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
Introduction
The iDRAC Service Module (iSM) is a lightweight software module that you can install on PowerEdge yx5x servers. The iSM
complements iDRAC interfaces—the user interface (UI), RACADM CLI, Redfish, and Web Services-Management (WS-Man)—
with additional monitoring data. You can configure the iSM features from within the supported operating system depending on
the features you install and the unique integration needs of your environment.
Topics:
• What’s new
• Operating system supported features matrix
• Supported platforms on iDRAC Service Module
• Coexistence of OpenManage Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module
• Software availability
• Downloading iSM
• Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site
• Software license agreement
What’s new
iDRAC Service Module 4.0.1 offers the following new features:
● Support for yx5x platforms (C6520, R650, XE8545, MX750c, R750xa, R750).
For supported operating systems on yx5x platforms, see Supported operating systems and hypervisors.
● iDRAC Service Module 4.0.1 does not require a separate OS Collector DUP installation. The OS Collector package is
embedded and installed as part of iDRAC Service Module in v4.0.1 and later.
Operating system supported features matrix
The following features are supported on PowerEdge yx5x servers:
Table 1. Features supported by each supported operating system
Features Servers Operating systems
Supported PowerEdge series Microsoft Windows
(including HyperV
systems)
Linux Virtualization
(VMware ESXi)
Sharing operating
system information
yx5x Yes Yes Yes
Lifecycle Controller
Log replication
yx5x Yes Yes Yes
Automatic system
recovery/watchdog
yx5x Yes Yes Yes
Windows
Management
Instrumentation
Providers
yx5x Yes NA NA
Prepare to remove
NVMe device
through iDRAC
yx5x Yes Yes Yes
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