Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- iDRAC Service Module 3.0.1 User’s Guide
- Introduction
- Preinstallation setup
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module
- Initial installation of iDRAC Service Module via iDRAC for Windows
- Initial installation of iSM via iDRAC Express
- Initial installation of iDRAC Service Module via iDRAC for Linux
- 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
- Installing iDRAC Service Module when the System Configuration Lock Down Mode is enabled
- Configuring the iDRAC Service Module
- iDRAC Service Module monitoring features
- Operating system information
- Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating system
- Automatic System Recovery
- Windows Management Instrumentation Providers
- 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
- Auto-updating of iDRAC Service Module
- FullPowerCycle
- SupportAssist on the Box
- Frequently asked questions
- Linux installer packages
• For ESXi 6.0 – ISM-Dell-Web-3.0.1-<bldno>.VIB-ESX60i.zip
• For ESXi 6.5 – ISM-Dell-Web-3.0.1-<bldno>.VIB-ESX65i.zip
NOTE: The feature configuration of iDRAC Service Module is not retained as is after a forced/ungraceful reboot. A
backup of the configuration files is created by the ESXi hypervisor through the script /sbin/auto-backup.sh that runs
periodically for every 60 minutes. If you want to retain the configuration, manually run the backup.sh script before you
reboot the system.
Download VMware vSphere Command Line Interface (vSphere CLI) from http://vmwaredepot.dell.com/ and install on the Microsoft
Windows or Linux system. Alternately, you can import VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) to the ESXi host.
Using the vSphere CLI
To install the iDRAC Service Module software on VMware ESXi using the vSphere CLI:
1. Copy and unzip the ISM-Dell-Web-3.0.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i.zip file to a directory on the system.
2. Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi host in maintenance mode.
3. If you are using vSphere CLI on Windows, go to the directory where you have installed the vSphere CLI utilities.
If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, perform the command from any directory.
4. Perform the following command:
For VMware ESXi 5.5:esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 5.5 host> software vib install -
d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>.
For VMware ESXi 6.0:esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 6.0 host> software vib install -
d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>.
For VMware ESXi 6.5:esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 6.5 host> software vib install -
d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>.
NOTE: The .pl extension is not required if you are using vSphere CLI on Linux.
5. Type the root username and password of the ESXi host when prompted.
The command output displays a successful or a failed update.
6. Restart the ESXi host system.
To get or list the information about the installed VIBs, use esxcli --server <IP>software vib get or software vib list.
Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant
The vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) allows administrators and developers to run scripts and agents to manage ESXi systems. For
more information on vMA, see http://vmware.com/support/developer/vima/.
1. Log on to vMA as an administrator and provide the password when prompted.
2. Copy and unzip the ISM-Dell-Web-3.0.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i.zip file to a directory on the vMA.
3. Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi host in maintenance mode.
4. In vMA, execute the following command:
For VMware ESXi 5.5:esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 5.5 host> software vib install -
d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>.
For VMware ESXi 6.0:esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 6.0 host> software vib install -
d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>.
For VMware ESXi 6.5:esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 6.5 host> software vib install -
d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>.
5. Enter the root username and password of the ESXi host when prompted.
6. Restart the ESXi host system.
After completing the above steps:
1. Install iDRAC Service Module separately on a management station.
2. After installing the iDRAC Service Module, enable the services.
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Installing the iDRAC Service Module