Release Notes
Notes for Remote Access Service
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The remote access service is available on supported systems only in this release. It enables
remote access to a server that has lost its network connection or that has become
unresponsive. In the current release of Server Administrator, the Remote Access Service
uses Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC).
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iDRAC also has its own CLI that is accessed through the "racadm" command. You can add
"racadm" commands to a batch or script file to automate various user tasks. To limit the
stress load on the managed system and RAC, add "sleep" or “delay" commands of one or
two seconds between the individual "racadm" commands.
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On systems prior to 12G, Server Administrator slot page displays iDRAC information, but
on 12G systems, the slot page does not display any iDRAC7 information.
Known Issues
This section provides information on open issues and resolutions with this release of Server
Administrator.
Issues for Server Administrator running on VMware ESX Operating Systems
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DF374857: Connection service has to be restarted for an Active Directory user login.
After adding a VMware ESX 4.1 operating system to the Active Directory domain, an Active
Directory user must do the following:
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To log on to Server Administrator using the VMware ESX 4.1 operating system
as Server Administrator, restart the DSM SA Connection Service.
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To log on to the Remote Node using the VMware ESX 4.1 operating system as
Remote Enablement Agent, wait for about five minutes for the ‘sfcbd’ to add
permission for the new user.
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DF354388: Remote Server Administrator Web Server connection to managed node hangs,
if a redundant virtual disk containing syslog dumps fails.
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If you configure the syslog to store logs on a remote virtual disc (VD), and
remove the remote VD without reconfiguring the syslog to a valid location,
the Server Administrator web server screen stops responding.
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To continue using the Server Administrator Web server, restart the
management services on the managed node.
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DF550588: On ESXi 5.0 U1 operating system, the performance of Server Administrator is
slow.
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On ESXi 5.0 U1 operating system, the Server Administrator is slow. VMware
has reported this as a known issue. For more information, refer to the
Knowledge Base article at - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2016538.
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BITS072069: On ESX/ESXi Operating Systems, Server Administrator configuration changes
are not persisted after an unclean shutdown.
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If the server abruptly reboots, configuration changes to Server Administrator
Preferences are not retained on VMware ESX or ESXi operating systems. Once
an hour, VMware runs a scheduled backup to update any configuration
changes to the installed applications (VIBs). For more information, refer to
the Knowledge Base article at - http://Kb.vmware.com/kb/2001780