Users Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 5
What’s New...........................................................................................................................................................................5
Supported features—operating systems matrix......................................................................................................... 5
Documentation conventions for Dell EMC devices..................................................................................................... 7
Coexistence of OpenManage Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module................................................ 8
Software availability............................................................................................................................................................8
Downloading iDRAC Service Module.............................................................................................................................. 8
Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site..............................................................................................8
Software license agreement............................................................................................................................................. 9
Other documents you may need......................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Preinstallation setup.................................................................................................. 10
Installation requirements.................................................................................................................................................. 10
Supported operating systems and hypervisors ......................................................................................................... 10
Supported platforms......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Supported platforms on Linux operating systems................................................................................................ 11
Supported platforms on Microsoft Windows operating systems......................................................................11
Supported platforms on virtualization......................................................................................................................11
Supported operating systems on Dell EMC Precision Rack System .............................................................. 12
System requirements........................................................................................................................................................ 12
Chapter 3: Installing iDRAC Service Module................................................................................. 13
Initial installation of iDRAC Service Module through iDRAC for Microsoft Windows....................................... 13
Initial installation of iSM through iDRAC Express.......................................................................................................13
Initial installation of iDRAC Service Module via iDRAC for Linux........................................................................... 14
Installing iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems......................................................14
Silent installation.......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Modifying the iDRAC Service Module components on Microsoft Windows operating systems.............. 16
Repairing the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems....................................... 16
Uninstalling the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems....................................17
Installing iDRAC Service Module on supported Linux operating systems............................................................ 17
Preinstallation requirement for Linux operating systems................................................................................... 17
Linux install dependencies.......................................................................................................................................... 17
Installing The iDRAC Service Module on Linux operating system.................................................................... 18
Uninstalling the iDRAC Service Module on Linux operating system................................................................19
Installing the iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi........................................................................................... 20
Using the vSphere CLI................................................................................................................................................ 21
Installing iDRAC Service Module using VMware Update Manager.................................................................. 21
Upgrading iDRAC Service Module using VMware Update Manager...............................................................22
Installing iDRAC Service Module using vSphere Lifecycle Manager in vSphere Client..............................22
Using the Power CLI...................................................................................................................................................23
Upgrading iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi.......................................................................................... 23
Uninstalling the iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi.................................................................................23
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