Users Guide

Field Description
Password — Provide the password.
Power On works only on target systems with iDRAC; use the
IPMI credentials to perform Power On task.
If you selected Power On, then provide the KG key.
KG Key — Enter the KG Key. DRAC also supports IPMI KG Key.
Each BMC is congured to require an access key in addition to
user credentials. The KG key is prompted only for power-on task
and not other power tasks because it is an IPMI task.
NOTE: The KG key is a public key that is used to
generate an encryption key for use between the
rmware and the application; and is available only on
PowerEdge 9G and later systems. The KG key value is
an even number of hexadecimal characters. In the
format, yxxx , y denotes alphanumeric characters and x
denotes numbers.
Related link
Managing Server Power Options
Device Capability Matrix
Deployment Task
Select this option to create tasks to deploy either Server Administrator or iDRAC Service Module on selected servers.
Table 237. Deployment Task
Field Description
General
Deployment Type Select the type of deployment from the following options:
• Server Administrator
• iDRAC Service Module
Task Name Provide a name for the task.
Select the type Select from the target type from the following options:
• Windows
• Linux
Installer Path The location where the Server Administrator or iDRAC Service
Module installer is available.
For Windows, packages with.dup, .msi, and .msp. le
extensions are available. Msi packages enable Server
Administrator installation and upgrades while dup and msp
packages enable only Server Administrator upgrades.
• For Server Administrator deployment on Linux:
– Packages with the tar.gz le extensions are available.
– The.sign le is required for verication. The .sign le
must be available in the same folder as the tar.gz le.
• For the iDRAC Service Module deployment on Linux:
– Packages with the tar.gz, .rpm and .bin le extensions
are available.
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