Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.2 User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Preinstallation setup
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module
- Initial installation of iDRAC Service Module through iDRAC for Windows
- Initial installation of iSM through 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 iDRAC Service Module
- FullPowerCycle
- SupportAssist on the Box
- Enabling the In-band SNMP Get feature—Linux
- Enabling the In-band SNMP Get feature—Windows
- iDRAC GUI Launcher
- Frequently asked questions
- Linux and Ubuntu installer packages
● udev is enabled; required to start iDRAC Service Module automatically.
For more information on iDRAC, see the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at dell.com/support/
home.
Linux install dependency
The following are the list of dependent packages/executable(s) that need to be installed to complete the installation.
Table 7. Linux install dependency
Executable Commands Package Name
/sys fileSystem
grep grep
cut, cat, echo, pwd, coreutils
lsusb usbutils
find findutils
Shell Script commands bash
ifconfig net-tools
ping Iputils
chkconfig
RedHat Enterprise Linux
● chkconfig
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
● aaa_base
install_initd
RedHat Enterprise Linux
● redhat-lsb-core
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
● insserv
Systemctl systemd
Installing The iDRAC Service Module on Linux operating system
1. The available features that can be installed are displayed on the screen. The available options are:
● [1] Watchdog Instrumentation Service.
● [2] Lifecycle Log Information.
● [3] Operating System Information.
● [4] iDRAC access via Host OS
○ [a] Access via GUI, WS-man, Redfish, Remote Racadm
○ [b] In-band SNMP Traps
○ [c] Access via SNMP Get
● [5] iDRAC Hard Reset
● [6] Support Assist
● [7] Full Power Cycle
● [8] All features.
2. To install the required feature, enter the number of the respective feature.
NOTE: Separate the number of the features to be installed by a comma.
NOTE: To install the sub-features, enter 4.a, 4.b or 4.c.
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