Install Guide

● 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 supports Dell’s 12
th
generation of PowerEdge or later servers. Servers are classified based on the
type, performance, generation, and the processor used.
Table 2. Server Classification
Type of Server Specifics
Overall Performance Generation Processor
Rack = R
1 to 5 — Low End Server
5–10 — High End Server
2 — 12
th
generation
3 — 13
th
generation
0 — Intel processor
5 — AMD processor
Tower = T
Modular = M
For example: M820 is a Dell’s 12
th
generation PowerEdge modular high-end server which uses an Intel processor.
The following is the list of supported platforms for iDRAC Service Module.
Table 3. Supported Platforms
Dell 13
th
generation PowerEdge servers Dell 12
th
generation PowerEdge servers
R530, R530 XD, R730, R730 XD, R630, T630, R230, R330,
R430, R530, R930, T130, T330, T430, M630, M830, FC430,
FC630, FC830, C4130, C6320, R7910
M820, M620, M520, M420, R220, R320, R420, R520, R620,
R720, R720 XD, R820, R920, T320, T420, T620, FM120
System requirements
● One of the supported operating systems. For more information on supported operating systems, see Supported operating
systems.
● Minimum 2GB RAM.
● Minimum 512MB of hard drive space.
● Administrator rights.
● TCP/IPv4 connection.
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Preinstallation setup