Release Notes

ThisfilecontainsupdatedinformationforyourDellManagementPlug‐inforVMwarevCenterandany
othertechnicaldocumentationincludedwithDellManagementPlug‐inforVMwarevCentersoftware.
NOTE:DellManagementPlug‐inforVMwarevCenter,includingServerAdministrator,isavailableonlyfrom
theDellsupportwebsiteathttp://support.dell.com.
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TheDellManagementPlug‐inforVMwarevCenterdocumentationincludes:
 User'sGuide
 Context‐sensitivehelppagesdisplaybytheuserinterface
 ThisReleaseNotefile
You can access the documentation from the Dell support website at: http://support.dell.com /support/edocs/software/esl vmwre/plugin/in dex.htm
BIOS/iDRAC Co-requirement for Lifecycle Controllers
ThefollowingBIOS,iDRAC,andLifecycleControllerversionsarerequiredtoenableManagementPlug‐In
features.TheseversionsmustmatchinorderfortheManagementPlug‐Intofunctionproperly.
Note: We recommend that you use SUU or Repository Manager to update your servers to one of these baselines before
using The Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter.
Table 1 – Lifecycle Controller Version 1.4
Product
V
ersion Number/Release Date
Lifecycle Controller 1.4.0.586
BIOS version Release date 10/11/2010 or later
iDRAC version 3.02 for Modular, 1.54 for Rack or Tower
Table 2 – Lifecycle Controller Version 1.5
Version Version Number/Release Date
Lifecycle Controller 1.5.0.671
BIOS version Release date 3/21/2011 or later
iDRAC version 3.20 for Modular, 1.70 for Rack or Tower
Hardware and Software Requirements
ThefollowingsupportmatrixtablesdetailtheVMwareversionandManagementPlug‐Infunctionalsupport
for9th,10th,and11thgenerationDellservers.
 OpenManage6.2agentorgreater‐SNMPalerts,HardwareInventory,BlinkServerLED,View/Clear
SELlogs
 LifecycleController1.4‐BIOS/FirmwareUpdates,BaremetalDeployment,HardwareConfiguration,
Change
ConfigurationSettings
 iDRACExpress/Enterprise‐Pow erOna Server,LinkandLaunchiDRAC
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