Users Guide

Interface or Protocol Description
IPMITool Use the IPMITool to access the remote system’s basic management features through iDRAC. The interface
includes local IPMI, IPMI over LAN, IPMI over Serial, and Serial over LAN. For more information on IPMITool,
see the Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User’s Guide at dell.com/
idracmanuals.
NOTE: IPMI version 1.5 is not supported.
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.
NTLM iDRAC allows NTLM to provide authentication, integrity, and confidentiality to the users. NT LAN Manager
(NTLM) is a suite of Microsoft security protocols and it works in a Windows network.
SMB iDRAC9 supports the Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol. This is a network file sharing protocol and the
default minimum SMB version supported is 2.0, SMBv1 is no longer supported.
NFS iDRAC9 supports Network File System (NFS). This is a distributed filesystem protocol that enables users
to mount remote directories on the servers.
iDRAC port information
The following table lists the ports that are required to remotely access iDRAC through firewall. These are the default ports iDRAC listens
to for connections. Optionally, you can modify most of the ports. To modify ports, see Configuring services.
Table 5. Ports iDRAC listens for connections
Port
number
Type Function
Configurable
port
Maximum Encryption Level
22 TCP SSH Yes 256-bit SSL
23 TCP TELNET Yes None
80 TCP HTTP Yes None
161 UDP SNMP Agent Yes None
443 TCP HTTPS Yes 256-bit SSL
623 UDP RMCP/RMCP+ No 128-bit SSL
5900 TCP Virtual console keyboard and mouse redirection,
Virtual Media, Virtual folders, and Remote File Share
Yes 128-bit SSL
5901 TCP VNC Yes 128-bit SSL
NOTE: Port 5901 opens when VNC feature is enabled.
The following table lists the ports that iDRAC uses as a client:
Table 6. Ports iDRAC uses as client
Port
number
Type Function Configurable
port
Maximum Encryption Level
25 TCP SMTP Yes None
53 UDP DNS No None
68 UDP DHCP-assigned IP address No None
69 TFTP TFTP No None
123 UDP Network Time Protocol (NTP) No None
162 UDP SNMP trap Yes None
445 TCP Common Internet File System (CIFS) No None
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