Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 4.1.0.0 User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Preinstallation setup
- Installing iDRAC Service Module
- Initial installation of iDRAC Service Module through iDRAC Enterprise or Datacenter or iDRAC Express on Microsoft Windows and Linux
- Installing iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Silent installation of iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows
- Modifying iDRAC Service Module components on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Repairing iDRAC Service Module running on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Uninstalling iDRAC Service Module running on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi
- Installing iDRAC Service Module on supported Linux operating systems
- Installing iDRAC Service Module when System Configuration Lock Down Mode is enabled in iDRAC
- Configuring iDRAC Servcie Module
- Security configurations and compatibility
- iSM monitoring features
- S.M.A.R.T monitoring
- Operating system information
- Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating system
- Automatic system recovery
- Windows Management Instrumentation Providers
- Prepare to remove a NVMe PCIe SSD device
- Remote iDRAC hard reset
- iDRAC access via Host OS
- Accessing iDRAC via GUI, WS-Man, Redfish, and Remote RACADM
- In-Band support for iDRAC SNMP alerts
- Mapping iDRAC Lifecycle Logs to OMSA and OMSS SNMP alerts
- Enable WS-Man remotely
- Autoupdating iSM
- FullPowerCycle
- SupportAssist on the box
- Configuring the In-Band SNMP Get feature—Linux
- Configuring the In-Band SNMP Get feature—Windows
- iDRAC GUI Launcher
- Single sign-on to iDRAC UI from host operating system administrators desktop
- IPv6 communication between iSM and iDRAC over OS-BMC Pass-thru
- Frequently asked questions
- Linux and Ubuntu installer packages
- Resources and support
- Contacting Dell EMC
Introduction
The iDRAC Service Module (iSM) is a lightweight software module that you can install on PowerEdge yx2x or later servers. The
iSM complements iDRAC interfaces—the user interface (UI), RACADM CLI, Redfish, and Web Services-Management (WS-Man)
—with additional monitoring data. You can configure the iSM features from within the supported operating system depending
on the features you install and the unique integration needs of your environment.
Topics:
• New in this release
• Operating system supported features matrix
• Supported platforms
• Coexistence of OpenManage Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module
• Software availability
• Downloading iSM
• Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site
• Software license agreement
New in this release
New supported operating systems
iDRAC Service Module 4.1.0.0 supports the following operating systems:
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4
● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
● Ubuntu Server 20.04.02 LTS
New and enhanced features
The following are the new and enhanced features of iDRAC Service Module 4.1.0.0:
● OMSA SNMP alerts mapping — iSM can now send SNMP traps from the host operating system in OMSA format when this
feature is enabled.
● Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM) — System administrators can deploy iSM using the YUM tool for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux operating systems. The Dell YUM repository is updated with new artifacts when a new version is released.
● Enhanced iDRAC Service Module firewall rules update on Linux operating systems — Additional firewall rules relevant to iSM
has been added to facilitate uninterrupted iSM communication with iDRAC.
● Enhanced iDRACHardReset on VMWare ESXi operating systems —The iDRACHardReset operation is supported when
secure boot option is enabled in the BIOS.
● Enhanced support for normal lockdown mode on VMWare ESXi 7.x operating systems with administrative privileges.
For more information, see VMWare ESXi lockdown mode.
● Performance improvement for establishing iSM communication with iDRAC on VMWare ESXi operating systems.
Operating system supported features matrix
The following features are supported on PowerEdge yx2x, yx3x, yx4x, and yx5x servers:
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