Users Guide

Overview

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make you more productive as a system administrator and improve

the overall availability of Dell EMC servers. iDRAC alerts you to system issues, helps you to perform remote management, and reduces the

need for physical access to the system.

iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller technology is part of a larger data center solution that increases availability of business critical applications

and workloads. The technology allows you to deploy, monitor, manage, configure, update, and troubleshoot Dell EMC systems from any

location without using any agents or an operating system.

Several products work with the iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller to simplify and streamline IT operations. Following are some of the tools:

• Dell management plug-in for VMware vCenter

• Dell Repository Manager

• Dell management packs for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and Microsoft System Center Configuration

Manager (SCCM)

• BMC Bladelogic

• Dell OpenManage Essentials/OpenManage Enterprise

• Dell OpenManage Power Center

iDRAC is available in the following variants:

• iDRAC Basic — Available by default for 200-500 series servers

• iDRAC Express — Available by default on all 600 and higher series of rack or tower servers, and all blade servers

• iDRAC Enterprise — Available on all server models

Topics:

• Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller

• Key features

• New in this release

• How to use this guide

• Supported web browsers

• iDRAC licenses

• Licensed features in iDRAC9

• Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC

• iDRAC port information

• Other documents you may need

• Contacting Dell

• Accessing documents from Dell support site

Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller

The benefits include:

• Increased Availability — Early notification of potential or actual failures that help prevent a server failure or reduce recovery time after

failure.

• Improved Productivity and Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) — Extending the reach of administrators to larger numbers of

distant servers can make IT staff more productive while driving down operational costs such as travel.

• Secure Environment — By providing secure access to remote servers, administrators can perform critical management functions

while maintaining server and network security.

• Enhanced Embedded Management through Lifecycle Controller – Lifecycle Controller provides deployment and simplified serviceability

through Lifecycle Controller GUI for local deployment and Remote Services (WSMan) interfaces for remote deployment integrated

with Dell OpenManage Essentials and partner consoles.

For more information about Lifecycle Controller GUI, see Lifecycle Controller User's Guide and for remote services, see Lifecycle

Controller Remote Services Quick Start Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.

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