- Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
- Overview
- Benefits of Using iDRAC7 With Lifecycle Controller
- Key Features
- New In This Release
- How To Use This User's Guide
- Supported Web Browsers
- Managing Licenses
- Licensable Features In iDRAC7
- Interfaces and Protocols to Access iDRAC7
- iDRAC7 Port Information
- Other Documents You May Need
- Social Media Reference
- Contacting Dell
- Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site
- Logging into
iDRAC7
- Logging into iDRAC7 as Local User, Active Directory User, or LDAP User
- Logging into iDRAC7 Using Smart Card
- Logging into iDRAC7 Using Single Sign-on
- Accessing iDRAC7 Using Remote RACADM
- Accessing iDRAC7 Using Local RACADM
- Accessing iDRAC7 Using Firmware RACADM
- Accessing iDRAC7 Using SMCLP
- Logging in to iDRAC7 Using Public Key Authentication
- Multiple iDRAC7 Sessions
- Changing Default Login Password
- Enabling or Disabling Default Password Warning Message
- Setting Up Managed
System and Management Station
- Setting Up iDRAC7 IP Address
- Setting Up Management Station
- Setting Up Managed System
- Configuring Supported Web Browsers
- Updating Device
Firmware
- Downloading Device Firmware
- Updating Firmware Using iDRAC7 Web Interface
- Updating Device Firmware Using RACADM
- Scheduling Automatic Firmware Updates
- Updating Firmware Using CMC Web Interface
- Updating Firmware Using DUP
- Updating Firmware Using Remote RACADM
- Updating Firmware Using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services
- Viewing and Managing Staged Updates
- Rolling Back Device Firmware
- Backing Up Server Profile
- Importing Server Profile
- Monitoring iDRAC7 Using Other Systems Management Tools
- Configuring
iDRAC7
- Viewing iDRAC7 Information
- Modifying Network Settings
- Configuring Services
- Using VNC Client to Manage Remote Server
- Configuring Front Panel Display
- Configuring Time Zone and NTP
- Setting First Boot Device
- Enabling or Disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through
- Obtaining Certificates
- Configuring Multiple iDRAC7s Using RACADM
- Disabling Access to Modify iDRAC7 Configuration Settings on Host System
- Viewing iDRAC7 and Managed System Information
- Viewing Managed System Health and Properties
- Viewing System Inventory
- Viewing Sensor Information
- Checking the System for Fresh Air Compliance
- Viewing Historical Temperature Data
- Inventory and Monitoring Storage Devices
- Inventory and Monitoring Network Devices
- Inventory and Monitoring FC HBA Devices
- Viewing FlexAddress Mezzanine Card Fabric Connections
- Viewing or Terminating iDRAC7 Sessions
- Setting Up iDRAC7
Communication
- Communicating
With iDRAC7 Through Serial Connection Using DB9 Cable
- Configuring BIOS For Serial Connection
- Enabling RAC Serial Connection
- Enabling IPMI Serial Connection Basic and Terminal Modes
- Switching Between RAC Serial and Serial Console While Using DB9 Cable
- Communicating With iDRAC7 Using IPMI SOL
- Communicating With iDRAC7 Using IPMI Over LAN
- Enabling or Disabling Remote RACADM
- Disabling Local RACADM
- Enabling IPMI on Managed System
- Configuring Linux for Serial Console During Boot
- Supported SSH Cryptography Schemes
- Communicating
With iDRAC7 Through Serial Connection Using DB9 Cable
- Configuring User Accounts and Privileges
- Configuring Local Users
- Configuring
Active Directory Users
- Prerequisites for Using Active Directory Authentication for iDRAC7
- Supported Active Directory Authentication Mechanisms
- Standard Schema Active Directory Overview
- Configuring Standard Schema Active Directory
- Extended Schema Active Directory Overview
- Configuring Extended Schema Active Directory
- Extending Active Directory Schema
- Installing Dell Extension to the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In
- Adding iDRAC7 Users and Privileges to Active Directory
- Configuring Active Directory With Extended Schema Using iDRAC7 Web Interface
- Configuring Active Directory With Extended Schema Using RACADM
- Testing Active Directory Settings
- Configuring Generic LDAP Users
- Configuring
iDRAC7 for Single Sign-On or Smart Card Login
- Prerequisites for Active Directory Single Sign-On or Smart Card Login
- Configuring iDRAC7 SSO Login for Active Directory Users
- Configuring iDRAC7 Smart Card Login for Local Users
- Configuring iDRAC7 Smart Card Login for Active Directory Users
- Enabling or Disabling Smart Card Login
- Configuring iDRAC7 to Send Alerts
- Managing Logs
- Monitoring and Managing Power
- Configuring and Using Virtual Console
- Supported Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates
- Configuring Web Browsers to Use Virtual Console
- Configuring Virtual Console
- Previewing Virtual Console
- Launching Virtual Console
- Using Virtual Console Viewer
- Managing Virtual Media
- Installing and Using VMCLI Utility
- Managing vFlash SD Card
- Configuring vFlash SD Card
- Managing vFlash Partitions
- Using SMCLP
- Using iDRAC Service Module
- Deploying Operating Systems
- Troubleshooting Managed System Using iDRAC7
- Using Diagnostic Console
- Viewing Post Codes
- Viewing Boot and Crash Capture Videos
- Viewing Logs
- Viewing Last System Crash Screen
- Viewing Front Panel Status
- Hardware Trouble Indicators
- Viewing System Health
- Generating Tech Support Report
- Checking Server Status Screen for Error Messages
- Restarting iDRAC7
- Resetting iDRAC7 to Factory Default Settings
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Use Case Scenarios
- Troubleshooting An Inaccessible Managed System
- Obtaining System Information and Assess System Health
- Setting Up Alerts and Configuring Email Alerts
- Viewing and Exporting Lifecycle Log and System Event Log
- Interfaces to Update iDRAC Firmware
- Performing Graceful Shutdown
- Creating New Administrator User Account
- Launching Server's Remote Console and Mounting a USB Drive
- Installing Bare Metal OS Using Attached Virtual Media and Remote File Share
- Managing Rack Density
