Dell PowerEdge XE2420 iDRAC9 Version 4.00.129.00 Release Notes - Page 27

BIOS and UEFI, Hardware, iDRAC and LC firmware, Monitoring and alerting

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BIOS and UEFI 1. When setting the iDRAC Service Module (iSM) monitoring attributes from the web interface, if the BIOS watchdog timer is enabled, an error may be displayed but the attributes are set. To avoid the error, disable the BIOS watchdog timer or disable the iSM Auto System Recovery and then apply the attributes. Hardware 1. In LC, not all the vendor FC cards are supported for VLAN configuration. 2. If an H730P adapter is installed in slot 9 (internal PERC slot) of PowerEdge T640, iDRAC displays it as H730P Integrated RAID Controller (Embedded). iDRAC and LC firmware 1. Due to known limitations in OpenSource (SFCB), query filtering with long integers and lengthy strings may not work as expected. 2. LC can import and view an iDRAC license but cannot export or delete the iDRAC license. The iDRAC license can be deleted from iDRAC web interface. 3. The iSCSI offload attribute can be enabled only on two of the four available ports. If a card, which has this attribute that is enabled on two of its ports, is replaced with another card that has the attribute that is enabled on the other two ports, an error occurs. The firmware does not allow the attribute to be set because it is already set on the other two ports. 4. The "Discovered Servers" view of Group Manager may not show available iDRACs as available to onboard. Verify that the iDRACs are on the same link local network and not separated by a router. If they are still not visible, reset the Group Manager's controlling iDRAC. a. Open Group Manager on one of the member iDRACs. b. In the search box, type the controlling system's Service Tag. c. Double-click the iDRAC that matches the search results and go to iDRAC Settings -> Diagnostics. d. Select Reset iDRAC. When iDRAC fully restarts, Group Manager should see the new iDRAC. 5. If Emulex LightPulse LPe31002-M6-D and Emulex LightPulse LPe35002-M2 FC adapters are configured to boot from FC storage arrays using VAM method in iDRAC, then a maximum of two boot target arrays can be configured instead of eight. 6. During import server profile operation, if the image filename is "Backup.img", operation may fail. To avoid this failure, change the filename. Monitoring and alerting 1. In certain cases, Group Manager Jobs view may not show a detailed error message for a member iDRAC job. For more information about the failure, review the job execution details in the Lifecycle Logs of the member iDRAC by using the web interface (Maintenance > Lifecycle Log) or by using the RACADM command racadm lclog view. 2. PCIe SSDs in NVMe RAID mode may not display the updated state due to predicted failure. To update RAID-related information, ensure that a CSIOR is performed. 3. If the LCD display is blank, press any one of the three LCD buttons to turn on the LCD before inserting a USB storage device. 4. If Flex Address is enabled on Chassis Management Controllers (CMC), iDRAC and LC do not display the same MAC addresses. To view the chassis-assigned MAC address, use the iDRAC web interface or the CMC web interface. 5. The inventory displayed in LC UI may not be the same as that of any iDRAC interfaces. To get the updated inventory, run the CSIOR, wait for 2 minutes, reboot the host, and then check the inventory in LC UI. 6. In certain cases, in Group Manager Jobs view, the completion percentage for a job may be displayed incorrectly (>100%) for a job in progress. This is a temporary condition and does not affect how Group Manager jobs are performed. When the job is completed, Group Manager Jobs view displays Completed successfully or Completed with errors. 7. While running host stress test, if the system ID/Health LED turns off from blue, then press the ID button for a second and press it again to turn on the LED. 8. When setting the iDRAC Service Module (iSM) monitoring attributes from the web interface, if the BIOS watchdog timer is enabled, an error may be displayed but the attributes are set. To avoid the error, disable the BIOS watchdog timer or disable the iSM Auto System Recovery and then apply the attributes. 9. iDRAC supports iSM version 3.4.1 and above. Limitations 27

