Install Guide

Table 2. Supported BIOS version for PowerEdge servers
Server Minimum version
R440 1.0.0 or later
M640 1.0.0 or later
T140 1.0.0 or later
T340 1.0.0 or later
T640 1.0.0 or later
T440 1.0.0 or later
R540 1.0.0 or later
FC640 1.0.0 or later
R6415 1.0.0 or later
R7425 1.0.0 or later
R7415 1.0.0 or later
MX740C 1.0.0 or later
MX840C 1.0.0 or later
R6515 1.0.3 or later
R7515 1.0.3 or later
R6525 1.0.0 or later
Table 3. Supported iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller for deployment
Generation iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
PowerEdge 12th generation servers 2.50.50.50 or later
PowerEdge 13th generation servers 2.50.50.50 or later
PowerEdge 14th generation servers 3.00.00.00 and later
Table 4. BIOS and iDRAC requirements for cloud server
Model BIOS iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
C6320 1.0.2 2.50.50.50 or later
C4130 1.0.2 2.50.50.50 or later
C6420 1.0.0 or later 3.00.00.00 or later
C4140 1.0.0 or later 3.00.00.00 or later
C6525 1.0.0 or later 3.42.42.42 or later
Supported features on PowerEdge servers
The following features are supported on the hosts that are managed by OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter:
Table 5. Supported features on PowerEdge servers
Features Platform
12G and 13G 14G
Hardware Inventory Y Y
Events and Alarms Y (SNMP v1 and v2) Y (SNMP v1 and v2)
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