Users Guide

Working with BMC/iDRAC 121
Working With the Baseboard
Management Controller/Integrated
Dell Remote Access Controller
NOTE: Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) is supported in Dell™
PowerEdge
™ x8xx and x9xx systems and Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
(iDRAC) is supported in Dell xx0x systems only.
Overview
The Dell systems baseboard management controller (BMC)/Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) monitors the system for critical events by
communicating with various sensors on the system board and sends alerts and
log events when certain parameters exceed their preset thresholds. The
BMC/iDRAC supports the industry-standard Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI) specification, enabling you to configure,
monitor, and recover systems remotely.
Table 8-1 lists the GUI field names and the applicable system, when Server
Administrator is installed on the system.
Server Administrator allows remote, in-band access to event logs, power
control, and sensor status information and provides the ability to configure
the BMC/iDRAC. You can manage BMC/iDRAC through the Server
Table 8-1. System Availability for the Following GUI Field Names
GUI Field Name Applicable System
Modular Enclosure
Modular System
Server module
Modular System
Main System
Modular System
System
Non-Modular System
Main system Chassis
Non-Modular System
BMC
Dell PowerEdge x8xx and x9xx Systems
iDRAC
Dell xx0x Systems
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