key required ● 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 www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
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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