Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module Security Configuration Guide

Physical interfaces

iSM needs network connectivity to use the SupportAssist-on-the-Box feature that can connect to the Dell EMC support site. iSM uses the operating system to BMC pass through in USBNIC mode for communication with iDRAC. This is a wired connection embedded on the motherboard. This device is emulated as a network interface on the operating system. This uses link local IPv4 or IPv6 addresses and is therefore not routable.