Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 4.0.1 User’s Guide
- Contents
- 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 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
Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 5
What’s new........................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Operating system supported features matrix...............................................................................................................5
Supported platforms on iDRAC Service Module.......................................................................................................... 7
Coexistence of OpenManage Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module................................................ 7
Software availability............................................................................................................................................................ 7
Downloading iSM................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site.................................................................................... 7
Other documents you may need................................................................................................................................ 8
Software license agreement............................................................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 2: Preinstallation setup....................................................................................................9
Installation requirements....................................................................................................................................................9
Supported operating systems and hypervisors ...........................................................................................................9
Supported platforms...........................................................................................................................................................9
Supported platforms on Linux operating systems................................................................................................. 9
Supported platforms on Microsoft Windows operating systems..................................................................... 10
Supported platforms on virtualization hypervisor................................................................................................ 10
System requirements........................................................................................................................................................ 10
Chapter 3: Installing iDRAC Service Module................................................................................. 11
Initial installation of iDRAC Service Module through iDRAC Enterprise or Datacenter or iDRAC
Express on Microsoft Windows and Linux................................................................................................................11
Installing iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems.......................................................11
Silent installation of iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows............................................................... 12
Modifying iDRAC Service Module components on Microsoft Windows operating systems......................13
Repairing iDRAC Service Module running on Microsoft Windows operating systems................................14
Uninstalling iDRAC Service Module running on Microsoft Windows operating systems............................14
Installing the iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi............................................................................................ 15
Using the vSphere CLI................................................................................................................................................ 15
Installing iDRAC Service Module using VMware Update Manager.................................................................. 16
Installing iDRAC Service Module using vSphere Lifecycle Manager in vSphere Client.............................. 16
Using the Power CLI....................................................................................................................................................17
Uninstalling iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi......................................................................................... 17
Installing iDRAC Service Module on supported Linux operating systems............................................................ 17
Preinstallation requirements for Linux operating systems................................................................................. 18
Linux install dependencies..........................................................................................................................................18
Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Linux operating systems................................................................... 18
Uninstalling iDRAC Service Module on Linux operating system...................................................................... 20
Installing iDRAC Service Module when System Configuration Lock Down Mode is enabled in iDRAC....... 20
Support for iDRAC URI to get iDRAC Service Module installer.......................................................................20
Support for idrac.local and drac.local as iDRAC FQDN.......................................................................................21
Chapter 4: Configuring iDRAC Servcie Module............................................................................ 22
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