1. Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2.4 Release Notes
  2. Software Release Information
  3. Updates in Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2.4
  4. New Features
  5. Release 2.4.7 Features

Release 2.4.7 Features

  • Updated IPMItool from version 1.8.15 to version 1.8.18.

  • Added support for Oracle Linux 8. Note the following:

    • In order to update firmware on Mellanox add-in cards you need mstflint 4.12.0 or higher (available from the Mellanox site).

    • In order to support Oracle Hardware Management Pack utilities with older SAS controllers, you need to install the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) supported with Oracle Linux 8. See Support Not Included with Linux 8 Kernel for Older SAS Controllers (30629407).

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 is not supported.

  • Removed support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES).

  • Removed support for Oracle Solaris 11, 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3. Oracle Solaris 10 is still supported.

    For information on Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2.4.7.0 support for Oracle Solaris 11.4, refer to the Oracle Hardware Management Pack for Oracle Solaris 11.4 Release Notes.

  • Added instructions for running Oracle Hardware Management Pack utilities on systems with unsupported operating systems. See Creating a Bootable Thumb Drive Containing Oracle Hardware Management Pack in Oracle Hardware Management Pack 2.4 Installation Guide.

  • Where a device supports it, add the capability to power cycle a PCIe device after a firmware update while the system is running (29693712).

Parent topic: New Features