NOTE: Some of the features
are available only with iDRAC Enterprise license. For information
on the features available for a license, see iDRAC licenses.
Inventory and Monitoring
View managed server health.
Inventory and monitor
network adapters and storage subsystem (PERC and direct attached storage)
without any operating system agents.
View and export system
inventory.
View sensor information
such as temperature, voltage, and intrusion.
Monitor CPU state, processor
automatic throttling, and predictive failure.
View memory information.
Monitor and control power
usage.
Support for SNMPv3 gets
and alerts.
For blade servers: launch
Management Module web interface, view OpenManage Enterprise (OME) Modular information,
and WWN/MAC addresses.
NOTE: CMC provides access
to iDRAC through the M1000E Chassis LCD panel and local console connections.
For more information, see Chassis Management Controller User's Guide available at www.dell.com/cmcmanuals.
View network interfaces
available on host operating systems.
iDRAC9 provides improved
monitoring and management functionality with Quick Sync 2. You need
OpenManage Mobile app configured in your Android or iOS mobile device.
Deployment
Manage vFlash SD card
partitions.
Configure front panel
display settings.
Manage iDRAC network
settings.
Configure and use virtual
console and virtual media.
Deploy operating systems
using remote file share, virtual media, and VMCLI.
Enable auto-discovery.
Perform server configuration
using the export or import XML or JSON profile feature through RACADM,
WSMan and Redfish. For more information, see Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Quick Start Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Configure persistence
policy for virtual addresses, initiator, and storage targets.
Remotely configure storage
devices attached to the system at run-time.
Perform the following
operations for storage devices:
Physical disks: Assign
or unassign physical disk as a global hot spare.
Virtual disks:
Create virtual disks.
Edit virtual disks cache
policies.
Check virtual disk consistency.
Initialize virtual disks.
Encrypt virtual disks.
Assign or unassign dedicated
hot spare.
Delete virtual disks.
Controllers:
Configure controller
properties.
Import or auto-import
foreign configuration.
Clear foreign configuration.
Reset controller configuration.
Create or change security
keys.
PCIe SSD devices:
Inventory and remotely
monitor the health of PCIe SSD devices in the server.
Prepare the PCIe SSD
to be removed.
Securely erase the data.
Set the backplane mode
(unified or split mode).
Blink or unblink component
LEDs.
Apply the device settings
immediately, at next system reboot, at a scheduled time, or as a pending
operation to be applied as a batch as part of the single job.
Update
Manage iDRAC licenses.
Update BIOS and device
firmware for devices supported by Lifecycle Controller.
Update or rollback iDRAC
firmware and Lifecycle Controller firmware using a single firmware
image.
Manage staged updates.
Back up and restore server
profile.
Access iDRAC interface
over direct USB connection.
Configure iDRAC using
Server Configuration Profiles on USB device.
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Perform power-related
operations and monitor power consumption.
Optimize system performance
and power consumption by modifying the thermal settings.
No dependency on OpenManage
Server Administrator for generation of alerts.
Log event data: Lifecycle
and RAC logs.
Set email alerts, IPMI
alerts, remote system logs, WS Eventing logs, Redfish event, and SNMP
traps (v1, v2c, and v3) for events and improved email alert notification.
Capture last system crash
image.
View boot and crash capture
videos.
Out-of-band monitor and
alert the performance index of CPU, memory, and I/O modules.
Configure warning threshold
for inlet temperature and power consumption.
Use iDRAC Service Module
to:
View operating system
information.
Replicate Lifecycle Controller
logs to operating system logs.
Automatic system recovery
options.
Enable or disable status of Full Power Cycle for
all System components except the PSU.
Remotely hard-reset iDRAC
Enable in-band iDRAC
SNMP alerts
Access iDRAC using host
OS (experimental feature)
Populate Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI) information.
Integrate with SupportAssist
collection. This is applicable only if iDRAC Service Module Version
2.0 or later is installed.
Prepare to remove NVMe
PCIe SSD.
Generate SupportAssist
collection in the following ways:
Automatic — Using iDRAC
Service Module that automatically invokes the OS Collector tool.
Dell Best Practices regarding iDRAC
iDRACs are intended to
be on a separate management network; they are not designed nor intended
to be placed on or connected to the internet. Doing so could expose
the connected system to security and other risks for which Dell is
not responsible.
Along with locating iDRACs
on a separate management subnet, users should isolate the management
subnet/vLAN with technologies such as firewalls, and limit access
to the subnet/vLAN to authorized server administrators.
Secure Connectivity
Securing access to critical network resources is a
priority. iDRAC implements a range of security features that includes:
Custom signing certificate
for Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate.
Signed firmware updates.
User authentication through
Microsoft Active Directory, generic Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP) Directory Service, or locally administered user IDs and passwords.
Two-factor authentication
using the Smart–Card logon feature. The two-factor authentication
is based on the physical smart card and the smart card PIN.
Single Sign-On and Public
Key Authentication.
Role-based authorization,
to configure specific privileges for each user.
SNMPv3 authentication
for user accounts stored locally in the iDRAC. It is recommended to
use this, but it is disabled by default.
User ID and password
configuration.
Default login password
modification.
Set user passwords and
BIOS passwords using one-way hash format for improved security.
FIPS 140-2 Level 1 capability.
Support for TLS 1.2,
1.1, and 1.0. To enhance security, default setting is TLS 1.1 and
higher.
SMCLP and web interfaces
that support 128 bit and 40-bit encryption (for countries where 128
bit is not acceptable), using the TLS 1.2 standard.
NOTE: To ensure a secure
connection, Dell recommends using TLS 1.1 and higher.
Session time-out configuration
(in seconds).
Configurable IP ports
(for HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, Telnet, Virtual Console, and Virtual Media).
NOTE: Telnet does not support
SSL encryption and is disabled by default.
Secure Shell (SSH) that
uses an encrypted transport layer for higher security.
Login failure limits
per IP address, with login blocking from that IP address when the
limit is exceeded.
Limited IP address range
for clients connecting to iDRAC.
Dedicated Gigabit Ethernet
adapter available on rack and tower servers (additional hardware may
be required).
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