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- 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 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 Release Notes .........................5 ......................5 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) .............................5 Lifecycle Controller (LC-GUI) ........................5 Lifecycle Controller Remote Services (LC-RS) ....................................5 Version ..................................5 Release date ................................5 Previous versions ..................................5 Importance 2 Platforms affected......................7 3 What is Supported?...................... - Page 4 ....................................17 Item 7 9 Installation........................19 ..............................19 Installation instructions .................................... 19 Upgrade ..................................19 Uninstallation 10 Lifecycle Controller Remote Services - client tools............. 20 ................................20 OpenWSMAN CLI 11 Contacting Dell......................21 12 Accessing documents from Dell support site............... 22...
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Page 5: Release Notes
Release Notes Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) iDRAC is a systems management hardware and software solution that provides remote management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control functions for the Dell PowerEdge systems. Lifecycle Controller (LC-GUI) An out-of-band mechanism for configuring the platform, applying firmware updates, saving or restoring a system backup, or deploying an operating system, either by using a GUI or a remote scripting language. -
Page 7: Platforms Affected
Platforms affected Supported system for iDRAC7, iDRAC8, and LC: Generation Generation PowerEdge FM120 PowerEdge T620 PowerEdge C4130 PowerEdge R830 PowerEdge M420 PowerVault NX3200 PowerEdge C6320 PowerEdge R930 PowerEdge M520 PowerVault NX3300 PowerEdge FC430 PowerEdge T130 PowerEdge M620 PowerVault NX400 PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge T330 PowerEdge M820 PowerEdge FC830... -
Page 8: What Is Supported
What is Supported? License requirements Software licensing has replaced hardware licensing. For more information, see the iDRAC 8/7 v2.40.40.40 User's Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals. Many features in Lifecycle Controller are licensed. You must install the appropriate license to use these features. -
Page 9: Supported Web Browsers For Idrac7 And Idrac8
– SLES 11 SP4 • VMware – vSphere 5.5 U3 – vSphere 6.0 U2 – vSphere 2016 • Citrix – XenServer 7.0 Supported web browsers for iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 • Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 • Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 •... -
Page 10: What's New
BIOS/UEFI Hardware (server/storage platform specific) • Added support of the Amulet card on PowerEdge M830. • Added support for dual HBA330 on PowerEdge R730xd. iDRAC/LC firmware only • FIPS 140-2 capable • Added support for the Redfish version 1.0.2. •... -
Page 11: Security
See Note 2 in the Important Notes section. • OpenSSL upgrade See Note 3 in the Important Notes section. • Downgrading CMC firmware using shared update from iDRAC is not allowed when FIPS is enabled in CMC. Storage and PERC Support Assist and parts replacement Updates •... -
Page 12: Fixes
• Fixed hard drive thermal protection and as a result fan speeds may increase on certain systems. Authentication BIOS/UEFI Hardware (server/storage platform specific) iDRAC/LC firmware only Monitoring and alerting Networking and I/O OS deployment Scripting (all CLI related items) Security... -
Page 13: Storage And Perc
Storage and PERC Support Assist and parts replacement Updates... -
Page 14: Important Notes
Note 1 If you execute multiple jobs for various components and iDRAC DUP is one of the jobs, ensure that iDRAC job is the last job in the queue. Ensure that all other jobs are either in the SCHEDULED or COMPLETED state before you execute the iDRAC job. -
Page 15: Known Issues
RACADM may fail. Use either firmware RACADM or remote RACADM to run the command. • While updating or after you update the OS Collector (OSC) package from 1.1 to 2.1, the version number displayed in the iDRAC interface contains only the number and not the prefix 'OSC_'. -
Page 16: Limitations
Limitations Item 1 Description: On the Dell 13th generation PowerEdge servers, a Clone export of a system with 64 virtual disks does not recreate the virtual disks on the target system. Resolution On Clone or Replace modes of the Configuration XML export, the virtual disk creation operation is set to "CreateAuto" by default. -
Page 17: Item 4
Dell tracking: JIT-29065 Item 7 Description: On Dell PowerEdge T630 servers, all PCIe SSDs are reported on the Physical Disk page of iDRAC GUI but on the Enclosure Summary page, the PCIe SSD connected to slot 0 is not reported. - 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...
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Page 19: Installation
From the Windows host operating system (Managed Node), run the Dell Update Package for Windows and follow the instructions on the update wizard. • From the Linux host operating system (Managed Node), run the Dell Update Package for Linux from the shell prompt. Follow the instructions displayed on the console. •... -
Page 20: Lifecycle Controller Remote Services - Client Tools
-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 client and WS-MAN commands do not work without these options: -c, -v, and - V. -
Page 21: Contacting Dell
Dell 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 for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: Go to Dell.com/support. -
Page 22: Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site
Dell.com/SoftwareSecurityManuals – For OpenManage documents — Dell.com/OpenManageManuals – For Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/esmmanuals – For iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller documents — Dell.com/idracmanuals – For OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/ OMConnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement – For Serviceability Tools documents —...