- Installing New Electronic License
- Applying I/O Identity Configuration Settings for Multiple Network Cards in Single Host System Reboot
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) Version 1.50.50 User's Guide
Licensable Features In iDRAC7
The following table provides the iDRAC7 features that are enabled based on the license purchased.
|
Feature |
Basic Management with IPMI |
iDRAC7 Express (Rack and Tower Servers) |
iDRAC7 Express (for Blade Servers) |
iDRAC7 Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interface and Standards Support |
||||
|
IPMI 2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Web-based interface [1] |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
SNMP |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
WS-MAN |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
SMASH-CLP (SSH) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
RACADM (SSH, Local, and Remote) [1] |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Telnet |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Connectivity |
||||
|
Shared or Failover Network Modes (rack and tower servers only) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Dedicated NIC |
No |
No |
Yes [ 2] |
Yes [2,6] |
|
DNS |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
VLAN Tagging |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
IPv4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
IPv6 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Dynamic DNS |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Security and Authentication |
||||
|
Role-based authority |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Local Users |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Directory Services (Active Directory and Generic LDAP) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
SSL Encryption |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Two-factor Authentication [3] |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Single Sign-On (SSO) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
PK Authentication (for SSH) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Security Lockout |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Remote Management and Remediation |
||||
|
Embedded Diagnostic |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Serial Over LAN (with proxy) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Serial Over LAN (no proxy) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Crash Screen capture |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Crash Video Capture |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Boot Capture |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Virtual Media [4] |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Virtual Console [4] |
No |
No |
Yes [5] |
Yes |
|
Console Collaboration [4] |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Virtual Folder |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Virtual Console chat |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Remote File Share |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
vFlash [6] |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
vFlash Partitions [6] |
No- |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Auto-discovery |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Backup Server Profile |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Parts Replacement [8] |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Network Time Protocol (NTP) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Scheduled Updates |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
VNC Server |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Monitoring and Power |
||||
|
Sensor monitoring and alerting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Device Monitoring |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Storage Monitoring |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Individual CPU and memory sensors |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
E-mail Alerts |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Historical Power counters |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Power capping |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Real-time power monitoring |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Real-time power graphing |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
iDRAC Service Module |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Tech Support Report |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Logging |
||||
|
System Event Log |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
RAC Log [7] |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Trace Log [7] |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Remote Syslog |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
[1] iDRAC7 license management and firmware update functionality is always available through iDRAC7 Web interface and RACADM.
[2] All blade servers use dedicated NIC for iDRAC7 at all times, but the speed is limited to 100 Mbps. GIGABYTE Ethernet card does not work on blade servers due to limitations of the chassis, but works on rack and tower servers with Enterprise license. Shared LOM is not enabled for blade servers.
[3] Two-factor authentication is available through Active-X and therefore only supports Internet Explorer.
[4] Virtual Console and Virtual Media are available through both Java and Active-X plug-ins.
[5] Single user Virtual Console with remote launch.
[6] On some systems the optional iDRAC7 ports card is required.
[7] RAC and trace logs are available in Base version through WS-MAN.
[8] Parts Replacement is a Lifecycle Controller feature that simplifies the process of replacing a failed part by restoring the firmware level and configuration for the replacement part. For more information, see Dell Lifecycle Controller User's Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
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