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
NOTE: You can also create a custom group in the Application and Services Log folder by selecting the Custom
option in the Lifecycle Controller Log Replication window.
c. Select the authentication mode to enable WSMAN remotely and also choose to install a self-signed certificate if the
authentication certificate is not found. Provide a WINRM port number to establish the communication. By default, the
port number should be 5986.
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 configured 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 configured 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 Simplified Chinese
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