iDRAC Settings Utility (F2) | Use the iDRAC Settings utility
to perform pre-OS operations. It has a subset of the features that
are available in iDRAC web interface along with other features. To access iDRAC Settings utility, press <F2> during boot and then click iDRAC Settings on the System Setup Main Menu page. |
Lifecycle Controller (F10) | Use Lifecycle Controller to perform iDRAC configurations.
To access Lifecycle Controller, press <F10> during boot and go
to . For more information, see Lifecycle Controller
User’s Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals. |
iDRAC Web Interface | Use the iDRAC web interface to manage iDRAC and
monitor the managed system. The browser connects to the web server
through the HTTPS port. Data streams are encrypted using 128-bit SSL
to provide privacy and integrity. Any connection to the HTTP port
is redirected to HTTPS. Administrators can upload their own SSL certificate
through an SSL CSR generation process to secure the web server. The
default HTTP and HTTPS ports can be changed. The user access is based
on user privileges. |
OpenManage Enterprise (OME) Modular Web Interface | NOTE: This interface is only available for MX platforms. In addition to monitoring and
managing the chassis, use the OME-Modular web interface to: - View the status of a
managed system
- Update iDRAC firmware
- Configure iDRAC network
settings
- Log in to iDRAC web interface
- Start, stop, or reset
the managed system
- Update BIOS, PERC, and
supported network adapters
For more information, see the OME - Modular for PowerEdge MX7000 Chassis User's Guide available at
www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals. |
CMC Web Interface | NOTE: This interface is not available in MX platforms. In addition to monitoring and
managing the chassis, use the CMC web interface to: - View the status of a
managed system
- Update iDRAC firmware
- Configure iDRAC network
settings
- Log in to iDRAC web interface
- Start, stop, or reset
the managed system
- Update BIOS, PERC, and
supported network adapters
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Server LCD Panel/Chassis LCD Panel | Use the LCD on the server front panel to:- View alerts, iDRAC IP
or MAC address, user programmable strings.
- Set DHCP
- Configure iDRAC static
IP settings.
For blade servers, the LCD is on the chassis
front panel and is shared between all the blades. To reset iDRAC without rebooting the server, press and hold the System
Identification button for 16 seconds. NOTE: LCD panel is only available with rack or tower systems that support front bezel. For blade servers, the LCD is on the chassis front panel and is shared between all the blades.
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RACADM | Use this command-line utility to perform iDRAC
and server management. You can use RACADM locally and remotely.- Local RACADM command-line
interface runs on the managed systems that have Server Administrator
installed. Local RACADM communicates with iDRAC through its in-band
IPMI host interface. Since it is installed on the local managed system,
users are required to log in to the operating system to run this utility.
A user must have a full administrator privilege or be a root user
to use this utility.
- Remote RACADM is a client
utility that runs on a management station. It uses the out-of-band
network interface to run RACADM commands on the managed system and
uses the HTTPs channel. The –r option runs
the RACADM command over a network.
- Firmware RACADM is accessible
by logging in to iDRAC using SSH or telnet. You can run the firmware
RACADM commands without specifying the iDRAC IP, user name, or password.
- You do not have to specify
the iDRAC IP, user name, or password to run the firmware RACADM commands.
After you enter the RACADM prompt, you can directly run the commands
without the racadm prefix.
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iDRAC RESTful API and Redfish | The Redfish Scalable Platforms
Management API is a standard defined by the Distributed Management
Task Force (DMTF). Redfish is a next-generation systems management
interface standard, which enables scalable, secure, and open server
management. It is a new interface that uses RESTful interface semantics
to access data that is defined in model format to perform out-of-band
systems management. It is suitable for a wide range of servers ranging
from stand-alone servers to rack mount and bladed environments and
for large scale cloud environments. Redfish provides the following
benefits over existing server management methods:- Increased
simplicity and usability
- High data
security
- Programmable
interface that can be easily scripted
- Follows
widely-used standards
For more information, see the iDRAC Redfish API Guide available at
www.dell.com/idracmanuals. |
WSMan | The LC-Remote Service is based
on the WSMan protocol to do one-to-many systems management tasks.
You must use WSMan client such as WinRM client (Windows) or the OpenWSMan
client (Linux) to use the LC-Remote Services functionality. You can
also use Power Shell or Python to script to the WSMan interface. Web Services for Management (WSMan) is a Simple
Object Access Protocol (SOAP)–based protocol used for systems management.
iDRAC uses WSMan to convey Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)
Common Information Model (CIM)–based management information. The CIM
information defines the semantics and information types that can be
modified in a managed system. The data available through WSMan is
provided by iDRAC instrumentation interface mapped to the DMTF profiles
and extension profiles. For more information, see
the following: |
SSH | Use SSH to run RACADM and SMCLP commands. It
provides the same capabilities as the Telnet console using an encrypted
transport layer for higher security. The SSH service is enabled by
default on iDRAC. The SSH service can be disabled in iDRAC. iDRAC
only supports SSH version 2 with the RSA host key algorithm. A unique
1024-bit RSA host key is generated when you power-up iDRAC for the
first time. |
Telnet | Use Telnet to access iDRAC where you can run RACADM
and SMCLP commands. For details about RACADM, see iDRAC RACADM CLI Guide available at
www.dell.com/idracmanuals. For details about SMCLP, see Using SMCLP. NOTE: Telnet is not a secure
protocol and is disabled by default. Telnet transmits all data, including
passwords in plain text. When transmitting sensitive information,
use the SSH interface. |
VMCLI | Use the Virtual Media Command Line Interface (VMCLI)
to access a remote media through the management station and deploy
operating systems on multiple managed systems. |
IPMITool | Use the IPMITool to access the remote system’s
basic management features through iDRAC. The interface includes local
IPMI, IPMI over LAN, IPMI over Serial, and Serial over LAN. For more
information on IPMITool, see the Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management
Controller Utilities User’s Guide at dell.com/idracmanuals. NOTE: IPMI version
1.5 is not supported. |
SMCLP | Use Server Management Workgroup Server Management-Command
Line Protocol (SMCLP) to perform systems management tasks. This is
available through SSH or Telnet. For more information about SMCLP,
see Using SMCLP. |
NTLM | iDRAC allows NTLM to provide authentication, integrity,
and confidentiality to the users. NT LAN Manager (NTLM) is
a suite of Microsoft security protocols and it works in a Windows
network. |
SMB | iDRAC9 supports the Server Message Block (SMB)
Protocol. This is a network file sharing protocol and the default minimum SMB version supported is 2.0, SMBv1 is no longer supported. |
NFS | iDRAC9 supports Network File System (NFS). This is a distributed filesystem protocol that enables
users to mount remote directories on the servers. |