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i DRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller Version 3.00.00.00 Release Notes
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of d...
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Contents 1 Overview..................................................................................................................................... Version...........................................
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Overview The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (i DRAC) is designed to make server administrators more productive and improve the overall availability of Dell servers. i DRAC alerts administrat...
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Platforms affected Power Edge C6420 Power Edge R640 Power Edge R740 Power Edge R940 Power Edge R740xd Dell Precision Rack R7920 Platforms affected
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What is supported License requirements i DRAC features are available based on the purchased license. i DRAC Express — Available by default on all blade servers, and rack or tower servers of 600 or hig...
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VMware v Sphere 2016 GUI and CLI Citrix Xen Server 7.1 GUI and CLI Cent OS 6.9** GUI and CLI Cent OS 7.4** GUI and CLI Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS GUI and CLI Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS GUI and CLI Debian Wheezy 7.9 o...
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What's new Authentication Default password is randomly generated and printed on the system information tag, unless the legacy password (calvin) was selected while ordering the system. Default password...
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Security By default, support for TLS 1.1 and higher is enabled. You can select TLS 1.0 and higher, TLS 1.1 and higher, or TLS 1.2 only. See Note 2 in the Important Notes section. Added security banner...
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Fixes N/A This release supports the 14th-generation of Dell EMC servers and is not backward-compatible with any prior generations. Fixes
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Important notes 1. 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 protoco...
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Limitations After an i DRAC reset or firmware update operation, the Server Powered On Time (a property in RACADM and WSMan) may not be populated until the host server is restarted. Sometimes, when usi...
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While viewing the current hardware inventory, some properties related to devices installed in Power Edge VRTX system are not displayed. LC can import and view an i DRAC license but cannot export or de...
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When setting the i DRAC Service Module (ISM) monitoring attributes from the GUI, if the BIOS watchdog timer is enabled, an error may be displayed but the attributes are set. To avoid the error, disabl...
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Known Issues — To be fixed in future releases 1. Description Smash CLP support: The SMCLP Delete SEL Record operation is not supported. The SMCLP User Privilege Enable option is not supported. Resolut...
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While creating a v Flash partition from an image using i DRAC GUI, you may be able to attach files with invalid extension if the file type is selected as 'All Files' in the file browser. However, the ...
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To change the Primary PSU value, ensure that Hot Spare is enabled. Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Dell tracking: 63313 13. Description When NVMe drives are set to RAI...
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19. Description Redundant path is shown as not being present even when one of the cable is reinserted from multi-path scenario. Resolution Restart i DRAC to display the correct status. Version/Systems...
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Configuration result details may not be displayed in the OMM (Open Manage Mobile) application. Resolution Restart Quick Sync connection. Version/Systems affected: All systems that support Quick Sync 2...
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Resolution Restart the i DRAC to display the PCIe SSDs in the Enclosure view. Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Dell tracking: 64010 33. Description Using Lifecycle Cont...
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Dell tracking: 64888 38. Description When NVMe SSDs are in RAID mode, some drives may not be displayed in the Slot summary section on the Enclosure page. Resolution Reinsert the drives that are not di...
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Reset i DRAC by one of the following methods: Using RACADM: racadm racreset soft Using i DRAC web interface: Maintenance > Diagnostics > Reset i DRAC Version/Systems affected: All systems suppor...
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Value displayed Mapped value Non-RAID Missing State Value displayed Mapped value Unknown Ready Degraded Failed Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release. Dell tracking: 64710 45....
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Dell tracking: 64804 50. Description When SOL session is connected to RHEL 7.3 OS for a long time (>72 hours), you may get a message NO SIGNAL and may be unable to access the virtual console and lo...
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For creating BIOS configuration job in Redfish interface, required privileges are Login + System Control + Configure, while other interfaces like RACADM and WSMan work with privileges Login + System C...
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Installation Installation instructions 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 h...
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Lifecycle Controller Remote Services — client tools Use the Open WSMAN CLI client tool to send WS-MAN commands to Lifecycle Controller. Open WSMAN CLI Open WSMAN CLI is an open source Linux WS-MAN cli...
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Accessing documents from Dell Support site Latest Release Notes To access the latest Release Notes for this version of i DRAC: 1. Go to www.dell.com/idracmanuals. 2. Click the link for this version of...
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Contacting Dell EMC NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. Dell provides se...