Dell iDRAC How to use

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7)
and iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller for Dell
PowerEdge Servers Version 2.40.40.40
Release Notes

Notes, cautions, and warnings
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CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the
problem.
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Contents
1 Release Notes .................................................................................................................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.........................................................................................................................................................................5
2 Platforms affected.......................................................................................................... 7
3 What is Supported?........................................................................................................ 8
License requirements......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Supported managed server operating systems for iDRAC7 and iDRAC8............................................................................8
Supported web browsers for iDRAC7 and iDRAC8.............................................................................................................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 firmware only...................................................................................................................................................12
Monitoring and alerting..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Networking and I/O.......................................................................................................................................................... 12
OS deployment................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Scripting (all CLI related items).........................................................................................................................................12
Security.............................................................................................................................................................................12
Storage and PERC............................................................................................................................................................13
Support Assist and parts replacement.............................................................................................................................. 13
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Updates............................................................................................................................................................................ 13
6 Important notes.............................................................................................................14
Note 1............................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Note 2...............................................................................................................................................................................14
Note 3...............................................................................................................................................................................14
7 Known issues................................................................................................................. 15
8 Limitations.....................................................................................................................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
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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. Lifecycle Controller GUI provides advanced
embedded systems management and is delivered as part of iDRAC7 and iDRAC8.
The GUI enables remote systems management in 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 servers.
Version
iDRAC 2.40.40.40 (Applies to iDRAC7 and iDRAC8)
Lifecycle Controller 2.40.40.40
Release date
August 2016
Previous versions
2.30.30.30
2.32.31.30
2.35.35.35
Importance
RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature
enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware,
BIOS, drivers, and software).
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Platforms affected
Supported system for iDRAC7, iDRAC8, and LC:
12th Generation 13th 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 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 R530XD NX3230
PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge R630 NX3330
PowerEdge T320 PowerEdge R730 NX430
PowerEdge T420 PowerEdge R730XD
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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.
For more information, see the Introduction section in the Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.40.40.40 User’s Guide available at
dell.com/idracmanuals.
Supported managed server operating systems for iDRAC7 and iDRAC8
The following operating systems are supported:
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Foundation Edition
• Windows Server 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 Server 2012 Standard Edition
• Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition
• Windows Server 2012 for Embedded Systems (Base and R2 with SP1)
• Windows Server 2016
– WinPE 4.0 32bit
– WinPE 4.1 64bit
– WinPE 5.1 64bit
– WinPE 10.0
• Nano
• RedHat
– RHEL 7.2
– RHEL 6.8
• SLES
– SLES 12 SP1
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– 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
• 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
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What’s new
Authentication
N/A
BIOS/UEFI
N/A
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.
• 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/A
Scripting (all CLI related items)
N/A
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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.
• 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
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 are supported.
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Fixes
• Fixed mouse attach/detach issue on VNC Viewer.
• Implemented fix for PowerEdge C6320 to show OEM FRU content in ipmitool FRU 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
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Storage and PERC
N/A
Support Assist and parts replacement
N/A
Updates
N/A
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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.
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 768 bits.
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Known issues
• If you enumerate the enclosure view's WSMAN command on a system while one PSU-cable is removed, the primary status of
the enclosure view is reported as Healthy instead of Warning.
• After the iDRAC reset or firmware update, the ServerPoweredOnTime (a property in RACADM and WS-MAN) may not be
populated until the host server is restarted.
• On performing warm boots, occasionally a message is displayed by BIOS indicating that there is a KCS failure (error code
UEFI0039). No action required for this error Rebooting the host restores normal boot behavior.
• Upon execution of racadm swinventory or racadm hwinventory command via a local RACADM interface, the inventory details
are not fetched if all the OS drives (A-Z) are mapped. Unmap an existing OS drive to resolve this issue.
• Using local RACADM proxy, if you configure a CMC user name that consists of a space, the command does not successfully
create the user name. Use CMC RACADM, Remote RACADM, or the Remote RACADM proxy interface.
• Redfish response contains an HTTP header named Allow, when the HTTP response code is 405. The list may contain PATCH,
DELETE, POST, GET, HEAD values, but all of them may not be supported.
