Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Version 1.35 Owner's Manual

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DELL(TM) REMOTE ACCESS CONTROLLER (DRAC) 4

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This document contains updated information about the Dell Remote
Access Controller 4 (DRAC 4/I and DRAC 4/P).

For more information about DRAC 4, including installation and
configuration information, see the "Dell Remote Access Controller 4
User's Guide" and the "Dell OpenManage(TM) Server Administrator
User's Guide." These documents are located on your product
documentation CD.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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This file contains the following sections:

* Criticality

* Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights

* Known Issues for DRAC 4

* Known Issues for Managed Server Operating Systems

* Known Issues for Documentation

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CRITICALITY
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3 - Optional

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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The following subsections list operating systems that are compatible
with the Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) 4.

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SUPPORTED SYSTEMS
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DRAC 4/I is supported on the following Dell PowerEdge(TM) systems:
1850, 2800, and 2850

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DRAC 4/P is supported on the following PowerEdge systems:

800, 830, 840, 850, 860, 1800, 6800, and 6850

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SUPPORTED MANAGED SERVER OPERATING SYSTEMS
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The DRAC 4 is supported on the following operating systems:

* Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 family

The Windows Server 2003 family includes Windows Server 2003
SP1 (Standard, Enterprise, and Web Editions), Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 (R2) (Standard, Enterprise, and Web Editions),
Windows Server 2003 x64 (Standard and Enterprise Editions),
and Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 SP1.

* Microsoft Windows(R) 2000 Server family

The Windows 2000 Server family includes Windows 2000 Server and
Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
NOTE: Virtual Media requires Service Pack 4.

* Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS (version 3) for
Intel(R) Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) and Intel
x86

* Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS (version 4) for Intel
EM64T and Intel x86

* Novell(R) NetWare(R) version 6.5 (Service Pack 1 or later)
NOTE: This version of NetWare does not support Virtual Media.

* SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server (version 9) with Update 3 for
Intel EM64T

* Added support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 10), on
Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) systems.

NOTE: DRAC 4 support on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 10)
is limited to the Manage Node and to the CLI only. DRAC 4 does
not support the Out of Band GUI on the Management station.

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SUPPORTED WEB BROWSERS
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* 32-bit versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows

* 32-bit versions of Mozilla 1.6 (or later) on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux

* Firefox 1.0 and 1.0.1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4

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NOTE: Localized Keyboard support requires JVM 1.4.2 on Red Hat

Enterprise Linux configurations. DRAC 4 does not support

* Added PE840 and PE860 to the servers supported by the repair

JVM 1.5 (141766)

Virtual Media requires Internet Explorer on a Windows-based
management workstation, or Mozilla, on a Red Hat Enterprise
Linux-based management workstation.

NOTE: All browsers must have Sun(TM) Java VM Plug-in 1.4.2 or later
installed to use the DRAC 4 Console Redirection feature. The
Java cache must be cleared and disabled from the Java plug-in
control panel. On the Windows operating system, perform the
following steps to clear and disable the Java cache:

1. Click "Settings"->"Control Panel"->"Java Plug-in."

2. Click the "Cache" tab.

3. Click "Clear."

4. Deselect the "Enable Caching" check box to disable the cache.

5. Click "Apply."

6. Close and restart the browser.

NOTE: When upgrading the DRAC 4 firmware, temporary Internet files
should be deleted. When using Internet Explorer on systems
running Microsoft Windows, perform the following steps to delete
the temporary files:

1. In Internet Explorer, on the "Tools" menu, click
"Internet Options."

2. On the "General" tab, click "Delete Files."

3. Click "OK" on the next message to confirm.

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SUPPORTED FIRMWARE VERSIONS
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RAC Firmware Version: 1.35
RAC IDE Option ROM version: 341027

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RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS
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* Reinstated support for racadm subcommand "getmodinfo."

* Virtual Media is now compatible with Microsoft Windows
Index Service. (25570)

* This release fixes an issue under some Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
configurations where the DRAC 4 firmware update may fail if Dell
Server Assistant (DSA) was not used to install the operating
system and Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is not currently
installed on the host server where the update is being performed.

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mode floppy diskettes.

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* An Active Directory security certificate dated with a GMT

KNOWN ISSUES FOR DRAC 4
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The following subsections list the known issues regarding the
implementation and operation of the DRAC 4:

* You must disable the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security
Configuration component to use the Virtual Media Active X Plugin
on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Internet Explorer. (24901)

* When adding Active Directory Universal Groups from separate
domains, you must create an Association Object with Universal
Scope. The Default Association objects created by the Dell
Schema Extender Utility are Domain Local Groups only and will
not work with Universal Groups from other domains. (33658)

* The Virtual Floppy is not available during an Operating System
installation that uses either the virtual CDROM or the local
CDROM.

* The Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 operating system may show the
following events in the System Event Log (SEL) when a graceful
shutdown event, OS runtime stop event, or OS OEM event occurs:

System Event: Unknown Sensor type sensor unknown sensor status
System Event: Unknown Sensor status
System Event: OS watchdog unknown sensor status

* In previous DRAC 4 releases, the DRAC 4 sometimes stopped
booting, which then required that you re-install the DRAC
firmware using the firmware repair diskettes. This issue has
been resolved in this release and should no longer occur.
(153802)

* The DRAC 4 does not check the static IP address and netmask
for validity, other than verifying the values are between 0
and 255, and that the result is not 0.0.0.0 or 255.255.255.255.
(152586)

* When upgrading the DRAC 4 firmware from version 1.0, the
cfgDNSRacName property in the cfgLanNetworking group cannot
contain an underscore ("_"). You can substitute a different
character in the property, such as a dash ("-"), to perform
the upgrade. An example of a valid racadm command to set this
property is:

racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSRacName RAC-xxxx

(151550)

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