Note this server no longer in support so no support available from DELL.
Recently upgraded iDRAC to version 2.60.60.60
Last weekend the entire server went offline after Windows updates. On checking, the server was up but neither the onboard NIC or the dedicated iDRAC NIC could get a network connection. Fix was to move those connections to new ports on the switch and back in business. Switch was then replaced yesterday as IMHO it couldn't now be trusted.
All connections tested and everything fine. I was using the iDRAC last night.
This morning I notice that the switch port the iDRAC is running on is not registering a connection of any kind. A racadm getsysinfo looks OK. Run a " racadm racreset soft" and the iDRAC comes back online.
Q: Am I looking at a failing device here? Correlation with upgraded firmware?