Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) and iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller for Dell PowerEdge Servers Version 2.40.40.40Release Notes
Page 1: ...Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller for Dell PowerEdge Servers Version 2 40 40 40 Release Notes ...
Page 2: ... to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright 2016 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners 2016 12 Rev A02 ...
Page 3: ...9 4 What s new 10 Authentication 10 BIOS UEFI 10 Hardware server storage platform specific 10 iDRAC LC firmware only 10 Monitoring and alerting 10 Networking and I O 10 OS deployment 10 Scripting all CLI related items 10 Security 11 Storage and PERC 11 Support Assist and parts replacement 11 Updates 11 5 Fixes 12 Authentication 12 BIOS UEFI 12 Hardware server storage platform specific 12 iDRAC LC ...
Page 4: ... 16 Item 1 16 Item 2 16 Item 3 16 Item 4 17 Item 5 17 Item 6 17 Item 7 17 9 Installation 19 Installation instructions 19 Upgrade 19 Uninstallation 19 10 Lifecycle Controller Remote Services client tools 20 OpenWSMAN CLI 20 11 Contacting Dell 21 12 Accessing documents from Dell support site 22 4 ...
Page 5: ... a one to one method and is accessible by pressing F10 during system boot Lifecycle Controller Remote Services LC RS LC RS provides advanced embedded systems management and is delivered as part of iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 LC RS enables remote systems management in a one to many method Remote Services uses WS Management WS MAN protocol based web services interface to remotely provision and manage the serv...
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Page 7: ... PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge T330 PowerEdge M820 PowerEdge FC830 PowerEdge T430 PowerEdge R220 PowerEdge FD332 PowerEdge T630 PowerEdge R320 PowerEdge M630 Precision Rack 7910 PowerEdge R420 PowerEdge M830 DCS 6400 PowerEdge R520 PowerEdge R230 DCSF S3500 PowerEdge R620 PowerEdge R330 DSS 1500 PowerEdge R720 PowerEdge R430 DSS 1510 PowerEdge R720xd PowerEdge R530 DSS 2500 PowerEdge R820 PowerEdge R5...
Page 8: ...rver 2008 R2 SP1 Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Datacenter Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Embedded Systems Windows Server 2008 SP2 x32 Dell 11th and 12th generation servers only Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64 Dell 11th and 12th generation servers only Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition Windows Server 2012 Essentials Edition Windows Se...
Page 9: ...rted web browsers for iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft EDGE Safari version 7 1 Safari version 8 0 Mozilla Firefox version 45 Mozilla Firefox version 46 Google Chrome version 49 Google Chrome version 50 9 ...
Page 10: ...port for the Redfish version 1 0 2 Added support for Server Configuration Profile via the Redfish interface Firmware update support for the following PSU s Flextronics 1600 W PSU PSU 1100 W 48v DC support on DSS 2500 PSU 550 W HVDC PSU support on DSS 1500 1510 1100 W 240V DC and 220 V AC 13G Lite On 750 W PSU 13G Lite On 1100 W PSU Monitoring and alerting N A Networking and I O N A OS deployment N...
Page 11: ...ant Notes section Downgrading CMC firmware using shared update from iDRAC is not allowed when FIPS is enabled in CMC Storage and PERC N A Support Assist and parts replacement N A Updates Support for riser configuration for Dell PowerEdge R730xd with an Intel Xeon E5 2600 v4 family processor installed Support for Server Configuration Profile SCP via Redfish Interface SCP Import Export and Preview a...
Page 12: ... command Fixed hard drive thermal protection and as a result fan speeds may increase on certain systems Authentication N A BIOS UEFI N A Hardware server storage platform specific N A iDRAC LC firmware only N A Monitoring and alerting N A Networking and I O N A OS deployment N A Scripting all CLI related items N A Security N A 12 ...
Page 13: ...Storage and PERC N A Support Assist and parts replacement N A Updates N A 13 ...
Page 14: ...EDULED or COMPLETED state before you execute the iDRAC job Note 2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 do not support TLS 1 2 and TLS 1 1 Install the following update to enable TLS 1 2 and TLS 1 1 as a default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows http support microsoft com kb 3140245 EN US Note 3 Supports LDAP authentication with OPEN DS OPEN DS must have DH key larger than 7...
Page 15: ...ometimes iDRAC logs the following message to the Lifecycle Controller log PWR2262 The Intel Management Engine has reported an internal system error Also it logs the following message within the next few minutes PWR2264 The Intel Management Engine has reported normal system operation No action is required All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 are affected Server Configuration Profile SC...
Page 16: ...rds the PHY link on the shared LOM ports stays up during a DC power cycle Resolution The NIC can only be reset by doing an AC power cycle Versions Systems affected PowerEdge R730 Dell tracking JIT 30630 Item 3 Description On Dell 13th generation PowerEdge servers with PERC 830 create 98 foreign drive on it then Login to iDRAC GUI under Storage Controller page Setup Tab selecting PERC 830 Controlle...
Page 17: ...llation After the OS installation is complete connect the add on devices and manually install the remaining drivers using Dell Update Packages DUPs To avoid physically removing the hardware disable the PCIe slots in the BIOS Increase scratch space size beyond 32 MB using DISM set scratchspace command when creating customized deployment See http technet microsoft com en us library dd799261 v ws 10 ...
Page 18: ...Resolution Use the Physical Disk page in the iDRAC GUI to see all available PCIe SSDs Versions Systems affected PowerEdge T630 Dell tracking JIT 32017 18 ...
Page 19: ...played e Click Browse select the d7 firmware image file that you extracted or the Dell Update Package DUP for Windows and click Upload f Wait for the upload to complete After the upload is completed the Update Details section displays the firmware file uploaded to iDRAC and the status g Select the firmware file and click Install or Install and Reboot If it is a DUP Install dynamically changes to I...
Page 20: ...li Sample OpenWSMAN CLI Command Enumeration Operation wsman enumerate http schemas dmtf org wbem wscim 1 cim schema 2 DCIM_SystemView h idrac ip address P 443 u idrac user p idrac password v j utf 8 y basic R o m 256 N root dcim c cert_name cer V NOTE Lifecycle Controller uses a self signed certificate for HTTPS SSL communication Self signed certificates are not accepted by the OpenWSMAN CLI clien...
Page 21: ...support and service options Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be available in your area To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues 1 Go to Dell com support 2 Select your support category 3 Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country Region drop down list at the bottom of the page 4 Select the appropriate service or support li...
Page 22: ...m OMConnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement For Serviceability Tools documents Dell com ServiceabilityTools For Client Command Suite Systems Management documents Dell com DellClientCommandSuiteManuals From the Dell Support site a Go to Dell com Support Home b Under Select a product section click Software Security c In the Software Security group box click the required link from the following Enterp...
