Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.4.1 User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- What’s New
- Supported features—operating systems matrix
- Documentation conventions for Dell EMC devices
- Coexistence of OpenManage Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module
- Software availability
- Downloading iDRAC Service Module
- Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site
- Software license agreement
- Other documents you may need
- 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, WSMan, 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...................................................................... 25
Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from iDRAC Web Interface....................................................................25
Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from RACADM.......................................................................................... 25
Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from WSMan.............................................................................................25
Chapter 5: iDRAC Service Module monitoring features................................................................ 27
Operating system information........................................................................................................................................ 27
Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating system...................................................................................... 28
Automatic System Recovery.......................................................................................................................................... 28
Windows Management Instrumentation Providers................................................................................................... 28
Prepare to remove NVMe PCIe SSD device...............................................................................................................29
Remote iDRAC hard reset...............................................................................................................................................29
iDRAC access via Host OS..............................................................................................................................................29
Accessing iDRAC Via GUI, WSMan, Redfish, Remote RACADM...........................................................................29
In-band support for iDRAC SNMP alerts.....................................................................................................................29
Enable WSMan Remotely................................................................................................................................................ 30
Auto-updating iDRAC Service Module......................................................................................................................... 30
FullPowerCycle .................................................................................................................................................................. 31
SupportAssist on the Box................................................................................................................................................32
SupportAssist Registration........................................................................................................................................32
SupportAssist Collection............................................................................................................................................33
SupportAssist Collection Settings...........................................................................................................................34
iSM SupportAssist Disk Auto Dispatch.................................................................................................................. 35
Enabling the In-band SNMP Get feature—Linux......................................................................................................35
Enabling the In-band SNMP Get feature—Windows...............................................................................................36
iDRAC GUI Launcher........................................................................................................................................................ 36
Single sign-on (SSO) to iDRAC GUI from Host OS administrators desktop...................................................... 36
Overview....................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Prerequisites................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Limitations for Linux operating systems................................................................................................................ 37
IPv6 communication between iSM and iDRAC over OS-BMC Passthru............................................................. 37
Enhanced security between iSM and iDRAC communication using TLS protocol............................................ 38
Chapter 6: Frequently asked questions........................................................................................39
Chapter 7: Linux and Ubuntu installer packages.......................................................................... 45
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