Users Guide

Configuring iDRAC Service Module from the iDRAC web interface.....................................................................22
Configuring iDRAC Service Module from RACADM................................................................................................. 22
Configuring iDRAC Service Module from WS-Man...................................................................................................22
Chapter 5: Security configurations and compatibility.................................................................. 24
Enhanced security between iSM and iDRAC communication using the TLS protocol ....................................24
Policy settings for OS-BMC Passthru on VMware ESXi .................................................................................. 24
Authenticate DLLs and shared objects before loading............................................................................................ 24
Chapter 6: iSM monitoring features............................................................................................ 26
S.M.A.R.T monitoring....................................................................................................................................................... 26
Operating system information........................................................................................................................................ 27
Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating system...................................................................................... 27
Automatic system recovery............................................................................................................................................ 27
Windows Management Instrumentation Providers................................................................................................... 28
Prepare to remove a NVMe PCIe SSD device........................................................................................................... 28
Remote iDRAC hard reset............................................................................................................................................... 28
iDRAC access via Host OS..............................................................................................................................................28
Accessing iDRAC via GUI, WS-Man, Redfish, and Remote RACADM................................................................. 29
In-Band support for iDRAC SNMP alerts.................................................................................................................... 29
Enable WS-Man remotely................................................................................................................................................29
Autoupdating iSM..............................................................................................................................................................29
FullPowerCycle ................................................................................................................................................................. 30
SupportAssist on the box.................................................................................................................................................31
SupportAssist registration.........................................................................................................................................32
SupportAssist Collection............................................................................................................................................32
SupportAssist Collection settings........................................................................................................................... 36
iDRAC Service Module SupportAssist disk Auto Dispatch................................................................................ 37
Configuring the In-Band SNMP Get feature—Linux................................................................................................37
Configuring the In-Band SNMP Get feature—Windows.........................................................................................37
iDRAC GUI Launcher........................................................................................................................................................ 38
Single sign-on to iDRAC UI from host operating system administrators desktop.............................................38
Overview........................................................................................................................................................................38
Prerequisites.................................................................................................................................................................39
Limitations for Linux operating systems................................................................................................................ 39
IPv6 communication between iSM and iDRAC over OS-BMC Passthru............................................................. 39
Chapter 7: Frequently asked questions........................................................................................ 41
Chapter 8: Linux and Ubuntu installer packages.......................................................................... 48
Chapter 9: Resources and support...............................................................................................49
Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers..................................................................................50
Chapter 10: Contacting Dell EMC ................................................................................................ 51
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