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iDRAC 8/7 v2.50.50.50 User’s Guide
Overview
- Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
- Key features
- New in this release
- How to use this user guide
- Supported web browsers
- Supported OS, Hypervisors
- Managing licenses
- Licensed features in iDRAC7 and iDRAC8
- Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC
- iDRAC port information
- Other documents you may need
- Social media reference
- Contacting Dell
- Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site
Logging in to iDRAC
- Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user
- Logging in to iDRAC using a smart card
  - Logging in to iDRAC as a local user using a smart card
  - Logging in to iDRAC as an Active Directory user using a smart card
- Logging in to iDRAC using Single Sign-On
  - Logging in to iDRAC SSO using iDRAC web interface
  - Logging in to iDRAC SSO using CMC web interface
- Accessing iDRAC using remote RACADM
  - Validating CA certificate to use remote RACADM on Linux
- Accessing iDRAC using local RACADM
- Accessing iDRAC using firmware RACADM
- Accessing iDRAC using SMCLP
- Logging in to iDRAC using public key authentication
- Multiple iDRAC sessions
- Changing default login password
- Enabling or disabling default password warning message
  - Enabling or disabling default password warning message using web interface
  - Enabling or disabling warning message to change default login password using RACADM
- IP Blocking
- Invalid password credentials
Setting up managed system and management station
- Setting up iDRAC IP address
- Setting up management station
  - Accessing iDRAC remotely
- Setting up managed system
- Configuring supported web browsers
- Updating device firmware
- Viewing and managing staged updates
  - Viewing and managing staged updates using iDRAC web interface
  - Viewing and managing staged updates using RACADM
- Rolling back device firmware
- Backing up server profile
- Importing server profile
- Monitoring iDRAC using other Systems Management tools
Configuring iDRAC
- Viewing iDRAC information
  - Viewing iDRAC information using web interface
  - Viewing iDRAC information using RACADM
- Modifying network settings
- FIPS mode
  - Enabling FIPS Mode
    - Enabling FIPS mode using web interface
    - Enabling FIPS mode using RACADM
  - Disabling FIPS mode
- Configuring services
- Using VNC client to manage remote server
- Configuring front panel display
  - Configuring LCD setting
  - Configuring system ID LED setting
    - Configuring system ID LED setting using web interface
    - Configuring system ID LED setting using RACADM
- Configuring time zone and NTP
  - Configuring time zone and NTP using iDRAC web interface
  - Configuring time zone and NTP using RACADM
- Setting first boot device
- Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through
- Obtaining certificates
- Configuring multiple iDRACs using RACADM
  - Creating an iDRAC configuration file
- Disabling access to modify iDRAC configuration settings on host system
Viewing iDRAC and managed system information
- Viewing managed system health and properties
- Viewing system inventory
- Viewing sensor information
- Monitoring performance index of CPU, memory, and IO modules
  - Monitoring performance index for of CPU, memory, and IO modules using web interface
  - Monitoring performance index for of CPU, memory, and IO modules using RACADM
- Checking the system for fresh air compliance
- Viewing historical temperature data
- Viewing network interfaces available on host OS
  - Viewing network interfaces available on host OS using web interface
  - Viewing network interfaces available on host OS using RACADM
- Viewing FlexAddress mezzanine card fabric connections
- Viewing or terminating iDRAC sessions
  - Terminating iDRAC sessions using web interface
  - Terminating iDRAC sessions using RACADM
Setting up iDRAC communication
- Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable
- Switching between RAC serial and serial console while using DB9 cable
  - Switching from serial console to RAC serial
  - Switching from RAC serial to serial console
- Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI SOL
- Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN
- Enabling or disabling remote RACADM
  - Enabling or disabling remote RACADM using web interface
  - Enabling or disabling remote RACADM using RACADM
- Disabling local RACADM
- Enabling IPMI on managed system
- Configuring Linux for serial console during boot
  - Enabling login to the virtual console after boot
- Supported SSH cryptography schemes
  - Using public key authentication for SSH
Configuring user accounts and privileges
- Recommended characters in user names and passwords
- Configuring local users
  - Configuring local users using iDRAC web interface
  - Configuring local users using RACADM
    - Adding iDRAC user using RACADM
    - Enabling iDRAC user with permissions
- Configuring Active Directory users
- Configuring generic LDAP users
Configuring iDRAC for Single Sign-On or smart card login
- Prerequisites for Active Directory Single Sign-On or smart card login
- Configuring iDRAC SSO login for Active Directory users
  - Configuring iDRAC SSO login for Active Directory users using web interface
  - Configuring iDRAC SSO login for Active Directory users using RACADM
- Configuring iDRAC smart card login for local users
  - Uploading smart card user certificate
    - Uploading smart card user certificate using web interface
    - Uploading smart card user certificate using RACADM
  - Uploading trusted CA certificate for smart card
    - Uploading trusted CA certificate for smart card using web interface
    - Uploading trusted CA certificate for smart card using RACADM
- Configuring iDRAC smart card login for Active Directory users
- Enabling or disabling smart card login
Configuring iDRAC to send alerts
- Enabling or disabling alerts
- Filtering alerts
  - Filtering alerts using iDRAC web interface
  - Filtering alerts using RACADM
- Setting event alerts
  - Setting event alerts using web interface
  - Setting event alerts using RACADM
- Setting alert recurrence event
  - Setting alert recurrence events using iDRAC web interface
  - Setting alert recurrence events using RACADM
- Setting event actions
  - Setting event actions using web interface
  - Setting event actions using RACADM
- Configuring email alert, SNMP trap, or IPMI trap settings
  - Configuring IP alert destinations
  - Configuring email alert settings
- Configuring WS Eventing
- Configuring Redfish Eventing
- Monitoring chassis events
  - Monitoring chassis events using the iDRAC web interface
  - Monitoring chassis events using RACADM
- Alerts message IDs
Managing logs
- Viewing System Event Log
