Users Guide

When a device exceeds its power requirements as allowed by USB specication, the device is detached and an over-current event is
generated with the following properties:
• Category : System Health
• Type: USB device
• Severity: Warning
• Allowed notications: Email, SNMP trap, remote syslog and WS-Eventing.
• Actions: None.
An error message is displayed and logged to Lifecycle Controller log when:
• You try to congure the USB management port without the Server Control user privilege.
• A USB device is in use by iDRAC and you attempt to modify the USB Management Port Mode.
• A USB device is in use by iDRAC and you remove the device.
Conguring USB management port using web interface
To congure the USB port:
1 In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > Hardware > USB Management Port.
The Congure USB Management Port page is displayed.
2 From the USB Management Port Mode drop-down menu, select any of the following options:
• Automatic — USB Port is used by iDRAC or the server’s operating system.
• Standard OS Use — USB port is used by the server OS.
• iDRAC Direct only — USB pot is used by iDRAC.
3 From the iDRAC Managed: USB XML Conguration drop-down menu, select options to congure a server by importing XML
conguration les stored on a USB drive:
• Disabled
• Enabled only when server has default credential settings
• Enabled
For information about the elds, see the iDRAC Online Help.
4 Click Apply to apply the settings.
Conguring USB management port using RACADM
To congure the USB management port, use the following RACADM sub commands and objects:
• To view the USB port status:
racadm get iDRAC.USB.ManagementPortStatus
• To view the USB port conguration:
racadm get iDRAC.USB.ManagementPortMode
• To modify the USB port conguration:
racadm set iDRAC.USB.ManagementPortMode <Automatic|Standard OS Use|iDRAC|>
NOTE
: Ensure that you enclose the Standard OS Use attribute within single quotes while using in the RACADM set
command.
• To view USB device inventory:
racadm hwinventory
• To set up over current alert conguration:
racadm eventfilters
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Using USB port for server management