Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- iDRAC Service Module 2.5 Installation Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- New in this release
- iDRAC Service Module monitoring features
- Operating system information
- Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating system
- SupportAssist Collection
- Windows Management Instrumentation Providers
- SupportAssist Collection
- Prepare to remove NVMe PCIe SSD device
- Remote iDRAC hard reset
- iDRAC access via Host OS
- In-band support for iDRAC SNMP alerts
- Enable WSMAN Remotely
- Supported features — operating systems matrix
- Co-existence of Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module
- Software availability
- Downloading iDRAC Service Module
- Accessing support content from the Dell EMC 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
● VMware ESXi 5.5 U3
● VMware ESXi 6.0 U2
● Citrix XenServer 7.0
● 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 2.5 supports Dell’s 12th generation of PowerEdge or later servers. Servers are classified based on the
type, performance, generation, and the processor used.
Table 3. Server Classification
Type of Server Specifics
Overall Performance Generation Processor
Rack = R
1 to 5 — Low End Server
5–10 — High End Server
2 — 12th generation
3 — 13th generation
0 — Intel processor
5 — AMD processor
Tower = T
Modular = M
For example: M820 is a Dell’s 12th generation PowerEdge modular high-end server which uses an Intel processor.
The following is the list of supported platforms for iDRAC Service Module.
Table 4. Supported Platforms
Dell 13th generation PowerEdge servers Dell 12th generation PowerEdge servers
R530, R530 XD, R730, R730 XD, R630, T630, R230, R330,
R430, R830, 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 2 GB RAM.
● Minimum 512 MB of hard drive space.
● Administrator rights.
● TCP/IPv4 connection.
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Preinstallation setup