Practices Guide

Lifecycle Controller Integration―Best Practices Specification

Recommendation:

Change the Telnet attributes prior to setting the SerialRedirection.Enable attribute. Or, if using

input XML, have the Telnet attributes before the SerialRedirection.Enable attribute.

3.7 Never Unplug Hardware During Updates

Users should not unplug any hardware during critical remote enablement (RE) updates. This may result

in unexpected behaviors.

As an example, unplugging a USB key during critical updates may cause a Red Screen of Death (RSOD).

3.8 Express Versus Enterprise iDRACs

There are four levels of iDRAC licensing as follows:

1) Basic

2) Express (Monolithic)

3) Express for blades(Modular)

4) Enterprise

One method of determining the level on a system is to perform an enumeration of the

DCIM_iDRACCardView class. Example results are shown for reference.

Monolithic:

DCIM_iDRACCardView

FQDD = iDRAC.Embedded.1-1

FirmwareVersion = 1.00.00

GUID = 3132334f-c0b7-3480-3510-00364c4c454

IPMIVersion = 2.0

InstanceID = iDRAC.Embedded.1-1#IDRACinfo

LANEnabledState = 1

LastSystemInventoryTime = 20120302092309.000000+000

LastUpdateTime = 20120305233206.000000+000

Model = Enterprise

PermanentMACAddress = 78:2b:cb:54:54:11

ProductDescription = This system component provides a complete set of remote management

functions

for Dell PowerEdge servers

SOLEnabledState = 1

Modular:

DCIM_iDRACCardView

FQDD = iDRAC.Embedded.1-1