Known Issues
The following are known issues present in the current release of iLOrest. If available, a link to the relevant Customer Advisory (CA) has been included:
| Issue | CA (Customer Advisory) | Issue Description | Workaround |
|---|---|---|---|
When the command flashfwpkg is executed without --tpmover flag , iLO exception code is not displayed. |
NA | While task queue is being created with flashfwpkg command, if the --tpmover flag is skipped iLO error code is not getting displayed on the response. |
Use ilorest -v (verbose mode) to get the iLO error code. |
It should not have but firmware flashing happens without --tpmover flag when server has a TPM enabled |
NA | iLOrest flashfwpkg command is able to flash the firmware of drives behind a controller without the --tpmover flag. |
Use iLO GUI to flash the firmware by checking the TPM Override checkbox. |
When the command flashfwpkg is executed , a warning message is displayed on the stdout though the flash is successful. |
NA | iLOrest flashfwpkg command throws a warning message on the stdout though the flash is successful. |
No workarounds and the functionality of the command is not effected , customer is not impacted in any way by this . |
Any command issued on esxcli ilorest on iLO5 will stall and won't show any progress. |
NA | iLOrest is trying to access a file specific to pcid determination in esxi OS which is restricted when using esxcli,and for iLO5 there is a limitation with this file access. |
ilorest.sh can be used for iLO5. |
| Intelligent Provisioning (IP) version 4.32 embeds a version of iLOrest that may fail to download AHS logs from certain ProLiant models. | NA | IP 4.32 may fail to download AHS logs | Use IP 4.31.4, which embeds iLOrest 4.6.0.0, to perform this task. |
--ilossa option in serverclone command is not supported for HPE iLO 5. It is supported for HPE iLO 6 onwards. |
NA | StorageController cloning is not supported by serverclone command for HPE iLO 5. |
Volumes have to be created using createvolume. |
| Certificate login in ESXi 7.0 does not work. | NA | On ESXi 7.0 server, user certificate login does not work. | Use remote login or user credentials login. |
Directory group clone does not work with serverclone command. |
NA | serverclone save, creates a directory group, serverclone load to old config and directory group is not erased. |
Directory Groups need to be manually created/erased. |
| iLOrest may exit during UBM3 Backplane Firmware Update; However, the Firmware Update continues in the HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO). | a00134171en_us | When updating firmware on a UBM3 backplane, the RESTful Interface Tool (iLOrest) may exit; however, the firmware update continues in the HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO). This has been intermittently observed when multiple UBM3 backplanes (more than two) are configured in a server | Update the UBM3 backplane firmware using the iLO web interface OR Flash the UBM3 backplane firmware using the remote mode from another system. |
Attribute error when using load command to set static IP address for a DHCP configured iLO. |
NA | Attribute Error is generated as exception when trying to load Static IP configuration on DHCP configured iLO. | Workaround is to use rawpatch command instead of load command. |
| TLS 1.2 + EMS is not supported with ESXi 7.0 OS. | NA | TLS 1.2 + EMS is not supported with ESXi 7.0 OS. | Upgrade to ESXi 8.0 if TLS 1.2 + EMS is needed. |