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May 4th, 2026 07:21

iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller inaccessible after BIOS 2.9.0 & iDRAC 2.65.65.65 update on Dell PowerEdge R720

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Hello,

After applying the following official updates from the Dell support site to my PowerEdge R720:

  • BIOS: 2.9.0
  • iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller: 2.65.65.65

The iDRAC became inaccessible, and Lifecycle Controller no longer loads.

Observed behavior:

  • No iDRAC network response
  • Lifecycle Controller fails to start
  • System management unavailable after the update
  • The server was operating normally before applying these updates

I would appreciate guidance on:

  1. Recommended recovery steps for iDRAC on R720.
  2. Whether this behavior is known with these versions.
  3. Any safe rollback or recovery procedure can be performed.

I can provide the Service Tag and logs if needed.

Thank you.

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