Users Guide

Table 232. Discovery Requirements for the iDRAC Service Module
Remote Task Type
Server/in-band discovery iDRAC/out-of-
band discovery
All Windows-based
Servers With
Server
Administrator and
Discovered Using
SNMP/WMI
All Windows-based
Servers With
Server
Administrator and
Discovered Using
WMI
Linux-based
Servers With
Server
Administrator and
discovered using
SNMP/SSH
Linux-based
Servers With
Server
Administrator and
discovered using
SSH
DRAC/iDRAC
discovered using
SNMP/WS-Man
iDRAC Service
Module deployment
task
N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A
Device capabilities for a server or DRAC/iDRAC device are populated during discovery and is leveraged by remote tasks to determine
applicable targets for each task type. The capability is populated based on the following parameters:
• Protocol used to discover the server and DRAC/iDRAC. For example, IPMI, SNMP, and so on.
• If Server Administrator is installed on the server.
• Settings enabled on the DRAC/iDRAC.
Selecting the Enable All check box allows you to override device capability and allows all the available devices for selection as task
targets.
The following device capability matrix provides information about the type of remote tasks supported on devices when the device
capabilities are overridden.
Table 233. Type Of Remote Tasks Supported On Devices When The Device Capabilities Are Overridden
Remote Task Type
All Servers (except
ESXi) With Server
Administrator and
Discovered Using
SNMP/WMI
Windows-based
Servers without
Server
Administrator and
discovered using
WMI
Linux-based
Servers without
Server
Administrator and
discovered using
SSH
DRAC/iDRAC
discovered using
IPMI
DRAC/iDRAC
discovered using
SNMP/ WS-Man
DRAC/iDRAC is not discovered Server operating system is not
discovered
Reboot/power
cycle operation
Supported Supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
Power o operation Supported Supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
Power on operation Supported if:
DRAC/iDRAC
information is
retrieved and
displayed in the
inventory page.
IPMI over LAN is
enabled on the
DRAC/iDRAC
device.
You select Enable
All in the Tasks
Target tab.
Not supported Not supported Supported Supported if:
IPMI over LAN is
enabled on the
DRAC/iDRAC
device.
You select Enable
All in the Tasks
Target tab.
Remote Server
Administrator
command task
Not supported Not supported Not supported
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