Reference Guide

– xx is the iDRAC firmware version

– yy is the power & thermal table version

– zz is the Lifecycle Controller version

For 13

generation of Dell PowerEdge servers, the iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller firmware is a single

image.

NOTE: A single iDRAC firmware is used across Dell’s 12th and 13th generation PowerEdge servers.

iDRAC ships from the factory with a default, static IP address, with either Express or Enterprise licenses.

This is a preferred and known method. However, Dell also offers two additional options to better fit into a

certain customer IT environments: DHCP or Provisioning Server. Either of which can be set from the

factory to allow you to access the iDRAC and remotely configure your server. Only one setting is possible

There is no charge for any of these options.

• Static

iDRAC will ship with the factory default static IP address 192.168.0.120

• DHCP

This option is for customers who have a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server already

installed in their data center environment. The DHCP server can automatically assign the IP address,

gateway, and subnet mask to a server’s iDRAC . DHCP should also be selected if using iDRAC Auto

Config or OpenManage Essentials Configuration Manager to automate server provisioning. Please

select this option if you would like to ensure that this feature is enabled at the Dell factory. Again,

there is no charge to enable the “DHCP” option at time of order.

• Provisioning Server

The Provisioning Server option is for customers that have some type of provisioning server already

installed in their data center environment. A provisioning server manages and automates the

deployment or upgrade of an operating system and applications to a Dell PowerEdge server. By

enabling the “Provisioning Server” option, the servers will — upon first boot — search for a

provisioning server to take control and begin the automated deployment or update process. Please

select this option if you would like to ensure that this feature is enabled at the Dell factory. Again,

there is no charge to enable the “Provisioning Server” option at time of order.

iDRAC8 Management Traffic – Dedicated NIC or Shared LOM

For certain 13th generation of Dell’s PowerEdge servers, you have the option to choose the network

interface they wish to route iDRAC traffic – either the default Dedicated NIC for the iDRAC itself or

through the Shared LOM that is also used by the server. Dell recommends to place the iDRAC’s on a

separate management network for best iDRAC security. However, you can also route iDRAC

management traffic over the shared LOM. Select the shared LOM option if you may want to ensure that

this feature is enabled at the Dell factory. There is no additional charge to enable shared LOM at the time

of order. The servers which support the option of selecting shared LOM for iDRAC management traffic

are:

• R730

• R730xd

• T630

• R630

• FC630

• FC830