Users Guide

Preinstallation setup

Ensure that you assess the following before installing the iDRAC Service Module:

• yx2x or later generation of PowerEdge servers. For the list of supported platforms, see Supported Platforms

• Suggested firmware version -

• For yx2x servers - 2.63.60.61 or later

• For iDRAC 8 - 2.70.70.70 or later

• For yx4x and yx5x servers with iDRAC 9 - 4.00.00.00 or later

• 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

• 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

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 8.1

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1

• VMware vSphere (ESXi) 6.5 U3 (Support on yx3x, yx4x, and yx5x servers)

• VMware vSphere (ESXi) 6.7 U3 (Support on yx3x, yx4x and yx5x servers)

• Ubuntu 18.04.3

Supported platforms

iDRAC Service Module 3.5 supports yx2x, yx3x, yx4x and yx5x servers.

10 Preinstallation setup