Users Guide

Preinstallation setup

Ensure that you assess the following before installing the iDRAC Service Module:

• Dell’s 12th generation of PowerEdge or later servers. For the list of supported platforms, see Supported platforms.

• Minimum rmware version — For iDRAC8 – 2.60.60.60 and iDRAC9 – 3.21.21.21.

• Administrator privileges.

• Read the installation instructions for the operating system.

• Read the applicable release notes les and the Systems Software Support Matrix.

• Read the Installation Requirements to ensure that the system meets or exceeds the minimum requirement.

• Close all applications running on the system before installing the iDRAC Service Module application.

Topics:

• Installation requirements

• Supported operating systems

• Supported platforms

• System requirements

Installation requirements

Refer to Supported operating systems to see the list of operating systems supported on iDRAC Service Module.

NOTE

: Prerequisites specic to an operating system are listed as part of the installation procedures.

NOTE: The iDRAC Service Module can be installed using an User Interface. The installer also supports a silent installation

mechanism.

Supported operating systems

The iDRAC Service Module support is available on the following 64–bit operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2016

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

• VMware vSphere (ESXi) 6.7

• VMware vSphere (ESXi) 6.5 U1

• CentOS 6.9

• CentOS 7.4

• Citrix Xen 7.1 CU1

• Win10 Client

• Rhel7.5 Workstation

10 Preinstallation setup