- Viewing Lifecycle log
  - Viewing Lifecycle log using web interface
    - Filtering Lifecycle logs
    - Adding comments to Lifecycle logs
  - Viewing Lifecycle log using RACADM
- Exporting Lifecycle Controller logs
  - Exporting Lifecycle Controller logs using web interface
  - Exporting Lifecycle Controller logs using RACADM
- Adding work notes
- Configuring remote system logging
  - Configuring remote system logging using web interface
  - Configuring remote system logging using RACADM
Monitoring and managing power
- Monitoring power
  - Monitoring power using web interface
  - Monitoring power using RACADM
- Setting warning threshold for power consumption
  - Setting warning threshold for power consumption using web interface
- Executing power control operations
  - Executing power control operations using web interface
  - Executing power control operations using RACADM
- Power capping
  - Power capping in Blade servers
  - Viewing and configuring power cap policy
- Configuring power supply options
- Enabling or disabling power button
Inventorying, monitoring, and configuring network devices
- Inventorying and monitoring network devices
  - Monitoring network devices using web interface
  - Monitoring network devices using RACADM
- Inventorying and monitoring FC HBA devices
  - Monitoring FC HBA devices using web interface
  - Monitoring FC HBA devices using RACADM
- Dynamic configuration of virtual addresses, initiator, and storage target settings
Managing storage devices
- Understanding RAID concepts
- Supported controllers
- Supported enclosures
- Summary of supported features for storage devices
- Inventorying and monitoring storage devices
- Viewing storage device topology
- Managing physical disks
  - Assigning or unassigning physical disk as global hot spare
    - Assigning or unassigning global hot spare using web interface
    - Assigning or unassigning global hot spare using RACADM
  - Converting a physical disk to RAID or non-RAID mode
    - Converting physical disks to RAID capable or non-RAID mode using the iDRAC web interface
    - Converting physical disks to RAID capable or non-RAID mode using RACADM
- Managing virtual disks
- Managing controllers
- Managing PCIe SSDs
- Managing enclosures or backplanes
- Choosing operation mode to apply settings
  - Choosing operation mode using web interface
  - Choosing operation mode using RACADM
- Viewing and applying pending operations
  - Viewing, applying, or deleting pending operations using web interface
  - Viewing and applying pending operations using RACADM
- Storage devices — apply operation scenarios
- Blinking or unblinking component LEDs
  - Blinking or unblinking component LEDs using web interface
  - Blinking or unblinking component LEDs using RACADM
Configuring and using virtual console
- Supported screen resolutions and refresh rates
- Configuring virtual console
  - Configuring virtual console using web interface
  - Configuring virtual console using RACADM
- Previewing virtual console
- Launching virtual console
- Using virtual console viewer
Managing virtual media
- Supported drives and devices
- Configuring virtual media
- Accessing virtual media
- Setting boot order through BIOS
- Enabling boot once for virtual media
Installing and using VMCLI utility
- Installing VMCLI
- Running VMCLI utility
- VMCLI syntax
  - VMCLI commands to access virtual media
  - VMCLI operating system shell options
Managing vFlash SD card
- Configuring vFlash SD card
- Managing vFlash partitions
Using SMCLP
- System management capabilities using SMCLP
- Running SMCLP commands
- iDRAC SMCLP syntax
- Navigating the map address space
- Using show verb
- Usage examples
Using iDRAC Service Module
- Installing iDRAC Service Module
- Supported operating systems for iDRAC Service Module
- iDRAC Service Module monitoring features
- Using iDRAC Service Module from iDRAC web interface
- Using iDRAC Service Module from RACADM
- Using iDRAC Service Module on Windows Nano OS
Using USB port for server management
- Accessing iDRAC interface over direct USB connection
- Configuring iDRAC using server configuration profile on USB device
  - Configuring USB management port settings
  - Importing server configuration profile from USB device
Using iDRAC Quick Sync
- Configuring iDRAC Quick Sync
- Using mobile device to view iDRAC information
Deploying operating systems
- Deploying operating system using remote file share
- Deploying operating system using virtual media
  - Installing operating system from multiple disks
- Deploying embedded operating system on SD card
  - Enabling SD module and redundancy in BIOS
    - About IDSDM
Troubleshooting managed system using iDRAC
- Using diagnostic console
  - Scheduling remote automated diagnostics
  - Scheduling remote automated diagnostics using RACADM
- Viewing post codes
- Viewing boot and crash capture videos
  - Configuring video capture settings
- Viewing logs
- Viewing last system crash screen
- Viewing front panel status
  - Viewing system front panel LCD status
  - Viewing system front panel LED status
- Hardware trouble indicators
- Viewing system health
- Generating SupportAssist Collection
  - Generating SupportAssist Collection automatically
    - Generating SupportAssist Collection automatically using iDRAC web interface
  - Generating SupportAssist Collection manually
    - Generating SupportAssist Collection manually using iDRAC web interface
    - Generating SupportAssist Collection manually using RACADM
- Checking server status screen for error messages
- Restarting iDRAC
  - Resetting iDRAC using iDRAC web interface
  - Resetting iDRAC using RACADM
- Erasing system and user data
- Resetting iDRAC to factory default settings
  - Resetting iDRAC to factory default settings using iDRAC web interface
  - Resetting iDRAC to factory default settings using iDRAC settings utility
Frequently asked questions
- System Event Log
- Network security
- Active Directory
- Single Sign-On
- Smart card login
- Virtual console
- Virtual media
- vFlash SD card
- SNMP authentication
- Storage devices
- iDRAC Service Module
- RACADM
- Miscellaneous
Use case scenarios
- Troubleshooting an inaccessible managed system
- Obtaining system information and assess system health
- Setting up alerts and configuring email alerts
- Viewing and exporting Lifecycle log and System Event Log
- Interfaces to update iDRAC firmware
- Performing graceful shutdown
- Creating new administrator user account
- Launching server remote console and mounting a USB drive
- Installing bare metal OS using attached virtual media and remote file share
- Managing rack density
- Installing new electronic license
- Applying IO Identity configuration settings for multiple network cards in single host system reboot

