Supported Integrated Dell Remote Access Controllers and solutions
The PowerEdge embedded server management solution, Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller, helps IT administrators to speed up the essential management tasks, it increases the availability of your servers, and reduces your IT operational expenses.
With powerful, easy-to-use, remote management and configuration options, iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller alerts IT administrators when an issue occurs, enables streamlined local and remote server management, and reduces or eliminates the need for administrators to physically go to the server even if the server is not operational.
iDRAC includes the following:
Graphical User Interface(GUI), Command-Line Interface(CLI), and WS-Man
Server instrumentation
Operating system Integration
Manage storage devices.
Overview
All versions of iDRAC9 including Basic, Express, and Enterprise which ship from the factory with a default static IP address. This is a preferred and a known method. However,
Dell Technologies also offers two options to better fit into an existing environment of the customer.
Auto-discovery or
DHCP can be set from the factory to enable you to access iDRAC and remotely configure your server.
iDRAC9 Management Traffic – Dedicated NIC or Shared LOM
For certain PowerEdge servers, you have the option to choose the network interface they want to route iDRAC traffic – either the default
Dedicated NIC for the iDRAC itself or through the
Shared LOM that is also used by the server.
Dell Technologies recommends placing the iDRAC on a separate management network for best iDRAC security. However, you can also route iDRAC management traffic over the shared LOM. Select the
Shared LOM option if you want to ensure that this feature is enabled at the
Dell Technologies factory. There is no additional charge to enable
Shared LOM at the time of order. The servers which support the option of selecting shared LOM for iDRAC management traffic are the following:
R740
R740xd
T640
R940
C6420
DRAC also logs event data and the most recent crash screen for systems running only the Microsoft Windows operating system to help diagnose the probable cause of a system crash.
For more information, see the Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide or the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide on the
Dell Support site.