Release Notes

LC2-RS – Notes
• Auto Discovery messages are now recorded in the Lifecycle Log.
• Driver Pack updates no longer require a reboot.
• The ‘ Automated Task Engine ’ screen now displays scheduled jobs with a ‘Running’ status unlike previous versions.
• Empty partitions are created quickly when other partitions are not in use. If other partitions are in use, then
creating an empty partition takes longer. For example, attach partition, format partition, and so on.
• Lifecycle Controller job scheduling is enhanced. Jobs scheduled in the same group are executed in a sequence.
Jobs that are not in the same group and scheduled at the same time execute at the scheduled time in parallel.
• Passwords included in URI strings must use the correct percent-encoding format.
• The string value for Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) passwords must have either zero or
between 12 to 16 characters.
• Changing the system password and locking the password cannot be done in a single Lifecycle Controller job. Run a
job to change the password, reboot the host, and then run another job to lock the password.
• System Characterization must be enabled to correctly run the firmware update during system power on after a
Power Supply Unit (PSU) replacement. If System Characterization is not enabled, the firmware update runs after
the next host reboot.
• If the system is shut down or left in the shutdown state while a job is in progress, the job cannot progress further.
Delete the job and run it again.
LC2-RS - Limitations
• Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services does not support the BootP enumeration option for LegacyBootProto
attribute. If BootP option is displayed and selected from System Setup -> Device Settings -> Select target NIC ->
Main Configuration -> MBA Configuration -> Legacy Boot Protocol menu (press <F2> during startup to access System
Setup), Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services does not read the value and goes into error state. To recover from
this error state, go to Legacy Boot Protocol menu and revert to the supported options.
• If the Intel NIC card has multiple ports with LegacyBootProto attribute, the LegacyBootProto attribute value can
be changed to ISCSIPrimary for only one port.
LC2-RS - Open Issues and Resolutions
Issue 1
Description
When the status of the DUP update is checked using the WS-MAN query for the job InstanceID of the DCIM_LifecycleJob, the
'Percentage Complete' parameter value displays 'NA' even though the job is in-progress or complete.
Versions/Systems Affected
All LC2-RS supported Dell PowerEdge systems.