iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller Version 3.18.18.18 Release Notes

Incorrect slot names are displayed in LC logs when NVMe Disks are installed in the system.

[Date]   PR7   Dell NVMe PCIe SSD Configuration Data(Bay 3:Enclosure Internal 0-2)

Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 79270

Although the ProcAts attribute is not supported in BIOS, you may be able to create a configuration job using WSMan. However, the job fails and returns an error message. This attribute is not visible in any of the interfaces or WSMan enumeration.

Do not use the ProcAts attribute because it is not supported in BIOS.

Version/Systems affected: All systems supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 78968

In a system with two Power Supply Units (PSU), when AC is removed from one of the PSUs, Input Line Type/Line Status shows as Low Line on the Power Supplies page (System > Overview) and Hardware Inventory page (System > Inventory) of the iDRAC GUI.

When PSU Status/Detailed State is Input Lost, Input Line Type/Line Status is inapplicable.

Version/Systems affected: PowerEdge C4140, R440, R540, R640, R740, R740XD, R940, R7920, T440, and T640.

Dell tracking: 82931

If the Chassis Manager firmware is older than version 1.45 and if you update iDRAC to this version, the following message is displayed in Lifecycle Log:

The performance of CPUx is automatically readjusted by Chassis Controller because    of unacceptable change in thermal and power conditions.

This message can be ignored. Update the Chassis Manager firmware to version 1.45 or later to resolve the issue.

Version/Systems affected: PowerEdge C6420

Dell tracking: 85136

Backplane firmware update may fail on a system populated with maximum possible SSDs.

Retry the firmware update.

Version/Systems affected: PowerEdge R740xd

Dell tracking: 87322

Installing RHEL using an HTML5 virtual console may fail.

Install RHEL with Java or ActiveX virtual console.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 78656

The import foreign virtual disk command fails in the following scenario:

1. Create a VD on a physical disk. A job is created and moved to Pending state.
2. Delete the pending job on the pending adapter.
3. Disconnect the physical disk without shutting down the system.
4. Reconnect and import the physical disk. In this scenario, the pending adapter status mask is not reset.

Before importing the disk, perform a clear-pending operation using any of the iDRAC interfaces.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 94823

If a job is in Scheduled state and there is another job for the same component in Completed or Failed state, the racadm JID_CLEARALL command does not clear the configuration completely. In such a scenario, the device or component cannot be configured further.

To clear the configuration completely, use the following command: racadm jobqueue delete -i JID_CLEARALL_FORCE.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 93652

In the Redfish interface, after a firmware update or rollback job is complete, the completion percentage displays as 254% instead of 100%.

No action is required. A Completed status indicates that the job is successful.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 98973

ValueName regex does not match the schema definition for some of the properties in the BIOS Attribute Registry and the Boot Sources Registry returned by Redfish API.

Defer the regex check for the ValueName returned for BIOS Attribute Registry and the Boot Sources Registry against the schema.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 88651

The JSON error responses returned by Redfish API for HTTP status codes 501 and 401 do not follow Redfish extended error-response standard.

Ignore any response-message parser errors.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 98614

While replacing the system board, Easy Restore may not restore the BIOS settings unless there is a difference in the NIC configuration on the old and replacement system boards.

N/A

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 99973

If the syslog server is configured with IPv6, remote syslog alerts are not received.

Use IPv4 on the syslog server.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 98450

When you launch iDRAC from CMC using the Launch Remote Console option or by using the console URL https://[iDRAC IP]/console, the following options may not be displayed:

• Configuration > System Settings > Hardware Settings
• Configuration > Storage Configuration
• Configuration > Server Configuration Profile > Import

When you launch iDRAC from CMC, click Dashboard, wait for the page to load, and then navigate to the desired pages.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 100013

If you access the iDRAC web interface using Safari, you may be unable to download some types of files. The files include SCP export, license, hardware inventory, video captures, Group Manager summary and jobs, Lifecycle logs, and so on.

Use one of the other supported browsers.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 100814

If you reboot the host and enter the user name followed by a backspace at the host OS prompt, undesired characters are displayed. The issue occurs only if a session with SSH and IPMI SOL is active.

Press Enter to display the login prompt again and enter the correct characters. If you are at the password prompt, press ^C to exit the prompt.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 100327

If an SSO login fails, the message in LC log displays random characters instead of indicating that an unknown SSO user attempted to log in.

N/A

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 100201

If the DPI of your screen in Windows is set to higher than 125%, some characters in the Online Help of iDRAC web interface get cropped.

Use a DPI of 125% or lower.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 97805

In Redfish, the links to the Enclosure or Chassis are unavailable under the associated Storage and Drive resources within a storage subsystem. This issue affects systems that have a BOSS card, HHHL card, or direct-attached drives.

To locate the storage subsystem and the drives associated with the Enclosure or Chassis, navigate to the Chassis resource collection.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 101035

Sometimes, if you reboot the system multiple times within a short duration, the following message is displayed and the boot process stops:

HALT:Did not get response for power allocation from iDRAC in time.

Restart iDRAC.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 91412

For a Fibre channel card, when you perform a GET operation on the link in network ports provided under PhysicalPortAssignment and AssignablePhysicalPorts using the NetworkDeviceFunction URI, the command fails with a status of 404 Not found.

To get the information, use other Redfish URIs such as NetworkInterfaces or NetworkAdapters.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 101982

If you try to set the time zone to Canada/East-Saskatchew in iDRAC, an error is displayed stating that the data is incorrect.

The Canada/East-Saskatchewan time zone is obsolete and is replaced by America/Regina. If you have a system with the time zone set to Canada/East-Saskatchew, reconfigure it to use America/Regina.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 101847

On a BOSS controller, if a VD is created using disks from different vendors, and you attempt to update the firmware for both disks in one operation, the update may fail.

Update the firmware for one disk in one operation.

Version/Systems affected: All system supported by this release.

Dell tracking: 99990