Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- iDRAC Service Module 2.3 Installation Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- New in this release
- iDRAC Service Module monitoring features
- Operating system information
- Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating system
- Automatic system recovery feature
- Windows Management Instrumentation Providers
- Automatic Technical Support Report collection
- Prepare to remove NVMe PCIe SSD device
- Remote iDRAC hard reset
- iDRAC access via Host OS (Experimental Feature)
- In-band support for iDRAC SNMP alerts
- Supported features — operating systems matrix
- Co-existence of Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module
- Software availability
- Downloading iDRAC Service Module
- Accessing documents from Dell support site
- Software license agreement
- Other documents you may need
- Preinstallation setup
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Modifying the iDRAC Service Module components on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Repairing the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Uninstalling the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Installing iDRAC Service Module on supported Linux operating system
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Citrix XenServer
- Configuring the iDRAC Service Module
- Frequently asked questions
- Linux installer packages
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. You can
configure the features on the supported operating system depending on the features to be installed and the unique integration
needs in your environment.
The iDRAC Service Module architecture uses IP socket communication and provides additional Systems Management data (OS/
device driver) to iDRAC and presents one-to-many consoles with access to Systems Management data through OS standard
interfaces.
Topics:
• New in this release
• iDRAC Service Module monitoring features
• Supported features — operating systems matrix
• Co-existence of Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module
• Software availability
• Downloading iDRAC Service Module
• Accessing documents from Dell support site
• Software license agreement
• Other documents you may need
New in this release
● Support for Dell’s 13
th
generation of PowerEdge servers. For the list of supported platforms, see Supported platforms
● Support for the following new features:
○ Remote iDRAC hard reset
○ iDRAC access via Host OS (Experimental Feature)
○ In-Band SNMP Traps
○ Additional network interface monitoring support through Redfish client
● Support for the following operating systems:
○ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
○ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
○ Citrix XenServer 6.5
iDRAC Service Module monitoring features
The services provided are:
● OS information
● Lifecycle Controller Log replication into operating system
● Automatic system recovery
● Windows Management Instrumentation providers inclusive of storage data
● Automatic Technical Support Report collection
● Prepare to remove NVMe SSD device
● Remote iDRAC hard reset
● iDRAC access via Host OS (Experimental Feature)
● In-band support for iDRAC SNMP alerts
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