Users Guide

New In This Release

• Support for the following PowerEdge systems:

– PowerEdge T430

– PowerEdge R530

– PowerEdge R430

– PowerEdge M630

– PowerEdge FC630

• Configure CMC firmware update settings to perform firmware update for CMC and its shared

components from iDRAC. This is applicable for FX2/FX2s chassis

• Update to the list of licensable features.

• Support for DNS domain name in SNMP traps.

How To Use This User's Guide

The contents of this User's Guide enable you to perform the tasks by using:

• iDRAC Web interface — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the

fields and options, see the iDRAC Online Help that you can access from the Web interface.

• RACADM — The RACADM command or the object that you must use is provided here. For more

information, see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/

manuals.

• iDRAC Settings Utility — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the

fields and options, see the iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help that you can access when you click Help

in the iDRAC Settings GUI (press <F2> during boot, and then click iDRAC Settings on the System

Setup Main Menu page).

Supported Web Browsers

iDRAC is supported on the following browsers:

• Internet Explorer

• Mozilla Firefox

• Google Chrome

• Safari

For the list of versions, see the iDRAC8 Release Notes available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Managing Licenses

iDRAC features are available based on the purchased license (Basic Management, iDRAC Express, or

iDRAC Enterprise). Only licensed features are available in the interfaces that allow you to configure or use

iDRAC. For example, iDRAC Web interface, RACADM, WS-MAN, OpenManage Server Administrator, and

so on. Some features, such as dedicated NIC or vFlash requires iDRAC ports card. This is optional on

200-500 series servers.