Users Guide

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 certificate if the authentication

certificate is not found. Provide a WINRM port number to establish the communication. By default, the port number is 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 configured 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.

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

• To install WSMan, type msiexec.exe /i iDRACSvcMod.msi ADDLOCAL="WSMAN_Enablement"

CP_SELF_SIGN_CERT="2" CP_WSMAN_PORT="1234" CP_CERTIFICATE="1" CP_NEGOTIATE="1" /qn

• To view the user interface in the supported languages, type msiexec /i iDRACSvcMod.msi TRANSFORMS= <locale

number>.mst, where locale number is:

Table 6. Silent installation

Locale Number Language

1031 German

1033 English (US)

1034 Spanish

1036 French

1041 Japanese

2052 Simplified Chinese

Modifying the iDRAC Service Module components on

Microsoft Windows operating systems

To modify iDRAC Service Module components:

1. Browse to SYSMGMT > iSM > Windows, and then run iDRACSvcMod.msi.

The iDRAC Service Module ˗ InstallShield Wizard is displayed.

2. Click Next.

3. Select Modify.

4. Enable or disable the features as required and then click Next.

The Lifecycle Controller Log Replication window is displayed.

Installing iDRAC Service Module