The following sections contain historical information about releases of
the Dell OpenManage Server Agent running on supported Microsoft® Windows®, Red Hat Linux, and Novell® NetWare® operating systems.
The following excerpts from previous
readme.txt files show a record of features and resolved issues for
releases of Server Agent only. For the complete text of
readme.txt files, see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
You can find additional information on more recent systems management applications
in the Server Administrator readme.txt found on the Systems Management
CDs, version 3.0 or higher.
The following subsections contain requirements, features, and open issues for Server Agent version 4.5.
Release date: October 2001
Requirements
Supported systems: Dell PowerEdge 1500SC
Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows NT® Server 4.x with SP 4 or later
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server family (includes Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server)
Novell NetWare 5.x
Red Hat Linux 7.1
NOTE:
Server Agent is not supported on a PowerEdge 1500SC system running either the Red Hat Linux 7.0 operating system or the Novell NetWare
4.x
operating system.
New in Server Agent Version 4.5
Support was added for the PowerEdge 1500SC system.
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.x with SP 4 or later
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server family (includes Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server)
Novell NetWare 4.x or 5.x
Red Hat Linux 7.0
NOTE: Server Agent is not supported on
a PowerEdge 500SC system running the Red Hat Linux 7.0 operating system.
New in Server Agent Version 4.4.1
This release contains the following new features and changes:
Support for Red Hat Linux 7.1 SBE (Kernels 2.4.3-6 and 2.4.3-12) with prebuilt device drivers
Dynamic Kernel Support for Red Hat Linux
Removal of support for the DMI management protocol
In the Server Agent MIB file 10892.mib, replacement
of "Dell" by "Server" in the annotation TYPE field for each
trap
In the Server Agent event configuration file 10892evt.cfg, the
changing of the OID_ALIAS value from "Dell_Server3_Baseboard_Agent" to "Server_Agent," and
replacement of "Dell" by "Server" in the Short Descr field for each
event
Version 4.3.0 is the first release of Server Agent that combines supported operating systems for Microsoft
Windows, Novell NetWare, and Red Hat Linux. All of these supported operating systems are documented in this readme.txt
file.
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.x with SP 4 or later
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server family (includes Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server)
Novell NetWare 4.x or 5.x
Red Hat Linux 7.0; Kernel version: 2.2.16; Red Hat Linux SNMP agent:
ucd-snmp version 4.1.2-8smux
New in Server Agent Version 4.3.0
This release adds support for the following Dell systems:
PowerEdge 2500
PowerEdge 2550
Server Agent 4.3.0 Resolved Issues
Hung server alerts for PowerEdge 8450 systems
When you configure the hung server action for a Dell PowerEdge 8450
system, the system either performs a system reset or a recycle system power action.
PowerEdge 350 issues
This release addressed the following Dell PowerEdge 350 issues
that were originally addressed by Dell OpenManage Server Agent 4.2.0 Update 1:
Changes thresholds for the -12 volt (V) voltage probe on the
system board. These new thresholds prevent erroneous probe failures and warnings.
Corrects erroneous fan failure reports in the event log.
Corrects system crashes at start-up caused by incorrect event log
record length.
Disables the chassis identification feature.
PowerVault 2xxS SCSI disk systems and SNMP
This release addresses the following Dell PowerVault
2xxS SCSI disk system issue that was originally addressed by Server Agent 4.2.0 Update 1:
Allows Dell PowerEdge systems attached to the Dell PowerVault
2xxS SCSI disk system to respond to SNMP requests for information. Under certain rare circumstances, some Dell systems with
PowerVault 2xxS attached were not responding to SNMP requests.
Microsoft Windows NT® Server 4.x with SP 4 or later
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server family (includes Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server)
Novell NetWare 4.x or 5.x
New and Resolved Issues in Server Agent Version 4.2.2
Dell OpenManage Server Agent 4_2_2 now supports the Dell PowerEdge 350 system. In addition, Dell OpenManage Server Agent 4.2.2
resolves the following issues:
Incorrect current sensor data
In rare circumstances Dell OpenManage Server Agent incorrectly
reported data for current (amperage) sensors. Incorrect amperage readings may have been reported for the following PowerEdge systems:
4300, 4350, 4400, 6300, 6350, 6400, and 6450.
SNMP time-outs with PowerVault 2xxS SCSI disk systems
In rare circumstances the Dell OpenManage Server Agent SNMP interface
stops responding when a Dell PowerVault 2xxS storage system is attached to a system. The DMI and CIM interfaces may also stop
responding.
Microsoft Windows NT® Server 4.x with SP 4 or later
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server family (includes Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server)
Novell NetWare 4.x or 5.x
New in Server Agent Version
4.2.1
Added support for PowerEdge 1550 system
Resolved Issues for Server Agent Version 4.2.1
Problem: IT Assistant is unable to perform a remote
flash BIOS update for the PowerEdge 300 system.
Solution: Server Agent 4.2.1 enables IT Assistant to perform a
remote flash BIOS update for the PowerEdge 300 system.
Problem: Server Agent reports an error message that
values are incorrect for CPU voltage threshold values for the PowerEdge 8450
system on systems with a CPU speed of 700 MHz and higher.
Solution: Server Agent 4.2.1 reports correct CPU voltage threshold values.
Problem: Server Agent 4.0 did not implement the 96 alert
parameter correctly in the local response agent.
Solution: Server Agent 4.2.1 correctly parses the %ALERT parameter. The %ALERT parameter can now be located anywhere in the
command line and can optionally be enclosed in double quotes when the user wants to pass the alert message to the command line as a single
string.
Problem: Intermittent incorrect fan probe readings of zero
RPMs cause faulty alerts to be generated. Invalid fan probe readings also
compromise the usability of Server Agent.
Solution: Server Agent 4.2.1 prevents false alerts for fan probes based on incorrect readings of fan RPM values. This update also
addresses usability issues caused by these incorrect fan RPM values. The incorrect fan RPM readings originate on PowerEdge systems that
report systems management information to the management console using Server Agent version 4.0.
Problem: Seven-character service tags display incorrectly.
Solution: Formerly, certain combinations of characters and numbers in the
seven-character service tag either did not display correctly or did not display at all.
Server Agent 4.2.1 displays service tags correctly.
Problem: False power supply fan readings. Server Agent reports
high power supply fan RPM readings. The readings exceed the upper failure
threshold and are reported as failures.
Solution: Server Agent 4.2.1 corrects the problem of false fan probe alerts.
