Users Guide

3 Connect a Type A/A cable from the laptop to iDRAC’s USB port.
Management LED, if present, turns green and remains ON for two seconds.
4 Wait for the laptop and iDRAC to acquire IP address 169.254.0.4 and 169.254.0.3. It may take several seconds for the IP addresses to
be acquired.
5 Start using iDRAC network interfaces such as the web interface, RACADM, or WSMan.
6 When iDRAC is using the USB port, the LED blinks indicating activity. The blink frequency is four per second.
7 After completing the desired actions, disconnect the USB cable from the system.
The LED turns o.
Conguring iDRAC using server conguration prole
on USB device
With the new iDRAC Direct feature, you can congure iDRAC at-the-server. First congure the USB Management port settings in iDRAC,
insert the USB device that has the server conguration prole, and then import the server conguration prole from the USB device to
iDRAC.
NOTE: You can set the USB Management port settings using the iDRAC interfaces only if there is no USB device connected to
the server.
NOTE: PowerEdge servers that do not have the LCD and the LED panel do not support the USB key.
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Conguring USB management port settings
Importing server conguration prole from USB device
Conguring USB management port settings
You can congure the USB port in iDRAC:
• Enable or disable a server’s USB port using BIOS setup. When you set it to either All Ports o or Front ports o, iDRAC also disables
the managed USB port. You can view the port status using in the iDRAC interfaces. If the status is disabled:
• iDRAC does not process a USB device or host connected to the managed USB port.
• You can modify the managed USB conguration, but the settings do not have eect until the front panel USB ports are enabled in
BIOS.
• Set the USB Management Port Mode that determines whether the USB port is used by iDRAC or the server OS:
• Automatic (Default): If a USB device is not supported by iDRAC or if the server conguration prole is not present on the device,
the USB port is detached from iDRAC and attached to the server. When a device is removed from the server, the port conguration
is reset and is for use by iDRAC.
• Standard OS Use: USB device is always used by the operating system.
• iDRAC Direct Only: USB device is always used by iDRAC.
You must have Server Control privilege to congure the USB management port.
When a USB device is connected, the System Inventory page displays the USB device information under the Hardware Inventory section.
An event is logged in the Lifecycle Controller logs when:
• The device is in Automatic or iDRAC mode and USB device is inserted or removed.
• USB Management Port Mode is modied.
• Device is automatically switched from iDRAC to OS.
• Device is ejected from iDRAC or OS
Using USB port for server management
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