User's Manual

Remote Service Features 67
What’s New in Remote Services 1.3
These are the new features introduced in 1.3:
• Auto-Discovery enhancements
• Remote firmware inventory and update
• Operating system deployment using Dell-licensed vFlash
•Part replacement
Auto-Discovery
The Auto-Discovery feature allows newly installed servers to automatically
discover the remote management console that hosts the Provisioning Server.
The Provisioning Server provides custom administrative user credentials to
the iDRAC so that the unprovisioned server can be discovered and managed
by the management console.
When Auto-Discovery is enabled, the iDRAC6 requests an IP address from
DHCP and either acquires the name of the Provisioning Server host and/or
subsequently resolves the address through DNS. After acquiring the
Provisioning Server host address, the iDRAC6 securely handshakes before
acquiring custom administrative account credentials. The iDRAC can now be
managed through its newly acquired credentials to perform operations, such
as remote operating system deployment.
If you ordered a Dell system with the Auto-Discovery feature Enabled
(factory default setting is Disabled), then the iDRAC will be delivered with
DHCP-enabled and no enabled user accounts. If the auto-discovery feature is
set to Disabled, you can manually enable this feature and disable the default
administrative account from the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility when
booting your system. For more information on Enabling and Disabling Auto-
Discovery feature, see "Auto-Discovery Configuration."
Configuring DHCP/DNS
Before adding your Dell system to the network and utilizing the Auto-
Discovery feature, ensure that Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) server/Domain Name System (DNS) are configured with added
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