Concept Guide

Near Field Communication using the QuickSync feature
Using the QuickSync feature, you can:
• View basic server information such as Service Tag, MAC address, NIC data, rmware versions, operating system, and so on.
• View log and monitoring information of a server.
• Congure network parameters of a server.
After viewing or editing the information, you can troubleshoot or congure using a mobile device. To use this feature, you must install the
OpenManage Mobile (OMM) software application on your mobile device and enable the bezel on the server. The QuickSync feature
enables your mobile device to act as a proximity reader which reads data on the server when held at a distance of less than 20 mm from
the server front panel. You can perform most of the tasks that you complete by using an LCD panel. The system information is the basic
hardware inventory information retrieved from NFC. The attributes allow you to set the access, check the presence of QuickSync feature,
enable or disable the Inactivity Timer, set the inactivity timeout value.
NOTE: This feature is supported only on Android mobile devices.
For more information on the QuickSync feature, see the System QuickSync prole document available at en.community.dell.com/
techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1906.dcim-library-prole.aspx. Also, see iDRAC User’s Guide available at dell.com/
esmmanuals.
Conguring advanced security using hash password
You can set user passwords and BIOS passwords using a one-way hash format in iDRAC available on the 13th generation Dell PowerEdge
servers. The user authentication mechanism is not aected (except for SNMPv3 and IPMI) and you can provide the password in plain text
format.
With the new password hash feature, you can:
• Generate your own SHA256 hashes to set iDRAC user passwords and BIOS passwords. New attributes are created to represent the
hash representation of the password.
• Export the Server Conguration Proles le with the password that has the hash values. Use the ExportSystemConguration method
and include the password hash values that should be exported to the IncludeInExport parameter.
The hash password can be generated with and without Salt using SHA256. Whether the Salt string is used or null, it should always be set
along with the SHA256SystemPassword.
NOTE
: If the iDRAC user account’s password is set with the SHA256 password hash (SHA256Password) only and not the other
hashes (SHA1v3Key, MD5v3Key), authentication through SNMPv3 is lost. Authentication through IPMI is always lost when hash
is used to set the user account’s password.
For more information on using hash password, see the iDRAC Card and BIOS and BootManagement prole documents available at
en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1906.dcim-library-prole.aspx.
Conguring USB management port
On the 13th generation of PowerEdge servers monitored by iDRAC, you can perform the following functions on a USB port and USB drive:
• Manage the status of the server’s USB management port. If the status is disabled, iDRAC does not process a USB device or host
connected to the managed USB port.
• Congure the USB Management Port Mode to determine whether the USB port is used by iDRAC or the operating system.
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Remote Services Features