• If a requested resource is not present, HTTP response status code may not be always 404.
• Scrolling-down using the mouse does not work in VNC server.
• When a new PCIe SSD drive is hot plugged in an empty drive bay slot, the PrepareToRemove or SecureErase features on that
drive fail unless the host is rebooted and it completes the CSIOR cycle.
• Sometimes, 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 (SCP) Import and Preview configuration does not give details about the values that are modified via
SCP Redfish. These configuration details are not available via the Redfish interface. For configuration details, run the command -
"racadm lclog viewconfigresult -j JID_xxxxxxxxxxxx".
• When you enumerate DCIM_NumericSensor using the WS-MAN interface, the SettableThreshold property displays ‘0’, which
indicates that the LowerThresholdNonCritical field can be set. However, for performance-statistic sensors, this is not a settable
field. For these sensors, you can only set the UpperThresholdNonCritical field, indicated by the value of ‘1’.
• Sometimes, when using WSMAN, an "Internal SSL Error" is reported and the WSMAN command fails. If this happens, retry the
command to resolve the issue.
• Sometimes, SLES 12 OS installation may fail with an error "Please make sure your installation medium is available. Retry?". Retry
the installation to resolve the issue.
• The command “racadm eventfilters get -c idrac.alert.all” to view all available event filter configurations
using local 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_'.
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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.
Change the operation to "Create" and specify the physical disks to be used by FQDD to resolve this issue.
Versions/Systems affected
All Dell PowerEdge systems with iDRAC7 and iDRAC8.
Dell tracking: JIT-28891
Item 2
Description:
For the Intel cards, 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 Controller from the drop down box, the Foreign configuration section shows
"STOR006: Unable to complete the operation".
Resolution:
Press Ctrl+R or in-band agent like OMSS can be used to preview foreign configuration.
Issue is seen only with Preview, actual foreign configuration import through the RACADM work.
Versions/Systems affected
PowerEdge R630
Dell tracking: JIT-12251
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Item 4
Description:
On NANO operating system, you cannot install a firmware or driver DUP if it is in .exe format.
Versions/Systems affected
All
Item 5
Description
Deployment of the Windows server operating systems (OS) using Lifecycle Controller (LC) may fail with one of the following
messages:
• Windows installation cannot continue because a required driver could not be installed.
• Product key required
• Windows cannot find the software license terms.
This happens when the Windows setup copies the drivers to the scratch space (X: drive) and the scratch space becomes full.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, do any of the following:
• Remove all the installed add-on devices before starting the OS installation.
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).aspx for more details.
Platforms Affected
This issue may occur on 12th and 13th generation Dell PowerEdge servers.
Item 6
Description:
The SSM task header displays ‘RAID-Update’ for both RAID and non-RAID updates.
Resolution:
No action is required.
Versions Affected:
All
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.
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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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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 host operating system (Managed Node), run the Dell Update Package for Linux from the shell prompt. Follow
the instructions displayed on the console.
• From the management station, remotely update the firmware using the iDRAC web interface:
a. Extract the firmware image self-extracting file to the management station.
b. Open the iDRAC web interface using a supported web browser.
c. Log in as administrator.
d. Go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Update and Rollback → Update. The Firmware Update page is displayed.
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 Install and
Reboot and at the same time the Install Next Reboot is activated.
When you click Install and Reboot or Install Next Reboot, the message “Updating Job Queue” is displayed.
h. Click OK. The Job Queue page is displayed, where you can view and manage the firmware update.
After the update is completed, iDRAC restarts automatically.
For more information, see the iDRAC 8/7 v2.40.40.40 User’s Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Upgrade
Not applicable.
Uninstallation
Not applicable.
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Lifecycle Controller Remote Services - client tools
Use the OpenWSMAN CLI client tool to send the WS-MAN commands to Lifecycle Controller.
OpenWSMAN CLI
OpenWSMAN CLI is an open source Linux WS-MAN client. OpenWSMAN CLI source code and installation details are available at:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/openwsman/files/wsmancli
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 client and WS-MAN commands do not work without these options: -c, -v, and -
V. See the OpenWSMAN CLI readme for details on these options.
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