Reference Guide

4 No Restrictions | iDRAC Access via Host Operating System
Executive summary
The Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Service Module is a lightweight systems management
application installed on a physical Host operating system (OS) of a managed server.
iDRAC Service Module works as a system management application for Dell’s Out of Band (OOB) system
management processor such as the iDRAC. Installing iDRAC Service Module v2.3 or later allows you to access
iDRAC remotely through the host OS without configuring the iDRAC explicitly.
This feature enables you to access iDRAC using the iDRAC supported web interfaces, such as, iDRAC GUI,
WSMAN, Redfish and remote racadm. You can continue to use the same iDRAC credentials; if it was configured
earlier. If not; you can connect to iDRAC using the default iDRAC credentials.
Warning: Default iDRAC user credentials can be a security threat while using “iDRAC Access via Host OS”
feature. It is advisable to change the default iDRAC user credentials before enabling and using this feature.
This feature will be disabled in a typical iSM installation. Administrators should perform a custom install and
explicitly enable this feature. However, this feature status can be enabled or disabled post iSM installation using
iSM provided interfaces which are detailed in the subsequent sections that follow in this document.
Prerequisites for accessing iDRAC via Host OS
 iDRAC Service Module should be installed on the server Operating System.
 The iDRAC Service Module should be running.
 iDRAC Access via Host OS feature should be enabled.
Supported Dell Servers or Platforms
 All the Dell 12G PowerEdge servers or later.
Supported Operating Systems
 All Windows and Linux OS variants supported by iDRAC Service Module 2.3.0 version.
Limitations
 When the user accesses the iDRAC consoles using iDRAC Access via Host OS; audit trails on the
LCL does not capture the actual enduser. Hence there is another log added by iSM to explain
the context of iDRAC Access via Host OS with the end user address.
 Virtual console and Virtual Media are not supported over iDRAC Access via Host OS.
 iDRAC user needs to be configured.
 Asynchronous operations are not supported over iDRAC Access via Host OS only Config. (i.e
iDRAC network not configured)