Install Guide

lsusb usbutils
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. The available options are:
● [1] Watchdog Instrumentation Service.
● [2] Lifecycle Log Replication.
● [3] Operating System Information.
● [4] All features.
2. To install the required feature, enter the number of the respective feature.
NOTE: Separate the number of the features to be installed by a comma.
NOTE: To install all the three features select All features option.
3. If you do not want to continue the installation, enter q to quit.
NOTE:
To know if iDRAC Service Module is installed on your Linux operating system, run the command /etc/init.d/
dcismeng status. If the iDRAC Service Module is installed and running, the status running is displayed.
NOTE: Use the systemctl status dcismeng.service command instead of the init.d command to check if the
iDRAC Service Module is installed on RedHat Enterprise Linux 7 or SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 operating system.
Silent installation
You can install the iDRAC Service Module silently in the background without a user console. This can be achieved by using
setup.sh with parameters.
The parameters that can be passed to use setup.sh are:
Parameter
Description
-h Help: Displays the help.
-I Install: Installs and enables the selected features.
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