Users Guide

Feature iDRAC8 Basic iDRAC8 Express iDRAC8 Express for
Blades
iDRAC8 Enterprise
IPv6 Yes Yes Yes Yes
DHCP Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic DNS Yes Yes Yes Yes
OS pass-through Yes Yes Yes Yes
Front panel USB Yes Yes Yes Yes
Security
Role-based authority Yes Yes Yes Yes
Local users Yes Yes Yes Yes
SSL encryption Yes Yes Yes Yes
IP blocking No Yes Yes Yes
Directory services (AD, LDAP) No No No Yes
Two-factor authentication (smart
card)
No No No Yes
Single sign-on (kerberos) No No No Yes
PK authentication (for SSH) No Yes Yes Yes
Remote Presence
Power control Yes Yes Yes Yes
Boot control Yes Yes Yes Yes
Serial-over-LAN Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual Media No No Yes Yes
Virtual Folders No No No Yes
Remote File Share No No No Yes
Virtual Console No No Yes Yes
VNC connection to OS No No No Yes
Quality/bandwidth control No No Yes Yes
Virtual Console collaboration (up
to six simultaneous users)
No No No Yes
Virtual Console chat No No No Yes
Virtual Flash partitions No No No Yes
2,3
Power and Thermal
Automatic power on after loss Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real-time power meter Yes Yes Yes Yes
20 Overview