iDRAC Service Module 2.3 Installation Guide March 2016 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 5 New in this release.............................................................................................................................................................. 5 iDRAC Service Module monitoring features.................................................................................................................
Chapter 5: Installing the iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi................................................ 19 Using the vSphere CLI......................................................................................................................................................19 Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant................................................................................................20 Using the VMware Update Manager..................................................
1 Introduction This guide provides information and step-by-step instructions on how to install iDRAC Service Module on the supported operating systems. The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller(iDRAC) Service Module is a lightweight optional software application that can be installed on Dell’s 12 th generation of PowerEdge servers or later. The iDRAC Service Module complements iDRAC interfaces – Graphical User Interface (GUI), RACADM CLI and Web Service Management (WSMAN) with additional monitoring data.
Operating system information Server Administrator currently shares operating system information and host name with iDRAC. The iDRAC Service Module provides similar information such as host OS name, server host IP address information, OS version, Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) with iDRAC. The network interfaces on the host OS are also displayed. By default, this monitoring feature is enabled. This feature is available even if Server Administrator is installed on the host OS.
NOTE: This feature is available by default when you install iDRAC Service Module 2.0 or later versions on systems running supported Microsoft or Linux operating systems. You cannot disable the feature. NOTE: The OS log collection feature of Automatic Technical Support Report is not supported on CentOS.
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Co-existence of Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module In a system, both Server Administrator and the iDRAC Service Module can co-exist. If you enable the monitoring features during the iDRAC Service Module installation, after the installation is complete, if the iDRAC Service Module detects the presence of Server Administrator, iDRAC Service Module disables the set of monitoring features that overlap. The iDRAC Service Module keeps polling Server Administrator and its features.
Other documents you may need In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at dell.com/support/home. ● The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) User’s Guide provides detailed information on configuring, and using the iDRAC. ● The Dell Remote Access Controller Racadm User's Guide provides information about using the Racadm command-line utility.
2 Preinstallation setup Ensure that you assess the following before installing the iDRAC Service Module: ● Dell’s 12 th generation of PowerEdge or later servers. For the list of supported platforms, see Supported platforms. ● Minimum firmware version — For iDRAC7 – 1.57.57 or later and for iDRAC8 – 2.00.00.00 or later. NOTE: If you install iDRAC Service Module 2.0 or later on iDRAC7 1.5x.5x, you cannot use the new features provided by iDRAC Service Module 2.0 or later versions.
● ● ● ● ● ● ● VMware ESXi 6.0 U1 Citrix XenServer 6.5 CentOS 6.5* CentOS 6.7* CentOS 7* CentOS 7.1* CentOS 7.3* * — iDRAC Service Module can be installed on any of the listed CentOS versions. Dell provides only limited support for CentOS. For more information or support on CentOS, contact the CentOS community. For information on supported operating systems, see the Systems Software Support Matrix at dell.com/support/home. Supported platforms iDRAC Service Module 2.
3 Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems The iDRAC Service Module installer installs all the features on the supported operating system and enables all the features by default.
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. 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. 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.
● If you switch between Typical (Windows Logs/System) and Custom options. ● If you switch from one custom folder to another folder. The Ready to install screen is displayed. 6. 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. 7. Click Install to continue the process. You can also click Back to change the preferences. The iDRAC Service Module is successfully modified. 8. Click Finish.
4 Installing iDRAC Service Module on supported Linux operating system The complete iDRAC Service Module is packaged in a single Red Hat Package Manager (rpm). The package, accompanied by a shell script can install, uninstall, or enable/disable the features available. As the Installer on Linux is a single rpm install, there is no granular install support. You can enable/disable the features through the scripted installs only.
Table 5. Linux install dependency (continued) find findutils Shell Script commands bash ifconfig net-tools ping Iputils chkconfig RedHat Enterprise Linux ● chkconfig SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ● aaa_base install_initd RedHat Enterprise Linux ● redhat-lsb-core SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ● insserv /etc/init.d/ipmi OpenIPMI Systemctl systemd Installing The iDRAC Service Module on Linux operating system 1. The available features that can be installed are displayed on the screen.
Table 6. Silent installation Parameter Description -h Help: Displays the help -I Install: Installs and enables the selected features -x Express: Installs and enables all available features.
