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
Must I uninstall OpenManage Server Administrator
before installing or running iSM?
No. Before you install or run the iSM, however, ensure that you have stopped the features of OpenManage Server Administrator
that the iSM provides.
NOTE: Uninstalling the OpenManage Server Administrator is not required.
How do I know that the iSM is running on my system?
To verify that the iSM is installed on your system,
● On Windows:
Run the service.msc command. Check the list of services for a service named DSM iDRAC Service Module.
● On Linux:
Run the command /etc/init.d/dcismeng status. If iSM is installed and running, the status that is displayed will be
running.
NOTE: Use the systemctl status dcismeng.service command instead of the init.d command to check if the
iSM is installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux operating systems.
How do I know which version of the iSM I have on my
system?
To check the version of the iSM installed on the system, click Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features. The version
of the installed iSM is listed in the Version tab. You can also check the version by go to My Computer > Uninstall or change
a program.
On the Linux operating system, run the following command:
rpm -qa | grep dcism
On the VMware ESXi operating system, run the following command:
esxcli software vib list --vibname=dcism
What is the minimum permission level required to
install iSM?
To install iSM, you must have operating system administrator level privileges.
Whenever I try to install iSM, it shows an error
message This is not a supported server. What should I
do now?
Before installing iSM, ensure that the server or the system on which the iSM to be installed is a yx2x or later PowerEdge server.
Also ensure that you have a 64-bit system.
Frequently asked questions
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