Users Guide

22 DRAC 4 Overview
• Access to the system event log (SEL) and DRAC 4 logs and last crash
screen (of the crashed or unresponsive system) independent of the
operating system state.
• Integrated launch of the DRAC 4 interface from Server Administrator and
IT Assistant.
• Ability to alert you to potential problems on the managed system by
sending either an email message or an SNMP trap through the DRAC 4
NIC to a management station.
• Ability to configure the DRAC 4 and update DRAC 4 firmware locally
or remotely using the racadm command-line utility, a scriptable interface.
• Ability to perform power management functions, such as shutdown and
reset, remotely from a management console.
• Password-level security management and SSL encryption.
• Role-based authority that provides assignable permissions for different
systems management tasks.
Other Documents You May Need
In addition to this User’s Guide, the following documents provide additional
information about the setup and operation of the DRAC 4 in your system:
• DRAC 4 online help provides information about using the Web-based
interface.
•The
Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User’s
Guide
provides information about configuring the Baseboard Management
Controller (BMC), configuring your managed system using the BMC
Management Utility, and additional BMC information.
•The
Dell Systems Software Support Matrix provides information about the
various Dell systems, the operating systems supported by these systems,
and the Dell OpenManage™ components that can be installed on these
systems.
•The
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User’s Guide provide information
about IT Assistant.