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Prepare OME for device configuration
8 Server Hardware Provisioning and OS Deployment by using Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials
3 Prepare OME for device configuration
Device prerequisites and file share settings are required to use the deployment features in OME. This section
describes the device requirements, configuring the file share settings, and troubleshooting the file share
settings.
3.1 Target device requirements
• For 12th and 13th generation of PowerEdge servers, the minimum supported version of iDRAC is
2.30.30.30.
• For 14th generation PowerEdge servers, the minimum supported version of iDRAC is 3.00.00.00.
Additional requirements to enable Deploy operation on the server:
• Server configuration for OpenManage Essentials license installed on the iDRAC. This is a separate
license from the iDRAC license.
• iDRAC Enterprise or iDRAC Express license. This is a different license from the ‘Server configuration
for OpenManage Essentials’ license.
Target IOA requirements for VLAN configuration:
• Supported models:
a. PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator
b. PowerEdge FN410S
c. PowerEdge FN410T
d. PowerEdge FN2210S
• Supported modes:
a. Standalone
b. Virtual Link Trunk (VLT)
c. Programmable MUX (PMUX)
• Supported versions of Dell EMC Networking OS firmware are 9.10.0.0, 9.10.0.1P10, 9.11.0.0, and
9.11.2.0.
3.2 Redfish streaming support
With OpenManage Essentials version 2.5, the device configuration and deployment feature now makes use of
iDRAC’s Redfish streaming interface.
• For PowerEdge servers, the minimum supported version of iDRAC is 2.50.50.50 and later for Redfish
support.
With Redfish streaming support available, the existing file share option becomes redundant. The file share
can be disabled, as described in the later sections. It is highly recommended to upgrade iDRAC to the
minimum supported version.