Users Guide

Preinstallation setup
Ensure that you have access to the following before installing the iDRAC Service Module:
● yx2x or later PowerEdge servers. For the list of supported platforms, see Supported Platforms.
● Administrator privileges
● Read the installation instructions for the operating system.
● Read the applicable release notes and the Systems Software Support Matrix.
● Read the installation requirements to ensure that the system meets the minimum requirement.
● Close all applications running on the system before installing the iDRAC Service Module application.
Topics:
• Installation requirements
• Supported operating systems and hypervisors
• Supported platforms
• System requirements
Installation requirements
Refer to Supported operating systems to see the list of operating systems that are supported on iDRAC Service Module.
NOTE: Prerequisites specific to an operating system are listed as part of the installation procedures.
NOTE: The iDRAC Service Module can be installed using a User Interface. The installer also supports a silent installation
mechanism.
Supported operating systems and hypervisors
The iDRAC Service Module support is available on the following 64–bit operating systems:
● Microsoft Windows Server 2019
● Microsoft Windows Server 2016
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7
● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
● VMware vSphere (ESXi) 7.0 U1 (Supported on yx3x*, yx4x and yx5x PowerEdge servers)
● VMware vSphere (ESXi) 7.0 (Supported on yx3x*, yx4x and yx5x PowerEdge servers)
● VMware vSphere (ESXi) 6.7 U3 (Supported on yx3x, yx4x and yx5x PowerEdge servers)
● VMware vSphere (ESXi) 6.5 U3 (Supported on yx3x, yx4x, and yx5x PowerEdge servers)
● Ubuntu 18.04.3
* - Only few yx3x PowerEdge servers support VMware ESXi 7.0 and ESXi 7.0 U1. To know the list of supported yx3x
PowerEdge servers, see VMware vSphere 7.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Compatibility Matrix.
Supported platforms
iDRAC Service Module 3.5.1 supports yx2x, yx3x, yx4x and yx5x PowerEdge servers.
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