Users Guide

• A USB device is in use by iDRAC and you attempt to modify the USB Management Port Mode.
• A USB device is in use by iDRAC and you remove the device.
Conguring USB management port using web interface
To congure the USB port:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Hardware → USB Management Port.
The Congure USB Management Port page is displayed.
2. From the USB Management Port Mode drop-down menu, select any of the following options:
• Automatic — USB Port is used by iDRAC or the server’s operating system.
• Standard OS Use — USB port is used by the server OS.
• iDRAC Direct only — USB pot is used by iDRAC.
3. From the iDRAC Managed: USB XML Conguration drop-down menu, select options to congure a server by importing XML
conguration les stored on a USB drive:
• Disabled
• Enabled only when server has default credential settings
• Enabled
For information about the elds, see the iDRAC Online Help.
4. Click Apply to apply the settings.
Conguring USB management port using RACADM
To congure the USB management port, use the following RACADM sub commands and objects:
• To view the USB port status:
racadm get iDRAC.USB.ManagementPortStatus
• To view the USB port conguration:
racadm get iDRAC.USB.ManagementPortMode
• To modify the USB port conguration:
racadm set iDRAC.USB.ManagementPortMode <Automatic|Standard OS Use|iDRAC|>
NOTE: Ensure that you enclose the Standard OS Use attribute within single quotes while using in the RACADM set
command.
• To view USB device inventory:
racadm hwinventory
• To set up over current alert conguration:
racadm eventfilters
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/esmmanuals.
Conguring USB management port using iDRAC settings utility
To congure the USB port:
1. In the iDRAC Settings Utility, go to Media and USB Port Settings.
The iDRAC Settings Media and USB Port Settings page is displayed.
2. From the USB Management Port Mode drop-down menu, do the following:
• Automatic — USB Port is used by iDRAC or the server’s operating system.
• Standard OS Use — USB port is used by the server OS.
• iDRAC Direct only — USB pot is used by iDRAC.
3. From the iDRAC Direct: USB Conguration XML drop-down menu, select options to congure a server by importing server
conguration prole stored on a USB drive:
• Disabled
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