Administrator Guide

Comparison Matrix – iDRAC, iDRAC with iSM, and OMSA
13 In-band or out-of-band: Advantages of iDRAC and iSM compared to OMSA | ID 423
Category
Feature
iDRAC9
iDRAC9 with iSM
OMSA
Configuration
and Settings
iDRAC settings
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Import/export system configuration
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Power Cap
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Power State Control
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LCD
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Remote full power cycle
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Launch iDRAC GUI from Host Operating System
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Single Sign-On (SSO) with operating system
Credentials into console
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Remote iDRAC reset
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Inventory
and
Monitoring
Operating system Information (operating
system name, version)
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iDRAC Information
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Firmware inventory
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Telemetry Streaming data for analytics
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Logging to operating system logs
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Event notification using Email
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Prescriptive Alert Messages
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SNMP Traps (v1, v2, v3)
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v1 v2 only
SNMPv3 Gets
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Redfish support
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Redfish IPv6 policy and vLAN information
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Hardware Inventory
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iDRAC License management
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view only
View Lifecycle Controller Log
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Crash Screen Capture
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Crash Video Capture (Enterprise)
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Automatic System Recovery (Watchdog timer)
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CLI tools
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Updates
iDRAC FW update
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System component update
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Hard Drive updates (SAS/SATA)
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Serviceability
SupportAssist Anonymous Collection Report
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Automated SupportAssist Log Collection with
operating system and App. Info
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SupportAssist collection with selective
Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
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