Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- iDRAC Service Module 2.2 Installation Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- 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
- 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
the device must be stopped to prevent data loss. To prevent loss of data use the Prepare to Remove option, which stops all the
device-associated background activities, after which you can remove the NVMe PCIe SSD physically.
Supported features — operating systems matrix
The following is the list of supported features and the operating system.
Features Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows
(including HyperV
systems)
Linux Virtualization
(VMware ESXi)
12th generation and
13th generation
Sharing OS
Information
Yes Yes Yes
12th generation and
13th generation
LC Log Replication Yes Yes Yes
12th generation and
13th generation
Automatic System
Recovery/Watchdog
Yes Yes Yes
13th generation
Windows Management
Instrumentation
Providers
Yes No No
13th generation
Prepare to Remove
NVMe device through
iDRAC
Yes Yes Yes*
13th generation
Automating Technical
Support Report OS
collection
Yes Yes No
* — The Prepare to Remove NVMe device through iDRAC feature is supported only on VMware ESXi 6.0 and not on any
other versions of VMware ESXi operating systems.
NOTE:
The features such as Windows Management Instrumentation Providers, Prepare to Remove NVMe device
through iDRAC, Automating Technical Support Report OS collection are supported only on Dell’s 13
th
generation of
PowerEdge servers with a minimum firmware version of 2.00.00.00 or later.
NOTE: For the list of platforms supported by iDRAC Service Module, see Supported operating systems.
Co-existence of Server Administrator and iDRAC
Service Module
In a system, both Server Administrator and the iDRAC Service Module can co-exist. If you enable the monitoring features during
the iDRAC Service Module installation, after the installation is complete, if the iDRAC Service Module detects the presence of
Server Administrator, iDRAC Service Module disables the set of monitoring features that overlap. The iDRAC Service Module
keeps polling Server Administrator and its features. At any time if the Server Administrator service stops, the respective iDRAC
Service Module feature is enabled.
Software availability
The iDRAC Service Module software is available on the
● Systems Management Tools and Documentation (SMTD) DVD
● Support site — dell.com/support
Introduction
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