Users Guide
• Custom – Customize the installation by choosing the program features you want to install along with the location (Recommended
for advanced users).
The available options are:
– Operating System Information
– Automatic System Recovery
– Lifecycle Log Replication
– Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Providers
– Windows Remote Management
– iDRAC access via Host OS
– iDRAC Hard Reset
– Support Assist
– iDRAC GUI Launcher
NOTE: The following steps are applicable, only if you select the Custom option in the Setup Type window.
NOTE: By default, the In-Band SNMP Traps feature is not enabled.
a Choose the program features you want to install and click Next.
The Lifecycle Controller Log Replication window is displayed.
b Specify the location where the LC logs are to be replicated. By default, Typical (Windows Logs/System) option is selected and
the LC logs are replicated in the System group of the Windows Logs folder in the Event Viewer. Click Next.
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 certicate if the
authentication certicate 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 between 1024 and 65535 to be used by iDRAC access via Host OS feature. If you do not provide a port
number, port number 1266 or a previously congured 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, although the iDRAC Service Module is installed, you may receive a message "The communication between
iDRAC Service Module and iDRAC could not be established. Please refer to the latest iDRAC Service Module installation
guide." in the Host OS logs. For more information on troubleshooting, refer Frequently asked questions.
The iDRAC Service Module is successfully installed.
7 Click Finish.
NOTE
: On Microsoft Windows 2016 operating system, the iDRAC USB NIC device description is displayed as “Remote NDIS
Compatible Device”. No action is required from the user.
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
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