Users Guide
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Working with remote access controller
The 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)
specication, enabling you to congure, monitor, and recover systems remotely.
NOTE: The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is supported on the 10th generation PowerEdge and later
systems.
The DRAC is a systems management hardware and software solution designed to provide remote management capabilities, crashed
system recovery, and power control functions for the systems.
By communicating with the system’s baseboard management controller (BMC)/Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC),
the DRAC can be congured to send you email alerts for warnings or errors related to voltages, temperatures, and fan speeds. The
DRAC also logs event data and the most recent failure screen (available only on systems running Microsoft Windows operating
system) to help you diagnose the probable cause of a system failure.
The Remote Access Controller provides remote access to an inoperable system, allowing you to get the system up and running as
quickly as possible. The Remote Access Controller also provides alert notication when a system is down and allows you to remotely
restart a system. Also, the Remote Access Controller logs the probable cause of system fails and saves the most recent crash
screen.
You can log in to the Remote Access Controller through the Server Administrator home page or by directly accessing the controller's
IP address using a supported browser.
When using the Remote Access Controller, you can click Help for more detailed information about the specic window you are
viewing. Remote Access Controller help is available for all windows accessible to the user based on the user privilege level and the
specic hardware and software groups that Server Administrator discovers on the managed system.
NOTE: For more information about the BMC, see the
Dell EMC OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller User's
Guide
at dell.com/systemsecuritymanuals.
NOTE: For detailed information on conguring and using the iDRAC, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
User
’
s Guide
at dell.com/systemsecuritymanuals.
The following table lists the graphical user interface (GUI) eld names and the applicable system, when Server Administrator is
installed on the system.
Table 11. GUI Field Names And The Applicable System
GUI Field Name Applicable System
Modular Enclosure Modular system
Server Modules Modular system
Main System Modular system
System Non-modular system
Main System Chassis Non-modular system
For more information on the systems support for remote access devices, see the Dell EMC Systems Software Support Matrix
available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Server Administrator allows remote, in-band access to event logs, power control, and sensor status information and provides the
ability to congure the BMC/iDRAC. To manage BMC/iDRAC and DRAC through the Server Administrator graphical user interface
(GUI), click the Remote Access object, which is a subcomponent of the Main System Chassis/Main System group.
You can perform the following tasks:
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