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
Introduction
This guide provides information and step-by-step instructions on how to install iDRAC Service Module on the supported
operating systems.
The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller(iDRAC) Service Module is a lightweight optional software application that can
be installed on yx3x servers or later. The iDRAC Service Module complements iDRAC interfaces – Graphical User Interface
(GUI), RACADM CLI, Redfish, and Web Service Management (WSMan) with additional monitoring data. You can configure the
features on the supported operating system depending on the features to be installed and the unique integration needs in your
environment.
The iDRAC Service Module architecture uses IP socket communication and provides additional Systems Management data (OS/
device driver) to iDRAC and presents one-to-many consoles with access to Systems Management data through OS standard
interfaces.
Topics:
• 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
What’s New
● Support for yx5x platforms (R6515, R7515, R6525 and C6525)
● Support for RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.0 operating system on yx3x, yx4x, and yx5x servers
● ESXi 6.5 U3 operating system support on yx3x, yx4x and yx5x servers
● ESXi 6.7 U2 operating system support on yx3x and yx4x servers
● ESXi 6.7 U3 operating system support on yx5x servers
Supported features—operating systems matrix
The following features are supported on yx3x, yx4x, and yx5x servers:
Table 1. Supported features—operating systems matrix
Features Generation Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows
(including HyperV
systems)
Linux Virtualization
(VMware ESXi)
Sharing OS
Information
yx3x, yx4x, yx5x Yes Yes Yes
LC Log Replication yx3x, yx4x, yx5x Yes Yes Yes
Automatic System
Recovery/Watchdog
yx3x, yx4x, yx5x Yes Yes Yes
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