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BIOS and UEFI
1.
When setting the iDRAC Service Module (iSM) monitoring attributes from the web interface, if the BIOS watchdog timer is enabled,
an error may be displayed but the attributes are set. To avoid the error, disable the BIOS watchdog timer or disable the iSM Auto
System Recovery and then apply the attributes.
Hardware
1.
In LC, not all the vendor FC cards are supported for VLAN configuration.
2.
If an H730P adapter is installed in slot 9 (internal PERC slot) of PowerEdge T640, iDRAC displays it as H730P Integrated RAID
Controller (Embedded).
iDRAC and LC firmware
1.
Due to known limitations in OpenSource (SFCB), query filtering with long integers and lengthy strings may not work as expected.
2.
LC can import and view an iDRAC license but cannot export or delete the iDRAC license. The iDRAC license can be deleted from
iDRAC web interface.
3.
The iSCSI offload attribute can be enabled only on two of the four available ports. If a card, which has this attribute that is enabled on
two of its ports, is replaced with another card that has the attribute that is enabled on the other two ports, an error occurs. The
firmware does not allow the attribute to be set because it is already set on the other two ports.
4.
The "Discovered Servers" view of Group Manager may not show available iDRACs as available to onboard. Verify that the iDRACs are
on the same link local network and not separated by a router. If they are still not visible, reset the Group Manager's controlling iDRAC.
a.
Open Group Manager on one of the member iDRACs.
b.
In the search box, type the controlling system's Service Tag.
c.
Double-click the iDRAC that matches the search results and go to iDRAC Settings -> Diagnostics.
d.
Select Reset iDRAC.
When iDRAC fully restarts, Group Manager should see the new iDRAC.
5.
If Emulex LightPulse LPe31002-M6-D and Emulex LightPulse LPe35002-M2 FC adapters are configured to boot from FC storage
arrays using VAM method in iDRAC, then a maximum of two boot target arrays can be configured instead of eight.
6.
During import server profile operation, if the image filename is "Backup.img", operation may fail. To avoid this failure, change the
filename.
Monitoring and alerting
1.
In certain cases, Group Manager Jobs view may not show a detailed error message for a member iDRAC job. For more information
about the failure, review the job execution details in the Lifecycle Logs of the member iDRAC by using the web interface
(
Maintenance
>
Lifecycle Log
) or by using the RACADM command
racadm lclog view
.
2.
PCIe SSDs in NVMe RAID mode may not display the updated state due to predicted failure. To update RAID-related information,
ensure that a CSIOR is performed.
3.
If the LCD display is blank, press any one of the three LCD buttons to turn on the LCD before inserting a USB storage device.
4.
If Flex Address is enabled on Chassis Management Controllers (CMC), iDRAC and LC do not display the same MAC addresses. To
view the chassis-assigned MAC address, use the iDRAC web interface or the CMC web interface.
5.
The inventory displayed in LC UI may not be the same as that of any iDRAC interfaces. To get the updated inventory, run the CSIOR,
wait for 2 minutes, reboot the host, and then check the inventory in LC UI.
6.
In certain cases, in Group Manager Jobs view, the completion percentage for a job may be displayed incorrectly (>100%) for a job in
progress. This is a temporary condition and does not affect how Group Manager jobs are performed. When the job is completed,
Group Manager Jobs view displays
Completed successfully
or
Completed with errors
.
7.
While running host stress test, if the system ID/Health LED turns off from blue, then press the ID button for a second and press it
again to turn on the LED.
8.
When setting the iDRAC Service Module (iSM) monitoring attributes from the web interface, if the BIOS watchdog timer is enabled,
an error may be displayed but the attributes are set. To avoid the error, disable the BIOS watchdog timer or disable the iSM Auto
System Recovery and then apply the attributes.
9.
iDRAC supports iSM version 3.4.1 and above.
Limitations
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