Dell iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller Version 2.45.45.40 Manual

Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller 8 (iDRAC8)
with Lifecycle Controller for
Dell PowerEdge Servers

Version 2.45.45.40

Release Notes

Release notes

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

iDRAC is a systems management hardware and software solution that provides remote management capabilities,
crashed system recovery, and power control functions for Dell PowerEdge systems.

Lifecycle Controller (LC-GUI)

An out-of-band mechanism for configuring the platform, applying firmware updates, saving or restoring a system
backup, or deploying an operating system, either by using a GUI or a remote scripting language. Lifecycle Controller
GUI provides advanced embedded systems management and is delivered as part of iDRAC8. The GUI enables remote
systems management in a one-to-one method and is accessible by pressing F10 during system boot.

Lifecycle Controller Remote Services (LC-RS)

LC-RS provides advanced embedded systems management and is delivered as part of iDRAC8. LC-RS enables remote
systems management in a one-to-many method. Remote Services uses WS-Management (WS-MAN) protocol based
web services interface to remotely provision and manage the servers.

Version

iDRAC 2.45.45.40 (Applies to iDRAC8)

Lifecycle Controller 2.45.45.40

Release date

October 2016

Previous versions

N/A

Importance

RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update
contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with
other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software).

Platforms affected

• PowerEdge C6320p

What is supported?

License requirements

Software licensing has replaced hardware licensing. For more information, see the iDRAC8 v2.40.40.40 User's Guide
available at dell.com/idracmanuals

.

Many features in Lifecycle Controller are licensed. You must install the appropriate license to use these features.
For more information, see the Introduction section in the Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.40.40.40 User’s Guide
available at dell.com/idracmanuals

.

Supported managed server operating systems for systems for iDRAC8

• RHEL 7.2

Supported web browsers for iDRAC8

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 9

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 10

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11

• Microsoft EDGE

• Safari version 7.1

• Safari version 8.0

• Mozilla Firefox version 45

• Mozilla Firefox version 46

• Google Chrome version 49

• Google Chrome version 50

What’s new

Authentication

N/A

BIOS/UEFI

N/A

Hardware (server/storage platform specific)

N/A

iDRAC/LC firmware only

• Added FIPS 140-2 cryptographic support.

• Added support for Redfish version 1.0.2.

• Added support for Server Configuration Profile via Redfish interface.

• Added firmware update support for the following PSUs:

- Flextronics 1600W PSU

- PSU 1100W -48v DC support on DSS 2500

- PSU 550W HVDC PSU support on DSS 1500/1510

- 1100W 240V DC and 220V AC.

- 13G Lite-On 750W PSU

- 13G Lite-On 1100W PSU

Monitoring and alerting

N/A

Networking and I/O

N/A

OS deployment

N/A

Scripting (all CLI related items)

N/A

Security

• By default, support for TLS 1.1 and higher is enabled. You can select TLS 1.0 and higher, TLS 1.1 and higher, or

TLS 1.2 only. See Note 2 in the Important Notes section.

• OpenSSL upgrade. See Note 3 in the Important Notes section.

• Downgrading CMC firmware using shared update from iDRAC is not allowed when FIPS is enabled in CMC.