The Life Cycle Manager (LCM) tracks and upgrades both software and firmware versions of all entities in the cluster, completely in-band with Nutanix Prism Element and Prism Central.
Review the detailed release notes before deploying any product updates.
New Features
- LCM Inventory Support for Cisco Intersight Management Mode: Enables inventory support for Intersight management.
- Inventory Support for Mellanox CX7 200G 2-port NIC: Adds support for the Mellanox CX7 200G 2-port NIC (MPN MCX755106AS-HEAT).
- Improved Firmware Update Time: Reduces NVMe power-cycle times, enhancing firmware update speed.
- Support for WDC London-E 24TB HDD (SAS): Adds inventory support for the WDC London-E 24TB HDD with firmware CH06.
- New GPU-dense NX G9 Platform: Supports the new GPU-dense NX-9151-G9 platform as a compute-only node.
- Inventory Support for Micron 6500 ION 30TB pTLC NVMe: Adds support for Micron 6500 ION 30TB pTLC NVMe drive.
- NX-1150S-G9 Platform: Adds inventory and upgrade support for the NX-1150S-G9 platform.
Resolved Issues
- Redfish Inventory Time: Improved by over 50% per Redfish module.
- BIOS Upgrade Failure on G9 Secure Boot Node: Fixed issue with CVM not powering on automatically after ESXi host boots up.
- Update Hardware Entities on Dell Platform: Resolved space issue during the Redfish upgrade process.
- ESXi 8.0 Upgrade on Skylake CPU Platforms: Fixed compatibility issues preventing upgrades to ESXi 8.0.
- SSL Error During Firmware Upgrade: Added pre-check for bad certificates in Phoenix to avoid SSL errors.
- Incorrect Host NIC Count with RDMA and iSER: Corrected NIC inventory display issue when RDMA and iSER are configured.
- UEFI Component Power Cycle: Enabled AC power cycle for SPR and Genoa UEFI components.
- HBA 430 Upgrade Module for AMD: Enabled HBA 430 upgrade for AMD.
Usage Caveats
- Intel Firmware Update Path: Must update from Intel DCB-6.x to Intel DCF-8.0; no direct update from versions earlier than 6.x.
- Secure Boot Platforms BIOS Update Block: BIOS updates on Nutanix G8 platforms set Secure Boot to Disabled; updates are blocked to avoid this.
- SATA DOM Updates on Lenovo Gen5 Platforms: Disabled per Lenovo's request; manual updates required.
- Manual Downgrade Alerts: LCM will alert you to update if any Dell firmware is manually downgraded.
These enhancements and fixes ensure that your system is more robust, efficient, and ready for the future. Please refer to the detailed Life Cycle Manager Guide for further information and procedural steps.