5 Installing the iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi VMware ESXi is factory-installed on some systems. For a list of these systems, see the latest Systems Software Support Matrix at dell.com/support/home. The iDRAC Service module is available as a .zip file for installing on systems running VMware ESXi operating system. The .zip file follows the naming convention ISM-Dell-Web-2.3.0-.VIB-i.zip, where is the supported ESXi version.
Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant The vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) allows administrators and developers to run scripts and agents to manage ESXi systems. For more information on vMA, see http://vmware.com/support/developer/vima/. 1. Log on to vMA as an administrator and provide the password when prompted. 2. Copy and unzip the ISM-Dell-Web-2.3.0-.VIB-i.zip file to a directory on the vMA. 3.
Using the Power CLI To install the iDRAC Service Module using Power CLI: 1. Install the supported PowerCLI of ESXi on the supported Microsoft Windows operating system. 2. Copy the ISM-Dell-Web-2.3.0-.VIB-i.zip file to the ESXi host. 3. Navigate to the bin directory. 4. Run Connect-VIServer and provide the server and other credentials. 5. Log on to the ESXi host using supported vSphere CLI of ESXi 5.5, ESXi 6.0 U1, ESXi 6.0 U2 and create a datastore. 6. Create a folder ISM-Dell-Web-2.3.
6 Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Citrix XenServer The iDRAC Service Module is installed on Citrix XenServer using the Supplemental Pack.
NOTE: If you have more than one Supplemental Pack (either the Linux Supplemental Pack from Citrix or other thirdparty applications) you can install them in any order, although it is recommended that you install the Supplemental Pack last. 4. After completing the Supplemental Pack installation (2–5 minutes, depending on the speed of the system), you are prompted to install other Supplemental Packs. If you do not want to install other supplemental packs, click Skip and press .
7 Configuring the iDRAC Service Module You can configure the iDRAC Service Module using the: ● iDRAC web interface ● RACADM CLI command ● WSMAN command Topics: • • • Configuring The iDRAC Service Module From iDRAC Web Interface Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from RACADM Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from WSMAN Configuring The iDRAC Service Module From iDRAC Web Interface To use the iDRAC Service Module from the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > Server > Service Module.
NOTE: The name of the feature or the attribute listed starting from an # symbol cannot be modified. To use the iDRAC Service Module from RACADM, see the objects in the Service Module group in the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC8 and CMC available at dell.com/support/home. Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from WSMAN The iDRAC Service Module can be accessed and configured through WSMAN using the command To configure the iDRAC Service Module use winrm i ApplyAttributes http://schemas.dmtf.
8 Frequently asked questions This section lists some frequently asked questions about the iDRAC Service Module. Do I need to uninstall Open Manage Server Administrator before installing or running the iDRAC Service Module? No. Before you install or run the iDRAC Service Module, ensure that you have stopped the features of Server Administrator that the iDRAC Service Module provide. NOTE: Uninstalling the Server Administrator is not required.
Consult the User Guide for additional information about the supported servers. What should I do now? Before installing the iDRAC Service Module, ensure that the server or the system on which the iDRAC Service Module is to be installed is a Dell’s 12 th generation PowerEdge server or later. Also make sure that you have a 64-bit system.
I used the remote iDRAC hard reset feature to reset the iDRAC. However, the IPMI drives is unresponsive and I am not able to troubleshoot. If you try to use the remote iDRAC hard reset feature on VMware ESXi 5.5 U3 or ESXi 6.0 U1, the IPMI drivers becomes unresponsive, because of this the iDRAC Service Module communication is stopped. You may have to reboot the server and load the IPMI driver again to resolve the issue.
using any of the other interfaces. How do I enable the feature again? On systems running Microsoft Windows operating system, a feature that is enabled using the installer and disabled using any interface other than the installer, can only be enabled using the same interface or the installer in Graphical User Interface mode. For example, you may not be able to enable a feature using the RACADM CLI commands, that was disabled from the Graphical User Interface during iDRAC Service Module installation.
9 Linux installer packages The installer packages for the supported Linux OS are provided here: Table 9. Linux installer packages Supported Linux Operating System Installer Packages Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SYSMGMT\iSM\linux\RHEL6\x86_64\dcism-2.3.0.el5.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SYSMGMT\iSM\linux\RHEL7\x86_64\dcism-2.3.0.el7.x86_64.rpm SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SYSMGMT\iSM\linux\SLES11\x86_64\dcism-2.3.0.sles11.x86_64.
