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iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller Version 3.32.32.32 Release Notes

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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 protocols in WinHTTP in Windows: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3140245/EN-US
  2. The drivers that LC exposes are present in a read-only drive that is labeled OEMDRV and the drive is active for 18 hours. During this period:
    1. You cannot update any DUP.
    2. LC cannot involve CSIOR.

    However, if an AC power cycle (cold boot) is performed, the OEMDRV drive is automatically deleted.

  3. CPLD firmware update has no impact on Trusted Platform Module enablement.
  4. Depending on the virtual storage device attached through iDRAC, that is, USB drive or CD/DVD .iso file, LC displays Virtual Floppy or Virtual CD respectively.
  5. If the network is not configured and you try to perform a network operation in LC, a warning message is displayed. When you go to the network settings page from this message, the left navigation panel on network settings page may not be displayed.
  6. If Test Network Connection fails for a valid address in LC, try configuring the network settings again. If the issue persists, restart the system and retry the operation.
  7. You must reboot an already launched instance of LC while you reset or update iDRAC. If you do not reboot, LC may show unexpected behavior.
  8. Fibre channel NIC cards with dual or four ports are displayed as a single port card in LC. However, all ports are updated when a firmware update is performed.
  9. The option to enable or disable the disk cache policy for SWRAID controllers are supported only on SWRAID controller driver version 4.1.0-0025 or later.
  10. Rollback is not supported for CPLD.
  11. When CMCs are daisy chained, only the first CMC (which is connected to Top of Rack switch) receives LLDP packets. Thus, the iDRAC network port (dedicated mode) LLDP information is not available in the blades whose CMC is not the first in the daisy chain. The LLDP information is also not available for every CMC in the daisy chain that is not connected to TOR switch directly.
  12. If an NVMe drive reports a 'Failed' status due to any of the controller SMART errors, it should be treated as a predictive failure. These errors include SMART errors such as:
    1. Available spare threshold
    2. Reliability degraded
    3. Read-only mode
    4. Virtual memory backup failed, and so on.
  13. This note is applicable only to PowerEdge C6420, DCS9650, DCS9670, and DCS9690 systems. If you update iDRAC to this version from version 3.02.x.x or earlier, you must perform a power cycle of the system before performing any power-related operations. The power cycle is required to tune the memory parameters without affecting the host. iDRAC tunes the memory parameters at the first power cycle after a firmware update.
    To complete the memory tuning:
    1. Update to this version of iDRAC.
    2. At the next possible maintenance cycle, or before any power operations are performed, turn off the host.
    3. Wait for 2 minutes for iDRAC to reset and tune the memory parameters.
    4. Power on the host.
  14. This note is applicable only to PowerEdge M640 and FC640. If you update iDRAC to this version, you must perform a virtual reseat of the system from CMC. Reseat is required to tune the memory parameters and to resolve issues that may lead to the watchdog timer causing iDRAC to be reset.
    To complete the memory tuning:
    1. Update to this version of iDRAC.
    2. At the next possible maintenance cycle, perform a virtual reseat.
  15. After updating iDRAC Firmware directly to 3.30.30.30 or later from a previous version, the first inventory collection after system reboot may display both PR7 (New Device Detected) and PR8 (Device not detected) messages. A change in the slot number display format causes this behavior, which is expected.
  16. Ensure that the SSH client is updated to the latest version. Following SSH configurations are no longer available on iDRAC:
    KEX algorithms:
    1. diffie-hellman-group14-sha1
    MAC:
    1. umac-64
    2. umac-64-etm@openssh.com
  17. This note is applicable only to PowerEdge M640 and FC640. The host may not power on When performing a BIOS Recovery operation. To recover from this condition, perform a virtual/physical reseat operation of the blade server.

  18. After updating the iDRAC firmware to version 3.30.30.30 or later, LC logs may display Message ID PR36 ("Version change detected for PCIe SSD firmware. Previous version:X.X.X, Current version:X.X.X"). Please ignore the log entry as this is due to a change in the naming convention.

  19. After downgrading the iDRAC firmware from version 3.30.30.30 to any previous versions, storage page and drives may display warnings. To resolve the issue, reset iDRAC using the 'racreset' command.
  20. This note is applicable only to PowerEdge R540. While updating the BIOS firmware through local RACADM with local share you may get an error "ERROR: RAC989: Unable to apply the BIOS_3P4XY_WN64_1.6.11.EXE firmware update". Use the direct DUP installation or installation through CIFS/NFS share to update the BIOS firmware.
  21. Use the following commands If you get an error while performing SupportAssist collection through RACADM using HTTPS share:
    1. Racadm supportassist collect
      racadm supportassist collect -t Sysinfo
    2. Racadm supportassist exportlastcollection
      racadm supportassist exportlastcollection -l <https> -u <username> -p <password>
  22. Features including Server Management Command Line Protocol (SMCLP) and Virtual Media Command Line Interface (VMCLI) will be deprecated in the later releases.
  23. The LifeCycle Controller GUI features available on your system depends on the license installed. Some features that are mentioned in the GUI or documentation may be unavailable on your system.
  24. For improved support on drives and operating system deployment, it is recommended to use the UEFI BIOS boot mode.
  25. To create a virtual disk or deploy an operating system, ensure that you use the Dell supported SATA, SAS, or NVMe drives. For more information, see the documentation for BIOS, controller, and drive.
  26. In the software inventory the hash value for iDRAC firmware is displayed as NA instead of hash.
  27. iDRAC version 3.30.30.30 supports iSM version 3.4.0 and above.
  28. If SMBv2 share fails in Lifecycle GUI, ensure that:
    • the Digitally sign communications option is disabled
    • permissions to access the folder/file are granted
    • folder/file name does not have a space
    • share contains fewer files and folders

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