Users Guide

Uninstalling the iDRAC Service Module using the dpkg command

In Ubuntu operating system, iDRAC Service Module can be uninstalled using the dpkg command dpkg --remove dcism in the

command line.

User can uninstall the OSC package using dpkg --purge dcism-osc command.

Installing the iDRAC Service Module on VMware

ESXi

VMware ESXi is factory-installed on some systems. For a list of these systems, see the latest Systems Software Support Matrix at

dell.com/support.

The iDRAC Service module is available as a .zip file for installing on systems running VMware ESXi operating system. The .zip file follows

the naming convention ISM-Dell-Web-3.5.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i-Live.zip, where <version> is the supported ESXi version.

The zip files for the supported ESXi versions are:

• For ESXi – ISM-Dell-Web-3.5.0-<bldno>.VIB-ESX6i-Live.zip

NOTE: The feature configuration of iDRAC Service Module is not retained as is after a forced/ungraceful reboot. A

backup of the configuration files is created by the ESXi hypervisor through the script /sbin/auto-backup.sh that

runs periodically for every 60 minutes. If you want to retain the configuration, manually run the backup.sh script before

you reboot the system.

NOTE: No reboot of the Host OS is required after installing or uninstalling the iDRAC Service Module Live VIB package.

NOTE: On repository-based installs such as, VMware Update Manager (VUM) and apt-repository, all the features are

not enabled by default.

Download VMware vSphere Command Line Interface (vSphere CLI) from http://vmwaredepot.dell.com/DEL/ and install on the

Microsoft Windows or Linux system.

Using the vSphere CLI

To install the iDRAC Service Module software on VMware ESXi using the vSphere CLI:

1. Copy the ISM-Dell-Web-3.5.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i-Live.zip file to a directory on the system.

2. Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi host in maintenance mode.

3. If you are using vSphere CLI on Windows, go to the directory where you have installed the vSphere CLI utilities.

If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, perform the command from any directory.

4. Perform the following command:

For VMware ESXi 6.7: esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 6.7 host> software vib install -

d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>.

For VMware ESXi 6.5: esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 6.5 host> software vib install -

d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>.

NOTE: The .pl extension is not required if you are using vSphere CLI on Linux.

5. Type the root username and password of the ESXi host when prompted.

The command output displays a successful or a failed update.

Installing iDRAC Service Module using VMware Update

Manager

To install the iDRAC Service Module using VMware Update Manager (VUM):

1. Install VMware vSphere 6.5 or later versions (vCenter Server, vSphere Client, and VMware vSphere Update Manager) on a supported

Microsoft Windows operating system.

2. On the desktop, double-click VMware vSphere Client and login to vCenter Server.

Installing iDRAC Service Module