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iDRAC9 Version 5.00.10.20 Release Notes

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iDRAC and LC firmware

Table 1. Changes in BIOS attribute not reflecting in iDRAC GUI Changes made to BIOS attribute not displaying in iDRAC GUI after a successful import job was performed through SCP.
Description Changes made to BIOS attribute not displaying in iDRAC GUI after a successful import job was performed through SCP.
Workaround Perform an iDRAC reset.
Systems Affected All systems supported by this release.
Tracking number 205969
Table 2. iDRAC displaying incorrect network controller status Network controller link status may be displayed as unknown in iDRAC GUI.
Description Network controller link status may be displayed as unknown in iDRAC GUI.
Workaround Perform an iDRAC reset.
Systems Affected All systems supported by this release.
Tracking number 203385
Table 3. iDRAC service module stops responding iSM may lose connectivity with iDRAC if the network mode is set to IPv6.
Description iSM may lose connectivity with iDRAC if the network mode is set to IPv6.
Workaround Enable IPv4 network.
Systems Affected All systems supported by this release.
Tracking number 205005
Table 4. Crash capture displayed after firmware rollback After downgrading iDRAC firmware from version 5.00.00.00 to any previous versions, a Crashcapture with empty file names is displayed in the Troubleshooting page even though the file does not exist. Capturing the crash video again may return an invalid file with extension type appended 1.mpg.
Description After downgrading iDRAC firmware from version 5.00.00.00 to any previous versions, a Crashcapture with empty file names is displayed in the Troubleshooting page even though the file does not exist. Capturing the crash video again may return an invalid file with extension type appended 1.mpg.
Workaround Reset the iDRAC to default configuration.
Systems Affected All systems supported by this release.
Tracking number 199759
Table 5. Boot order settings change not showing in SCP export file While trying to set the boot order over SCP, job completes successfully with planned value change in the inventory database. However, the SCP export file continues to show the old values with previous boot order.
Description While trying to set the boot order over SCP, job completes successfully with planned value change in the inventory database. However, the SCP export file continues to show the old values with previous boot order.
Workaround Reboot the iDRAC after SCP import.
Systems Affected All systems supported by this release.
Tracking number 199765
Table 6. vFlash detaching after iDRAC firmware update Updating iDRAC firmware to version 4.40.00.00 or later may cause the vFlash partitions to detach on first boot after the update.
Description Updating iDRAC firmware to version 4.40.00.00 or later may cause the vFlash partitions to detach on first boot after the update.
Workaround Reattach the detached vFlash partitions through any iDRAC interfaces after the first boot.
Systems Affected All systems supported by this release.
Tracking number 194849
Table 7. Backplane Rollback contents not populating in iDRAC After updating backplane firmware to a newer version and then updating it back to a previous version from host OS, the backplane information is not displayed while trying to apply the firmware Rollback.
Description After updating backplane firmware to a newer version and then updating it back to a previous version from host OS, the backplane information is not displayed while trying to apply the firmware Rollback.
Workaround Perform the following:
  • Reboot the iDRAC when an update is performed from host OS.
  • Use any iDRAC interfaces (RACADM/GUI/Redfish) for backplane update operation.
Systems Affected All systems supported by this release.
Tracking number 184368
Table 8. iDRAC time fails to synchronize when Server Configuration Profile is imported with SNTP settings iDRAC time will not synchronize when Server Configuration Profile was exported with SNTP settings and then imported with SNTP settings.
Description iDRAC time will not synchronize when Server Configuration Profile was exported with SNTP settings and then imported with SNTP settings.
Workaround Configure NTP settings and export the Server configuration Profile. Import the Server configuration profile with NTP and manually configure SNTP settings.
Systems Affected All systems supported by this release.
Tracking number 181069
Table 9. iDRAC unable to obtain the current time after reboot While the system is in power off state, iDRAC fails to obtain the current time after it is reset. Older logs are displayed until iDRAC synchronizes with current time.
Description While the system is in power off state, iDRAC fails to obtain the current time after it is reset. Older logs are displayed until iDRAC synchronizes with current time.
Workaround N/A
Systems Affected All PowerEdge Rxxx5/Cxxx5 systems supported by this release.
Tracking number 183347

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