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Rev. A00 June 2022 i DRAC9 Version 6.00.00.00 Release Notes Release Summary Topics: Previous Versions New and enhanced features Fixes Deprecated features Known issues — To be fixed in future releases ...
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New and enhanced features i DRAC firmware Only e HTML5 plug-in type supported for accessing Virtual Console and Virtual Media Open Manage Enterprise as proxy support for Virtual Console and Virtual Me...
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Fixes i DRAC firmware 231580: System fans running in open loop as DIMM temperature is not available to i DRAC in Power Edge XE8545. 204784: Updating firmware through catalog update in Lifecycle Contro...
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Table 1. Deprecated Features (continued) Features i DRAC9 for 14th- i DRAC9 for 15th-Generation i DRAC9 for 16th-Generation Power Edge Generation Power Edge Power Edge Rx5xx/ Cx5xx Rx6xx/ Cx6xx Rx4xx/...
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Table 3. System not powering on automatically after BIOS recovery (continued) Workaround Power on the system manually to complete BIOS recovery process. Systems All 15th generation of Power Edge serve...
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Table 9. Backplane Rollback contents not populating in i DRAC Description After updating backplane firmware to a newer version and then updating it back to a previous version from host OS, the backpla...
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Table 14. CPU temperature greater than threshold limit Description Lifecycle (LC) logs may display "CPU temperature is greater than the upper critical threshold" during a system-warm reboot....
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Table 19. After a warm reboot, LC logs display Disk Inserted (continued) Tracking number 144819 and 141414 Table 20. Repetitive PR7 messages related to PSU in LC logs after a system erase operation De...
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OS deployment Table 25. Getting an error SWC0018 during OS installation Description Modifying BIOS Boot Mode while installing operating system thorough Lifecycle Controller GUI, an error "SWC0018...
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Table 30. RLCE reports Incorrect value for fan sensor Description Redfish Life Cycle Events may report incorrect data for fan sensor URI after a hot pluggable fan is removed. Workaround Restart the ho...
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Table 36. Unable to create a recurring job after same job was completed Description Creating a recurring job will fail if the same job was completed recently and its Task ID still exists. Workaround W...
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Table 41. Deleting VD creates pending operation with empty data (continued) Systems All systems supported by this release. Affected Tracking number Miscellaneous Table 42. Unable to launch Virtual Con...
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Table 47. Webserver restarts after remote presence port number is updated Description Changing the Remote Presence Port number through virtual console settings page may cause a system restart, further...
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9. Adding an i DRAC system with firmware version 4.4x or later to a group manager of systems with i DRAC versions earlier than 3.xx, 4.0x, 4.1x, 4.2x, or 4.3x is not supported. Ensure that all the sys...
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32. Install SEKM license before you update the i DRAC to SEKM supported version 4.00.00.00 or later. If you install the SEKM license after updating the i DRAC to SEKM supported version, you have to re...
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8. If a network operation fails for a valid address, try configuring the network settings again. If the issue persists, restart the system and retry the operation. 9. Fibre-channel NIC cards with dual...
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4. While accessing i DRAC GUI and Redfish through the same browser, if the webserver times out, then Redfish Service may prompt you to enter the login credentials to create a session. Select Cancel to...
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Storage and storage controllers 1. Patrol Read Rate property is deprecated and not supported from i DRAC firmware version 5.10.25.00 and the later releases. Setting Patrol Read Rate using SCP is not s...
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Limitations Authentication 1. LC supports the following characters for username and password: Alphabets (a-z, A-Z) Numbers (0-9) Special characters (-, _, .) 2. If there are no slots available to add ...
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a. Open Group Manager on one of the member i DRACs. b. In the search box, type the controlling system's Service Tag. c. Double-click the i DRAC that matches the search results and go to i DRAC Setting...
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Static IP is configured without the network cable being connected. Network cable is disconnected. After a Repurpose and Retire operation is performed. Network is configured with the network cable conn...
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Storage and storage controllers 1. i DRAC interfaces do not support slicing RAID volumes through software RAID controllers. To configure sliced RAID volumes, use F2 Device settings. 2. Part number for...
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6. A Serial-On-Lan (SOL) session that has been active for more than five days or multiple reboots may get terminated automatically. If the session terminates, you must reinitiate the session. 7. Due t...
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Power Edge R650xs Power Edge R740 Power Edge R740xd Power Edge R740xd2 Power Edge R750 Power Edge R750xa Power Edge R750xs Power Edge R840 Power Edge R940 Power Edge R940xa Power Edge R6415 Power Edge...
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OEMR R240 OEMR R250 OEMR R340 OEMR R350 OEMR R440 OEMR R450 OEMR R540 OEMR R550 OEMR R640 OEMR R650 OEMR R650xs OEMR R6415 OEMR R6515 OEMR R6525 OEMR R750 OEMR R750xa OEMR R750xs OEMR R7525 OEMR R7515...
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SLES SLES 15 SP3 Ubuntu Ubuntu 20.04.4 VMware ESXi 7.0 U3 ESXi 6.7 U3 Supported web browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft EDGE Safari 15 Mozilla Firefox 100 Mozilla Firefox 99 Google Chrom...
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Updating i DRAC firmware Downloading i DRAC firmware installation file NOTE: For information about updating i DRAC firmware using various interfaces, see the i DRAC User's Guide available at https://w...
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Resources and support For more information about the features of this release, see the documentation for i DRAC 6.xx. Latest Release Notes To access the latest Release Notes for this version of i DRAC...
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Where to Get Help 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 cont...
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