iDRAC firmware now 1.70 and new Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter drivers released

Dell iDRAC firmware version 1.70

Dell have released an updated version of their iDRAC firmware bringing it to 1.70 now. I have tested it on their R610 and R710 servers without issue, due check it out, it brings some feature enhancements and bug fixes according to their readme or release notes below:

Improved Web GUI performance.
* Improved vFlash performance.
* Out of Band Hardware and Firmware Inventory support.
* Console launch without SSO.
* Work notes.
* Improved System FRU data (Added Product Name, serial number, Asset tag,and Version in Product info Area of FRU).
* Virtual MAC support.
* Identify in Command Line Interface (CLI).
* OEM SEL Event filtering.
* Plain English SEL events.
* Default web certificate update through Command Line Interface.
* Display Life Cycle Controller firmware version display on CLI and GUI.
* Support for platforms PowerEdge(TM) R415, and EqualLogic(TM) DX6000G.
* Support for operating system Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 x64.

The same update may apply to their other rack and blade servers, do check their site for more information.

Broadcom NetXtreme II Family of Adapters

They have also released update drivers for their family of NetXtreme II network adaptors here, do check them out, the release notes mentions improvements to teaming. If you’re upgrading the drivers do be sure to check the firmware here.

2 Responses to “iDRAC firmware now 1.70 and new Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter drivers released”

1. sean says:

   June 30, 2011 at 15:02

   hi

   are you able to access the idrac homepage with 64-bit browsers / servers after the upgrade?

   a client of mine is not able to and says only 32-bit will work.

   thanks

   sean

2. martin237 says:

   July 10, 2011 at 19:41

   I haven’t had specific problems, with different browsers, I’ll look into it.

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