Licensed features
in iDRAC7 and iDRAC8
The following
table lists the iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 features that are enabled based
on the license purchased:
Table 1. Licensed features
in iDRAC7 and iDRAC8Licensed features
in iDRAC7 and iDRAC8
Feature |
Basic Management (iDRAC7) |
iDRAC8 Basic |
iDRAC7 Express |
iDRAC8 Express |
iDRAC7 Express for Blades |
iDRAC8 Express for Blades |
iDRAC7 Enterprise |
iDRAC8 Enterprise |
Interfaces / Standards |
IPMI 2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
DCMI 1.5 |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Web-based
GUI |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
RACADM command
line (local/remote) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Redfish | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SMASH-CLP
(SSH-only) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Telnet |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
SSH |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
WSMAN |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Network
Time Protocol |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Connectivity |
Shared NIC
(LOM) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
Dedicated
NIC1 |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes2 |
VLAN tagging |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IPv4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IPv6 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
DHCP |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Dynamic
DNS |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
OS pass-through |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Front panel
USB |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Security |
Role-based
authority |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Local users |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
SSL encryption |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IP blocking |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Directory
services (AD, LDAP) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Two-factor
authentication (smart card) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Single sign-On
(kerberos) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
PK authentication
(for SSH) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Remote Presence |
Power control |
Yes4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Boot control |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Serial-over-LAN |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Virtual
Media |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Virtual
Folders |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Remote File
Share |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Virtual
Console |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Single user |
Single user |
Yes |
6 users |
VNC connection
to OS |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Quality/bandwidth
control |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Virtual
Console collaboration (up to six simultaneous users) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Virtual
Console chat |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Virtual
Flash partitions |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes 1,2 |
Power and Thermal |
Automatic power on after loss |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Real-time
power meter |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Power thresholds
and alerts (includes headroom) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Real-time
power graphing |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Historical
power counters |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Power capping |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Power Center
integration |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Temperature
monitoring |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Temperature
graphing |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Health Monitoring |
Full agent-free
monitoring |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Predictive
failure monitoring |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
SNMPv1,
v2, and v3 (traps and gets) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Email Alerting |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Configurable
thresholds |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Fan monitoring |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Power Supply
monitoring |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Memory monitoring |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
CPU monitoring |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
RAID monitoring |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
NIC monitoring |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
HD monitoring
(enclosure) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Out of Band
Performance Monitoring |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Update |
Remote agent-free
update |
Yes3 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Embedded
update tools |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Sync with
repository (scheduled updates) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Auto-update |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Deployment and Configuration |
Embedded
OS deployment tools |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Embedded
configuration tools (iDRAC Settings Utility) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Embedded configuration wizards (Lifecycle Controller wizards) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Auto-Discovery |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Remote OS
deployment |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Embedded
driver pack |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Full configuration
inventory |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Inventory
export |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Remote configuration |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Zero-touch
configuration |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
System Retire/Repurpose |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Diagnostics, Service,
and Logging |
Embedded
diagnostic tools |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Part Replacement |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Server Configuration
Backup |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Server Configuration
Restore |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Easy Restore
(system configuration) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Health LED
/ LCD |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Quick Sync
(require NFC bezel) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
No |
Yes |
iDRAC Direct
(front USB management port) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
iDRAC Service
Module (iSM) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
SupportAssist Collection (embedded) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Crash screen
capture5 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Crash video
capture5 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Boot capture |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Manual reset
for iDRAC |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Virtual
NMI |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
OS watchdog |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Embedded
Health Report |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
System Event
Log |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Lifecycle
Log |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Work notes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Remote Syslog |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
License
management |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
[1] Requires vFlash SD card media.
[2] 500 series and lower rack and tower servers require
a hardware card to enable this feature; this hardware is offered at
additional cost.
[3]
Remote agent-free update feature is available only using IPMI.
[4] Available only using IPMI.
[5] Requires OMSA agent on
target server.