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Limitations and problems

The following known limitations and problems are applicable to Lenovo XClarity Essentials Bootable Media Creator.

When specifying the certificate for custom proxy/URL security configuration in the process of running BoMC under Linux, if users click Browse for the second time, the browse window might not be displayed on the BoMC interface.

On the Network Access page, select HTTPS in the Proxy Type drop-down list, select Custom proxy security configuration and Custom URL security configuration, and click Browse… to specify the certificate for both selection. When users click Browse for the second time, the browse window might not be displayed.

Workaround: Do one or more of the following:

  • Manually switch to the browse window in the background.

  • Adjust the window size to view the browse window in the background.

  • Use BoMC on Windows instead.

Fail to run BoMC with core dump on SLES 12.x OS when issuing sudo BoMC binary.
On SLES 12.x, run su root to switch to root account, and then run BoMC binary.
Intel VROC Integrated Caching cannot be configured or displayed with BoMC created ISO.
Run OneCLI instead.
BoMC does not support to save log to USB drives with NTFS format and only support FAT32 format.
Before saving log to USB drive, please format it to FAT32 format first.
BoMC does not support to display installed version of some options on ThinkSystem SR635 and ThinkSystem SR655.
In the Installed Version column, Adapter Discovered is displayed for options detected on the server, and Undetected Device is displayed for options undetected on the server. To update the firmware, select the option, click Next, and follow the wizard to complete the update process.
All BoMC paths must use standard English-language alphanumeric characters
All BoMC paths must use standard English-language alphanumeric characters and must not include spaces, special characters, or non-English language characters.
Only TFTP server running on Linux OS is supported when creating a PXE directory with BoMC.
If you are creating a PXE directory with BoMC, only a TFTP server running on a supported version of Linux OS can be used.
BoMC does not support /dev/sda for the --unattended option
BoMC does not support the use of /dev/sda for the --unattended option for the usb protocol.
The description about FOD key might be incomplete when the description is too long.
If you use BoMC V11.5.1 or later versions to create full bootable media, and select Manage FoD Keys to display active FOD, the description about FOD key might be truncated when it's over 50 characters.
VPD information is incomplete
When you select Update VPD to change VPD information, only three types of VPD information are listed on the screen. You can use OneCLI tools or go to your BMC Web to obtain the VPD information not displayed on the screen.
Considering the security, when creating media, the SFTP/FTP/SMB credential for the unattended mode will neither be saved in the configuration file nor be loaded in the GUI mode.
When users save the configurations on BoMC GUI during creating the media, the SFTP/FTP/SMB credential specified in the unattended mode for firmware update will not be saved in the configuration file. In the next time, to create a media with a configuration file in the GUI mode by clicking the button on the GUI, users should explicitly specify the SFTP/FTP/SMB credential first.