Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.6 User’s Guide
- 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
- 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 (SSO) to iDRAC UI from host operating system administrators desktop
- IPv6 communication between iSM and iDRAC over OS-BMC Passthru
- Frequently asked questions
- Linux and Ubuntu installer packages
- Resources and support
- Contacting Dell EMC
Preinstallation setup
Before installing iDRAC Service Module (iSM), ensure that you:
● Have access to yx2x or later PowerEdge servers. For the list of supported platforms, see Supported platforms.
● Have 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 iSM application.
Topics:
• Installation requirements
• Supported operating systems and hypervisors
• Supported platforms
• System requirements
Installation requirements
For the list of operating systems that are supported on iDRAC Service Module (iSM), see Supported operating systems.
Prerequisites specific to an operating system are listed as part of the installation procedures. The iSM can be installed using the
UI. The installer also supports silent installation.
Supported operating systems and hypervisors
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 8.3
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9
● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
● Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
● VMware vSphere (ESXi) 7.0 U1 supported on yx3x*, yx4x, and yx5x PowerEdge servers
● VMware vSphere (ESXi) 7.0 U2 supported on yx3x*, yx4x, and yx5x PowerEdge servers
● VMware vSphere (ESXi) 6.7 U3 supported on yx3x, yx4x, and yx5x PowerEdge servers
* - Only few yx3x PowerEdge servers support VMware ESXi 7.0 U1 and 7.0 U2. For the list of supported yx3x PowerEdge
servers, see VMware vSphere 7.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Compatibility Matrix.
Supported platforms
iDRAC Service Module 3.6 supports yx2x, yx3x, yx4x and yx5x PowerEdge servers.
Supported platforms on Linux operating systems
The table lists the platforms that are supported by iDRAC Service Module 3.6 on Linux operating systems.
Table 3. Supported platforms on Linux operating systems
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