OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.2 Release Notes October 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Release summary..........................................................................................................4 Priority and recommendations..........................................................................................................................................4 Chapter 2: Compatibility............................................................................................................... 5 Supported devices and platforms................................
1 Release summary The OMIVV 5.2 release supports vSphere 7.0 U1, Open API Specification (OAS) compliant RESTful APIs, IPv4 range-based discovery, and PowerEdge XE2420 servers. For information, see New and enhanced features on page 6. Version 5.2 Release date October 2020 Priority and recommendations URGENT: Dell EMC recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle.
2 Compatibility Supported devices and platforms For more information about supported devices and platforms, see the Hardware Requirements section in the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.2 Installation Guide. Supported operating system ESXi version support ● ● ● ● v6.0 U3 v6.5, v6.5 U1, v6.5 U2, v6.5 U3 v6.7, 6.7 U1, v6.7 U2, v6.7 U3 v7.0, v7.0 U1 vCenter version support ● v6.5 U2, v6.5 U3 ● v6.7, v6.7 U1, v6.7 U2, v6.7 U3 ● v7.0, v7.
3 New and enhanced features ● Introduction of OMIVV Open API Specification (OAS) compliant RESTful APIs ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 6 For more information, see the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.2 API Guide available at https:// www.dell.com/support/. Support for vSphere 7.0 U1 Support for XE2420 PowerEdge server Support for R6515, R7515, R740, and M740c vSAN Ready Nodes Enhancement in host credential profile to handle the ESXi credentials in the newer version of ESXi and vCenter.
4 Fixes This release provides fixes for the following issues: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 159900—Unable to view the proper remediation failure message in vSphere Lifecycle Manager 167511— OMIVV becomes unresponsive when managing multiple vCenters 166045—OMIVV system profile capture fails for servers with BOSS controller 175806— Test connection fails for all hosts managed by vCenter 6.
5 Important notes 1. The following are the important items to note before upgrading to OMIVV 5.2: a. From OMIVV 5.0 onwards, only VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) is supported and the vSphere Web Client (FLEX) is not supported. b. 11G servers are not supported. Only the 12G and later generations servers are retained after restore. c. Hardware profiles and deployment templates are not supported.
6 Known issues ● Issue 1: iDRAC might not send an event when your system reboots. Description: Sometimes, the iDRAC might not send an event when your system reboots. In this case, OMIVV sends latest health update notification by polling mechanism and you receive the latest health update within an hour. Version affected: 4.0 and later ● Issue 2: iDRAC license type and description are displayed incorrectly for non-compliant vSphere hosts.
Version affected: All Resolution: None. The ESXi does not support software RAID. If the system has software RAID, it shows incorrect disks. ● Issue 7: System Event Logs are not showing in OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter when power supply redundancy is lost. Description: When the power redundancy is lost on the PowerEdge modular servers, the system logs get cleared. Version affected: 3.
● Issue 13: Associated host credential profile is not displayed on the management compliance page when inventory is not able to get iDRAC IP for the host. Description: If the iDRAC IP is not retrieved because of nonresponsive iDRAC, the inventory fails and host to be associated with the host credential profile is not displayed on the management compliance page. Version affected: 1.6 and later Resolution: Reset the iDRAC to fix the issue of iDRAC not being responsive, and then rerun the inventory.
● Issue 21: I see a web communication error in the vSphere Client after changing the DNS settings in OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter. Description: If you see any kind of web communication error in the vSphere Client while doing any OMIVV-related tasks after changing the DNS settings, clear the browser cache or log out and log in from the vSphere Client. Version affected: 2.x and later Resolution: Clear the browser cache or log out and log in from the vSphere Client.
● Issue 28: Configuring the System Lockdown mode at a cluster level sometimes displays a message "No hosts under the cluster has successful inventory." Description: Configuring the System Lockdown mode at a cluster level sometimes displays a message "No hosts under the cluster has successful inventory." This message is displayed even when the cluster has successfully inventoried the 14G hosts that are managed by OMIVV. Resolution: Reboot the vCenter. To reboot the vCenter, do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Version Affected: 4.3.1 and later ● Issue 36–157172: After you modify the Data Retrieval Schedule settings, Event Posting Level settings are cleared. Resolution: Reconfigure the Event Posting Level settings. Version Affected: 5.0 and later ● Issue 37–156357: Firmware remediation from vSphere Lifecycle Manager fails on host having iDRAC version lower than 2.70.70 and IDSDM component. The support for IDSDM firmware update is introduced from iDRAC firmware version 2.70.70. When the machine gets updated to 2.
Resolution: To view the correct health status of that server node having storage sled, see the health status that is displayed in the Storage section. Ignore the health status reported in the Server section. Version Affected: 5.0 and later ● Issue 44–180099: IDSDM component firmware version is not reflecting in inventory after firmware update. After you update the IDSDM firmware version, firmware inventory is not reflecting the updated firmware version.
7 Features and fixes in previous releases Version 5.1 Release Date April 2020 Features and enhancements ● ● ● ● Support Support Support Support for for for for vSphere 7.
● 160809 and 160379: OMIVV conflicts with other third-party plugins Version 5.0.1 Release Date January 2020 Features and enhancements The OMIVV 5.0.1 is a defect fix Release. Fixed issues This release provides fixes for the following issues: ● OMIVV becomes unresponsive after you configure alert management in the Admin Portal. ● Inventory might fail after you add ESXi 6.7 to host credential profile.
8 Limitations The following are the limitations for this release of OMIVV: ● If the Dell Cloud server model C6320 contains H730 controller and micro SD card in the riser, the micro SD card might not be detected in some situations. This limits the OS deployment on the SD card. ● In the Dell Cloud server model C6320, deployment through LSI 2008 is not supported. ● OMIVV cannot access files from SMB version 3 based CIFS.
9 Instructions for installing Downloading the software package For more information about downloading OMIVV, see the Download OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter topic in the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.2 Installation Guide at www.dell.com/support. Installation prerequisites For the installation prerequisites, see the Prerequisite checklist topic in the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.2 Installation Guide at www.dell.com/support.
10 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.
