Concept Guide

5 Side-by-side comparison of the features of Dell EMC iDRAC9 and iDRAC8
iDRAC9 versus iDRAC8 — Side by side comparison
The following table provides an overview of the key features for each license level and compares against the
features available in the previous generation of Dell PowerEdge servers. Many of these options are the same
between generations, but there are new features available only on the 14
th
generation iDRAC9.
Note: Features in boldface are available only on the 14
th
generation iDRAC9 application.
Feature
iDRAC8
Basic
iDRAC9
Basic
iDRAC8
Express
iDRAC9
Express
iDRAC8
Express
for
Blades
iDRAC9
Express
for Blades
iDRAC8
Enterprise
iDRAC9
Enterprise
Interfaces / Standards
Redfish
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
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IPMI 2.0
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DCMI 1.5
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

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Web-based GUI
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





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RACADM command line
(local/remote)
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SMASH-CLP (SSH-only)
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Telnet
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SSH
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Serial Redirection
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WS-Man
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Network Time Protocol
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Connectivity
Shared NIC
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N/A
N/A

1


1

Dedicated NIC
2
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2


2

VLAN tagging
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IPv4
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IPv6
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DHCP (new default; not
static IP)
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
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DHCP with Zero Touch







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Dynamic DNS
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OS pass-through
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iDRAC Direct -Front panel
USB
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Connection View



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
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
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NFS v4

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
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


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NTLMv1 and NTLMv2

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
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
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