Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.4 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 iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Installing iDRAC Service Module on supported Linux operating systems
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi
- 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
- Single sign-on (SSO) to iDRAC GUI from Host OS administrators desktop
- IPv6 communication between iSM and iDRAC over OS-BMC Passthru
- Enhanced security between iSM and iDRAC communication using TLS protocol
- Frequently asked questions
- Linux and Ubuntu installer packages
Chapter 4: Configuring the iDRAC Service Module...................................................................... 28
Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from iDRAC Web Interface....................................................................28
Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from RACADM.......................................................................................... 28
Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from WSMan............................................................................................. 28
Chapter 5: iDRAC Service Module monitoring features................................................................ 30
Operating system information........................................................................................................................................30
Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating system.......................................................................................31
Automatic System Recovery........................................................................................................................................... 31
Windows Management Instrumentation Providers....................................................................................................31
Prepare to remove NVMe PCIe SSD device...............................................................................................................32
Remote iDRAC hard reset...............................................................................................................................................32
iDRAC access via Host OS..............................................................................................................................................32
Accessing iDRAC Via GUI, WS-man, Redfish, Remote RACADM......................................................................... 32
In-band support for iDRAC SNMP alerts.....................................................................................................................32
Enable WSMAN Remotely...............................................................................................................................................33
Auto-updating iDRAC Service Module......................................................................................................................... 33
FullPowerCycle ................................................................................................................................................................. 34
SupportAssist on the Box................................................................................................................................................35
SupportAssist Registration....................................................................................................................................... 35
SupportAssist Collection............................................................................................................................................36
SupportAssist Collection Settings........................................................................................................................... 37
iSM SupportAssist Disk Auto Dispatch.................................................................................................................. 38
Enabling the In-band SNMP Get feature—Linux...................................................................................................... 38
Enabling the In-band SNMP Get feature—Windows...............................................................................................39
iDRAC GUI Launcher........................................................................................................................................................ 39
Single sign-on (SSO) to iDRAC GUI from Host OS administrators desktop...................................................... 39
Overview....................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Prerequisites.................................................................................................................................................................40
Limitations for Linux operating systems................................................................................................................ 40
IPv6 communication between iSM and iDRAC over OS-BMC Passthru............................................................. 40
Enhanced security between iSM and iDRAC communication using TLS protocol............................................. 41
Chapter 6: Frequently asked questions........................................................................................42
Chapter 7: Linux and Ubuntu installer packages...........................................................................48
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