Users Guide

Interface or Protocol Description
• Congure iDRAC static IP settings.
For blade servers, the LCD is on the chassis front panel and is shared between all the blades.
To reset iDRAC without rebooting the server, press and hold the System Identication button for 16
seconds.
CMC web Interface
In addition to monitoring and managing the chassis, use the CMC web interface to:
• View the status of a managed system
• Update iDRAC rmware
• Congure iDRAC network settings
• Log in to iDRAC web interface
• Start, stop, or reset the managed system
• Update BIOS, PERC, and supported network adapters
Lifecycle Controller Use Lifecycle Controller to perform iDRAC congurations. To access Lifecycle Controller, press <F10>
during boot and go to System Setup → Advanced Hardware Conguration → iDRAC Settings. For
more information, see Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Telnet Use Telnet to access iDRAC where you can run RACADM and SMCLP commands. For details about
RACADM, see iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/
idracmanuals. For details about SMCLP, see Using SMCLP.
NOTE: Telnet is not a secure protocol and is disabled by default. Telnet transmits all data,
including passwords in plain text. When transmitting sensitive information, use the SSH
interface.
SSH Use SSH to run RACADM and SMCLP commands. It provides the same capabilities as the Telnet
console using an encrypted transport layer for higher security. The SSH service is enabled by default on
iDRAC. The SSH service can be disabled in iDRAC. iDRAC only supports SSH version 2 with the RSA
host key algorithm. A unique 1024-bit RSA host key is generated when you power-up iDRAC for the rst
time.
IPMITool Use the IPMITool to access the remote system’s basic management features through iDRAC. The
interface includes local IPMI, IPMI over LAN, IPMI over Serial, and Serial over LAN. For more information
on IPMITool, see the Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User’s Guide at
dell.com/idracmanuals.
NOTE: IPMI version 1.5 is not supported.
VMCLI Use the Virtual Media Command Line Interface (VMCLI) to access a remote media through the
management station and deploy operating systems on multiple managed systems.
SMCLP Use Server Management Workgroup Server Management-Command Line Protocol (SMCLP) to perform
systems management tasks. This is available through SSH or Telnet. For more information about SMCLP,
see Using SMCLP.
WS-MAN
The LC-Remote Service is based on the WS-Management protocol to do one-to-many systems
management tasks. You must use WS-MAN client such as WinRM client (Windows) or the
OpenWSMAN client (Linux) to use the LC-Remote Services functionality. You can also use Power Shell
and Python to script to the WS-MAN interface.
Web Services for Management (WS-Management) are a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)–based
protocol used for systems management. iDRAC uses WS–Management to convey Distributed
Management Task Force (DMTF) Common Information Model (CIM)–based management information.
The CIM information denes the semantics and information types that can be modied in a managed
system. The data available through WS-Management is provided by iDRAC instrumentation interface
mapped to the DMTF proles and extension proles.
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