Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.1 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
Preinstallation setup
Ensure that you assess the following before installing the iDRAC Service Module:
● Dell’s 12th generation of PowerEdge or later servers. For the list of supported platforms, see Supported platforms.
● Minimum firmware version - For iDRAC9 - 3.00.00.00 or later.
● Administrator privileges.
● Read the installation instructions for the operating system.
● Read the applicable release notes files and the Systems Software Support Matrix.
● Read the Installation Requirements to ensure that the system meets or exceeds the minimum requirement.
● Close all applications running on the system before installing the iDRAC Service Module application.
Topics:
• Installation requirements
• Supported operating systems
• Supported platforms
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System requirements
Installation requirements
This section describes the general requirements of the iDRAC Service Module and provides information on supported operating
systems and the basic system requirements.
Windows
● Windows 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016.
Linux
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
operating system.
VMware ESXi
● VMware ESXi 6.0 U3, VMware ESXi 6.5 U1.
NOTE: Prerequisites specific to an operating system are listed as part of the installation procedures.
NOTE: The iDRAC Service Module can be installed using an User Interface. The installer also supports a silent installation
mechanism.
Supported operating systems
The iDRAC Service Module support is available on the following 64–bit operating systems:
● Microsoft Windows Server 2012
● Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
● Microsoft Windows Server 2016
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4
● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
● VMware vSphere (ESXi) 6.0 U3
● VMware vSphere (ESXi) 6.5 U1
● CentOS 6.9
● CentOS 7.4
● Citrix Xen 7.1 Server
● Ubuntu 16.04.3
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