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
NOTE: The OS and Application Data collection on ESXi is supported only by 14
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and later generations of PowerEdge
servers.
SupportAssist Registration
Before you begin the registration, ensure that iDRAC Service Module is installed and running in the host OS, and a proper
Internet connection is available.
1. Log in to iDRAC. From the Maintenance drop-down menu, select the SupportAssist feature.
The SupportAssist Registration wizard is displayed.
2. On the Welcome tab, click Next.
3. On the Contact and Shipping Info tab, provide your primary contact information such as First Name, Last Name, Phone
Number, Alternate Number, Email Address, Company Name, Address Line 1, Address Line 2, City, State, Zip Code,
and Country.
NOTE: You can add the secondary contact information, by clicking the Add Secondary Contact Information option.
NOTE: To continue with the registration, you must fill all the mandatory information required.
4. After filling the contact and shipping information, click Next.
5. Read the software license agreement, select I accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Register.
NOTE: It might take few minutes to complete the registration process. After the registration is completed successfully,
you will get a welcome email from SupportAssist to the email address being registered.
6. On the Summary tab, view the Registration ID and Automatic Features current setting details.
7. To close the SupportAssist Registration wizard, click Close.
In the SupportAssist page, if you navigate to the bottom you can view the contact information.
8. Click the Edit option to make any changes in the primary or secondary contact information. Click Save to apply the changes.
SupportAssist Collection
The SupportAssist Collection feature in iDRAC collects information about the hardware, OS and relevant application data
and compresses the information being collected. Currently, you have to manually run the OS Collector tool to generate the
SupportAssist Collection Report. Using iDRAC Service Module, the OS Collector tool automatically collects relevant OS and
hardware information. Automatic Support Log collection includes OS and Application Information Collection.
By using iDRAC Service Module, you reduce the number of manual steps to collect the Technical Support Report as the
collection process is automated.
You can perform the SupportAssist collection function by clicking the Start a Collection button in the SupportAssist home
page.
You can start a collection in any of the following methods:
● Manual
● Event-Based
● Schedule-Based
Data to Collect
SupportAssist automatically creates and send a collection to technical support when there is an event-based trigger and or on a
scheduled cadence. You can collect the following type of information:
● System Information
● Storage Logs
● OS and Application Data
● Debug Logs
iDRAC Service Module monitoring features
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