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iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller Version 3.40.40.40 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 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. When you reset or update the iDRAC, you must reboot LC if it is launched already. 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 (CMC which is connected to Top of Rack switch) receives LLDP packets. Other CMCs do not receive LLDP packets. So, the iDRAC network port (dedicated mode) LLDP information is not available in the blades whose corresponding CMC is not the first CMC 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 any of the NVMe drives report a 'Failed' status (Red LED) due to any of NVMe controller SMART errors (critical warning bits set), it should be treated as a predictive failure (Blinking amber LED). 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. 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
  14. After updating the iDRAC firmware, LC logs may display Message ID PR36 that "Version change detected for PCIe SSD firmware. Previous version:X.X.X, Current version:X.X.X." This is due to a change in the naming convention. Please ignore the log entry.
  15. If you get an error while performing SupportAssist collection through RACADM using HTTPS share, use the following commands to perform the collection:
    1. Racadm supportassist collect 
      racadm supportassist collect -t Sysinfo
    2. Racadm supportassist exportlastcollection 
      racadm supportassist exportlastcollection -l <https> -u <username> -p <password>
  16. Features including Server Management Command Line Protocol (SMCLP) and Virtual Media Command Line Interface (VMCLI) will be deprecated in the later releases.
  17. 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.
  18. For improved support on drives and operating system deployment, it is recommended to use the UEFI BIOS boot mode.
  19. 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.
  20. In the software inventory, the hash value for iDRAC firmware is displayed as NA instead of hash.
  21. 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
  22. If you see iSM0050 event in LC log, then ensure that you update the iDRAC Service Module (iSM) to version 3.4 or to a TLS-capable iSM. iSM without TLS capability is not supported on iDRAC firmware version 3.30.30.30 or later.
  23. While iDRAC is initializing, all communications with iDRAC may fail. For any service requests, wait until the initialization process is complete.
  24. Performing Patch method on the property Readonly in the PowerControl resource returns a status code 200.
  25. In iDRAC, if there is no link detected in the selected iDRAC port then the iDRAC IP is displayed as 0.0.0.0.
  26. While performing a firmware update on a system where the operating system is installed with GNOME GUI enabled, system may get into Suspend mode. To avoid the system from going into suspend mode, ensure that you change the power settings in the OS. To change the power settings:
    1. Go to Settings and select Power.
    2. For the option, “When the Power Button is pressed” select Power Off.
  27. Firmware update on drives and backplanes through Windows DUP will reflect in iDRAC after a cold boot.
  28. FRU objects or properties for Network adapters that are embedded on the motherboard are not available through any of the iDRAC interfaces.

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