Users Guide

Virtual console................................................................................................................................................................293
Virtual media.................................................................................................................................................................. 296
vFlash SD card...............................................................................................................................................................298
SNMP authentication.....................................................................................................................................................298
Storage devices............................................................................................................................................................. 299
iDRAC Service Module...................................................................................................................................................299
RACADM........................................................................................................................................................................ 301
Miscellaneous.................................................................................................................................................................302
How to nd an iDRAC IP address for a blade server?...............................................................................................302
How to nd the CMC IP address related to the blade server?................................................................................. 302
How to nd iDRAC IP address for rack and tower server?.......................................................................................303
iDRAC network connection is not working............................................................................................................... 303
Inserted the blade server into the chassis and pressed the power switch, but it did not power on...........................303
How to retrieve an iDRAC administrative user name and password?....................................................................... 303
How to change the name of the slot for the system in a chassis?........................................................................... 303
iDRAC on blade server is not responding during boot...............................................................................................303
When attempting to boot the managed server, the power indicator is green, but there is no POST or no video...... 303
25 Use case scenarios....................................................................................................305
Troubleshooting an inaccessible managed system..........................................................................................................305
Obtaining system information and assess system health................................................................................................306
Setting up alerts and conguring email alerts.................................................................................................................306
Viewing and exporting Lifecycle log and System Event Log........................................................................................... 306
Interfaces to update iDRAC rmware.............................................................................................................................306
Performing graceful shutdown.......................................................................................................................................306
Creating new administrator user account.......................................................................................................................307
Launching server's remote console and mounting a USB drive.......................................................................................307
Installing bare metal OS using attached virtual media and remote le share................................................................... 307
Managing rack density................................................................................................................................................... 307
Installing new electronic license......................................................................................................................................308
Applying I/O Identity conguration settings for multiple network cards in single host system reboot ............................308
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