Users Guide

The namespace used is \\root\cimv2\dcim. The supported queries are Enumeration and Get. You can use any of the WMI client

interfaces such as winrm, Powershell, WMIC, WBEMTEST to query the iDRAC supported proles via the Host OS.

Prepare to remove NVMe PCIe SSD device

You can remove a Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) Pheripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) Solid State Device (SSD)

without shutting down or rebooting the system. When you are removing a device, all the activities associated with 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.

NOTE: Follow the VMware documented prerequisites before performing Prepare to Remove operation in VMware ESXi.

Remote iDRAC hard reset

iDRAC may become unresponsive due to various reasons. iSM can fully reset an unresponsive iDRAC8 or iDRAC9 controller by temporarily

removing power to the iDRAC controller without aecting operating system production. This feature can only be disabled from the iDRAC

Service Module page in iDRAC using any of the iDRAC interfaces.

To reset iDRAC, use the following Windows PowerShell or Linux shell command:

./Invoke-iDRACHardReset

NOTE: This feature only works with iDRAC8 on the 13

generation PowerEdge servers or later and if logged into the operating

system as an administrator.

iDRAC access via Host OS

Using Dell’s PowerEdge Servers, you can manage the hardware or the rmware of a device through iDRAC by conguring an iDRAC

dedicated network. Through the dedicated network port, you can access the iDRAC interfaces such as GUI, WSMAN, RACADM, and

Redsh client.

The prerequisite to manage the hardware or the rmware is to have a dedicated connection between a device and the supported iDRAC

interface. Using the iDRAC access via Host OS feature, you can connect to an iDRAC interface from an OS IP or host irrespective of the

connection between a device and an iDRAC dedicated network. This feature allows you to monitor the hardware or rmware even if the

iDRAC is not connected to the network.

You can select any of the following sub features to enable the iDRAC access via Host OS:

• Access via GUI, WS-man, Redsh, Remote Racadm

• In-band SNMP Traps

• Access via SNMP Get

If you select iDRAC access via Host OS, all the sub features are selected by default. If you want to select any one of the individual sub

feature, you can select a particular feature and enable it.

For more information, see iDRAC Access via Host OS whitepaper.

Accessing iDRAC Via GUI, WS-man, Redsh, Remote

RACADM

Access via GUI, WS-man, Redsh, Remote Racadm feature enables a Host OS administrator to access iDRAC interfaces remotely via the

Host OS. Type the URL https:// <Host OS IP Address>: <ListenPortNumber> in the browser of the remote management

station to access the iDRAC GUI.

iDRAC Service Module monitoring features