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
3. Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi host in maintenance mode.
4. In vMA, execute the following command:
For VMware ESXi 6.7: esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 6.7 host> software vib install
-d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>.
For VMware ESXi 6.5: esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 6.5 host> software vib install
-d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>.
5. Enter the root username and password of the ESXi host when prompted.
After completing the above steps:
1. Install iDRAC Service Module separately on a management station.
2. After installing the iDRAC Service Module, enable the services.
Using the VMware Update Manager
To install the iDRAC Service Module using VMware Update Manager (VUM):
1. Install VMware vSphere 6.5 or later versions (vCenter Server, vSphere Client, and VMware vSphere Update Manager) on a
supported Microsoft Windows operating system.
2. On the desktop, double-click VMware vSphere Client and login to vCenter Server.
3. Right-click vSphere Client host and click New Datacenter.
4. Right-click New Datacenter and click Add Host. Provide information for the ESXi server per online instructions.
5. Right-click the ESXi host added in the previous step and click Maintenance Mode.
6. From Plug-ins, select Manage Plug-ins > download VMware Update Manager. (The status is enabled if the download is
successful.) Follow the instructions to install the VUM client.
7. Select the ESXi host. Click Update Manager > Admin view > Patch Repository > Import Patches and follow the online
instructions to upload the patch successfully.
The offline bundle is displayed.
8. Click Baselines and Groups.
9. Click create from Baselines tab, mention baseline name and select Host Extension as baseline type.
Complete the rest as per instructions.
10. Click Admin View.
11. Click Add to Baseline (against the uploaded patch name) and select the baseline name that you have created in step 8.
12. Click Compliance view. Select the Update Manager tab. Click Attach and select the Extension Baseline created in step
8 and follow the instructions.
13. Click Scan and select Patches and Extensions (if not selected by default) and click Scan.
14. Click Stage, select created Host Extension and follow the instructions.
15. Click Remediate and follow the instructions once the staging is completed.
iDRAC Service Module installation is complete.
NOTE: For more information on VMWare Update Manager, see the VMWare official website.
NOTE: You can install iDRAC Service Module from the VUM repository https://vmwaredepot.dell.com/.
Using the Power CLI
To install the iDRAC Service Module using Power CLI:
1. Install the supported PowerCLI of ESXi on the supported Microsoft Windows operating system.
2. Copy the ISM-Dell-Web-3.2.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i-Live.zip file to the ESXi host.
3. Navigate to the bin directory.
4. Run Connect-VIServer and provide the server and other credentials.
5. Log on to the ESXi host using supported vSphere CLI of ESXi 6.5 U1, ESXi 6.7 and create a datastore.
6. Create a folder ISM-Dell-Web-3.2.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>I on ESXi 6.5 U1, ESXi 6.7 host under /vmfs/volumes/
<datastore_name> directory.
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