Install Guide

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2

• VMware ESXi 5.5 U3

• VMware ESXi 6.0 U1

• Citrix XenServer 6.5

• Citrix XenServer 7.0

• CentOS 6.5*

• CentOS 6.7*

• CentOS 7*

• CentOS 7.1*

• CentOS 7.3*

* — iDRAC Service Module can be installed on any of the listed CentOS versions. Dell provides only limited support for CentOS. For more

information or support on CentOS, contact the CentOS community.

For information on supported operating systems, see the Systems Software Support Matrix at dell.com/support/home.

Supported platforms

iDRAC Service Module 2.4 supports Dell’s 12th generation of PowerEdge or later servers. Servers are classified based on the type,

performance, generation, and the processor used.

Table 2. Server Classification

Type of Server Specifics

Overall Performance Generation Processor

Rack = R

1 to 5 — Low End Server

5–10 — High End Server

2 — 12th generation

3 — 13th generation

0 — Intel processor

5 — AMD processor

Tower = T

Modular = M

For example: M820 is a Dell’s 12th generation PowerEdge modular high-end server which uses an Intel processor.

The following is the list of supported platforms for iDRAC Service Module.

Table 3. Supported Platforms

Dell 13th generation PowerEdge servers Dell 12th generation PowerEdge servers

R530, R530 XD, R730, R730 XD, R630, T630, R230, R330, R430,

R830, R930, T130, T330, T430, M630, M830, FC430, FC630,

FC830, C4130, C6320, R7910

M820, M620, M520, M420, R220, R320, R420, R520, R620,

R720, R720 XD, R820, R920, T320, T420, T620, FM120

System requirements

• One of the supported operating systems. For more information on supported operating systems, see Supported operating systems.

• Minimum 2GB RAM.

• Minimum 512MB of hard drive space.

• Administrator rights.

• TCP/IPv4 connection.

Preinstallation setup