Release 2.4 Features

The following is a list of new features in Oracle Management Pack 2.4:

  • Added new secure interface, ORCLTLS, to IPMItool and IPMIflash that provides additional security over the LANPLUS protocol used in IPMI 2.0. For more details, see the man page for each of these utilities.

    Note:

    Although encrypted communication for IPMI over TLS is supported in Oracle Hardware Management Pack release 2.4.0.0, certificate validation is not supported in this release. Support for full certificate validation is included in Oracle Hardware Management Pack release 2.4.4.

  • Added --secure option to nvmeadm erase command to securely erase NVMe storage devices.

  • Added the fallback-boot target (automatic mode) and fallback-boot-image target (manual mode) to fwupdate update command.

  • Added --start-priority and --end-priority options to fwupdate update (automatic mode) to allow updates based on metadata component priority.

  • Added -y and --yes options to fwupdate list and fwupdate update to allow an overwrite process to complete without user confirmation.

  • Added -y and --yes options to hwmgmtcli export to allow an overwrite process to complete without user confirmation.

  • Added -h option to general options for all commands so that either -?, -h or --help will provide command line help.

  • Changed functionality of fwupdate list to only display controller information for controllers that are updatable using the fwupdate update command.

  • Changed functionality of the Hardware Management Agent (hwmgmtd) to change the default polling time to every hour and provide configurable parameters in the hwmgmtd.conf to enable, disable, or change the timing of certain types of SNMP polling requests.

  • Removed the firmware-check command.

  • Removed the check subcommand from the fwupdate command.

  • Removed support for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Oracle Hardware Management Pack version 2.3.8 is the last version to support Microsoft Windows.

  • Removed the mstflint package. This package provided InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter firmware burning and diagnostics tools. If you need these tools, they might be bundled with your operating system or available from Mellanox at: https://www.mellanox.com/page/management_tools

    Note:

    In order to update the firmware of InfiniBand adapter cards, such as the Oracle Dual Port QDR InfiniBand Adapter M3, using the Oracle Hardware Management Pack fwupdate tool, you must install the mstflint package.

Parent topic: New Features