Reference Guide

iDRAC Service Module
This module complements iDRAC with monitoring and configuration information from the operating system(OS). You can also access a
limited version of the iSM interface from the OS. You can enable and disable features on iSM by the iDRAC interfaces to control the CPU
and memory consumed on the server’s operating system.
The iDRAC Service Module provides the following features:
• View operating system (OS) information.
• Replicate Lifecycle Controller logs to operating system logs.
• Perform automatic system recovery.
• Populate Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) information.
• Integration with SupportAssist Collection.
• Use the Prepare to Remove option on a NVMe class PCIe SSD.
• Access iDRAC interfaces using host IP.
• Use remote iDRAC hard reset for 13th generation of PowerEdge servers.
• Access iDRAC MIB compatible SNMP traps from the host operating system.
For more information, see the iDRAC User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Dell Remote Access Controller Administration (RACADM)
CLI
The RACADM command-line utility provides a scriptable interface to perform inventory, configuration, update, and health status check of
PowerEdge servers. RACADM operates in multiple modes:
• Local — supports running RACADM commands from the managed server’s operating system.
• SSH or Telnet — known as Firmware RACADM; is accessible by logging in to iDRAC using SSH or Telnet
• Remote — supports running RACADM commands from a remote management station such as a laptop or desktop.
RACADM is supported by the iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller and by the Chassis Management Controller of the M1000e, VRTX and FX2
modular systems. Local and Remote RACADM is supported on Windows Server, Windows clients, and on Red Hat, SuSe and Ubuntu
Linux.
For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC and CMC available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller embedded management
APIs
iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller provides a range of standards-based applications programming interfaces (APIs) that enable scalable and
automated management of the PowerEdge servers. Standard systems management APIs have been developed by organizations such as
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). These APIs are widely used
by commercial systems management products and by custom programs and scripts developed by IT staff to automate management
functions such as discovery, inventory, health status checking, configuration, update, and power management. The APIs supported by
iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller include:
• iDRAC RESTful API: It provides a RESTful interface that expands upon the DMTF Redfish standard with the Dell EMC operations. It
includes the RESTful server configuration, modular server feature support, and detailed OS networking inventory and status.
• iDRAC RESTful API—with Redfish support: In 2015, the DMTF Scalable platforms Management Forum published iDRAC RESTful
API—with Redfish support. It is an open industry-standard specification and schema designed to meet the needs of IT administrators
for simple, modern, and secure management of scalable platform hardware. Dell EMC is a key contributor to the iDRAC RESTful API
standard, acting as cochair of the SPMF, promoting the benefits of iDRAC RESTful API, and working to deliver those benefits within
industry-leading systems management solutions. iDRAC RESTful API is a next generation management standard using a data model
representation inside a hypermedia RESTful interface. The data model is defined in terms of a standard, machine-readable schema,
with the payload of the messages expressed in JSON and the OData v4 protocol.
• WSMan: The Web Services For Management (WSMan) API, first published by the DMTF in 2008, is the most mature and robust API
provided by iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller. WSMan uses a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) with data modeled using the
Common Information Model. WSMan provides interoperability between management applications and managed resources, and
identifies a core set of web service specifications and usage requirements that expose a common set of operations central to all
systems management.
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