Users Guide

Feature iDRAC8 Basic iDRAC8 Express iDRAC8 Express
for Blades
iDRAC8 Enterprise
HD monitoring
(enclosure)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Out of Band Performance
Monitoring
No No No Yes
Update
Remote agent-free
update
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Embedded update tools Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sync with repository
(scheduled updates)
No No No Yes
Auto-update No No No Yes
Deployment and Configuration
Embedded OS
deployment tools
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Embedded configuration
tools (iDRAC Settings
Utility)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Embedded configuration
wizards (Lifecycle
Controller wizards)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto-Discovery No Yes Yes Yes
Remote OS deployment No Yes Yes Yes
Embedded driver pack Yes Yes Yes Yes
Full configuration
inventory
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Inventory export Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes
Zero-touch configuration No No No Yes
System Retire/Repurpose Yes Yes Yes Yes
Diagnostics, Service, and Logging
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