System Event Log...........................................................................................................................................................292

Network security.............................................................................................................................................................293

Active Directory.............................................................................................................................................................. 293

Single Sign-On.................................................................................................................................................................295

Smart card login..............................................................................................................................................................295

Virtual console................................................................................................................................................................. 296

Virtual media.................................................................................................................................................................... 298

vFlash SD card.................................................................................................................................................................300

SNMP authentication.................................................................................................................................................... 300

Storage devices............................................................................................................................................................... 301

iDRAC Service Module................................................................................................................................................... 301

RACADM........................................................................................................................................................................... 302

Miscellaneous...................................................................................................................................................................303

Chapter 25: Use case scenarios................................................................................................. 306

Troubleshooting an inaccessible managed system................................................................................................. 306

Obtaining system information and assess system health......................................................................................307

Setting up alerts and configuring email alerts..........................................................................................................307

Viewing and exporting Lifecycle log and System Event Log................................................................................307

Interfaces to update iDRAC firmware........................................................................................................................307

Performing graceful shutdown.................................................................................................................................... 308

Creating new administrator user account.................................................................................................................308

Launching server remote console and mounting a USB drive............................................................................. 308

Installing bare metal OS using attached virtual media and remote file share.................................................. 308

Managing rack density...................................................................................................................................................308

Installing new electronic license..................................................................................................................................309

Applying IO Identity configuration settings for multiple network cards in single host system reboot ..... 309

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