Users Guide

Feature Basic
Manage
ment
(iDRAC
7)
iDRAC8
Basic
iDRAC7
Express
iDRAC8
Express
iDRAC7
Express
for
Blades
iDRAC8
Express for
Blades
iDRAC7
Enterprise
iDRAC8
Enterprise
Role-based authority Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Local users Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SSL encryption Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IP blocking No No No Yes No Yes No Yes
Directory services (AD,
LDAP)
No No No No No No Yes Yes
Two-factor
authentication (smart
card)
No No No No No No Yes Yes
Single sign-On
(kerberos)
No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
PK authentication (for
SSH)
No No No Yes No Yes No Yes
Remote Presence
Power control Yes
4
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Boot control No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Serial-over-LAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual Media No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual Folders No No No No No No Yes Yes
Remote File Share No No No No No No Yes Yes
Virtual Console No No No No Single
user
Single user Yes 6 users
VNC connection to OS No No No No No No Yes Yes
Quality/bandwidth
control
No No No No No Yes No Yes
Virtual Console
collaboration (up to six
simultaneous users)
No No No No No No No Yes
Virtual Console chat No No No No No No Yes Yes
Virtual Flash partitions No No No No No No Yes Yes
1,2
Power and Thermal
Automatic power on
after loss
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Real-time power meter Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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