Users Guide
Interface or
Protocol
Description
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 Services 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) is 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
defines the semantics and information types that can be modified in a managed
system. The data available through WS-Management is provided by iDRAC
instrumentation interface mapped to the DMTF profiles and extension profiles.
For more information, see the following:
• Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services User’s Guide available at dell.com/
support/manuals.
• Lifecycle Controller Integration Best Practices Guide available at dell.com/
support/manuals.
• Lifecycle Controller page on Dell TechCenter — delltechcenter.com/page/
Lifecycle+Controller
• Lifecycle Controller WS-Management Script Center — delltechcenter.com/
page/Scripting+the+Dell+Lifecycle+Controller
• MOFs and Profiles — delltechcenter.com/page/DCIM.Library
• DTMF Web site — dmtf.org/standards/profiles/
iDRAC Port Information
The following ports are required to remotely access iDRAC through firewalls. These are the default ports
iDRAC listens to for connections. Optionally, you can modify most of the ports. To do this, see
Configuring Services.
Table 3. Ports iDRAC Listens for Connections
Port Number Function
22* SSH
23* Telnet
80* HTTP
443* HTTPS
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