Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.3 User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Preinstallation setup
- Installing 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 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
- Accessing iDRAC Via GUI, WS-man, Redfish, Remote RACADM
- 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
Installing the iDRAC Service Module using SSH or Local Command Shell.................................................... 27
Installing iDRAC Service Module when the System Configuration Lock Down Mode is enabled.................. 27
Support for iDRAC URI to get iSM installer..........................................................................................................28
Support for idrac.local and drac.local as iDRAC FQDN......................................................................................28
Chapter 4: Configuring the iDRAC Service Module...................................................................... 29
Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from iDRAC Web Interface....................................................................29
Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from RACADM.......................................................................................... 29
Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from WSMan.............................................................................................29
Chapter 5: iDRAC Service Module monitoring features................................................................ 31
Operating system information.........................................................................................................................................31
Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating system...................................................................................... 32
Automatic System Recovery.......................................................................................................................................... 32
Windows Management Instrumentation Providers................................................................................................... 32
Prepare to remove NVMe PCIe SSD device...............................................................................................................32
Remote iDRAC hard reset...............................................................................................................................................32
iDRAC access via Host OS..............................................................................................................................................33
Accessing iDRAC Via GUI, WS-man, Redfish, Remote RACADM......................................................................... 33
In-band support for iDRAC SNMP alerts.....................................................................................................................33
Enable WSMAN Remotely...............................................................................................................................................34
Auto-updating iDRAC Service Module......................................................................................................................... 34
FullPowerCycle ................................................................................................................................................................. 34
SupportAssist on the Box................................................................................................................................................35
SupportAssist Registration....................................................................................................................................... 36
SupportAssist Collection............................................................................................................................................36
SupportAssist Collection Settings........................................................................................................................... 37
Enabling the In-band SNMP Get feature—Linux...................................................................................................... 38
Enabling the In-band SNMP Get feature—Windows...............................................................................................39
iDRAC GUI Launcher........................................................................................................................................................ 39
Chapter 6: Frequently asked questions........................................................................................40
Chapter 7: Linux and Ubuntu installer packages...........................................................................46
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