Install Guide

5. Provide a unique port number to be used by iDRAC access via Host OS feature.
NOTE: Provide a port number between the range 1024 to 65535.
NOTE:
If you do not provide a port number, port number 1266 or a previously congured port (if any) is assigned by default.
The Ready to Install the Program is displayed.
6. Click Install to continue with the installation.
You can also click Back to change the preferences.
NOTE: At times, though you have congured OS to iDRAC pass-through channel in the OS log to establish
communication with iDRAC, the Communication between iDRAC Service Module and iDRAC could not be
established. Please refer the latest iDRAC Service Module installation guide message is displayed. For more
information on troubleshooting, refer Frequently asked questions.
The iDRAC Service Module is successfully installed.
7. Click Finish.
Silent installation
You can install the iDRAC Service Module using silent installation in the background without any interactive console.
• To install iDRAC Service Module using silent installation, type msiexec /i iDRACSvcMod.msi /qn on the command
prompt.
• To generate the install logs, type msiexec /i iDRACSvcMod.msi /L*V <logname with the path>
• To replicate the LC logs in an existing group or a custom folder, type msiexec /i iDRACSvcMod.msi
CP_LCLOG_VIEW=“<existing group name or custom folder name>”
• To install iDRAC access via Host OS iDRAC feature using silent installation, type msiexec /i <location of the
installer file>/iDRACSvcMod.msi ADDLOCAL=IBIA /qn
• To install WSMAN, type msiexec.exe /i iDRACSvcMod.msi ADDLOCAL="WSMAN_Enablement"
CP_SELF_SIGN_CERT="2" CP_WSMAN_PORT="1234" CP_CERTIFICATE="1" CP_NEGOTIATE="1" /qn
• To view the user interface in the supported languages, type msiexec /i iDRACSvcMod.msi TRANSFORMS= <locale
number>.mst, where locale number is:
Table 5. Silent installation
Locale Number Language
1031 German
1033 English (US)
1034 Spanish
1036 French
1041 Japanese
2052 Simplied Chinese
Installing iDRAC Service Module on Nano operating system
Starting iDRAC Service Module 2.4, you can install the service module software on nano operating system. Nano operating system
supports only the typical installation type of iDRAC Service Module. By default, the following features are installed and you do not
have the option to customize the installation:
• Operating system information
• Windows Management Instrumentation providers inclusive of storage data
• Automatic System Recovery
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