Users Guide

DRAC 5 Overview 31
3 In the Preference Name column, locate and double-click
xpinstall.whitelist.required .
The values for
Preference Name , Status , Ty p e , and Va lu e change to bold
text. The
Status value changes to user set and the Val ue value changes to
false .
4 In the Preferences Name column, locate xpinstall.enabled .
Ensure that
Val ue is true . If not, double-click xpinstall.enabled to set
Va lu e to true .
Features
The DRAC 5 provides the following features:
• Dynamic Domain Name System (DNS) registration
• Remote system management and monitoring using a Web-based interface,
serial connection, remote RACADM, or telnet connection.
• Support for Active Directory authentication — Centralizes all DRAC 5
user ID and passwords in Active Directory using Standard Schema and
Extended Schema.
• Console Redirection — Provides remote system keyboard, video, and
mouse functions.
• Virtual Media — Enables a managed system to access a media drive on the
management station.
• Access to system event logs — Provides access to the system event log
(SEL), DRAC 5 log, and last crash screen of the crashed or unresponsive
system that is independent of the operating system state.
• Dell OpenManage software integration — Enables you to launch the
DRAC5 Web-based interface from Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator or IT Assistant.
• RAC alert — Alerts you to potential managed node issues through e-mail
messages or an SNMP trap using the
Dedicated , Shared with Failover , or
Shared NIC settings.
• Local and remote configuration — Provides local and remote
configuration using the RACADM command-line utility.