Dell iDRAC for Blade Servers Version 1.0 User guide

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Contents 3
Contents
1 iDRAC Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
iDRAC Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
iDRAC Security Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Supported Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Supported Operating Systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Supported Web Browsers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Supported Remote Access Connections
. . . . . . . . 24
iDRAC Ports
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Other Documents You May Need
. . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2 Configuring the iDRAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Interfaces for Configuring the iDRAC
. . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuration Tasks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Configure the Management Station
. . . . . . . . 30
Configure iDRAC Networking
. . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configure iDRAC Users
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Configure Active Directory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Configure IP Filtering and IP Blocking
. . . . . . . 31
Configure Platform Events
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4 Contents
Configure Serial Over LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configure iDRAC Services
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configure Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
. . . . . . 32
Configure Virtual Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Install the Managed Server Software
. . . . . . . 33
Configure the Managed Server for the Last
Crash Screen Feature
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Configuring Networking Using the CMC Web
Interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Updating the iDRAC Firmware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Downloading the Firmware or Update
Package
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Execute the Firmware Update
. . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the DOS Update Utility
. . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Verifying the Digital Signature
. . . . . . . . . . . 36
3 Configuring the Management Station . . . 41
Management Station Set Up Steps . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Management Station Network Requirements
. . . . . 41
Configuring a Supported Web Browser . . . . . . . . . 42
Configuring Your Web Browser to Connect to
the Web Interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Adding iDRAC to the List of Trusted Domains
. . . 43
Viewing Localized Versions of the
Web Interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting the Locale in Linux
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Disabling the Whitelist Feature in Firefox
. . . . . 45
Installing a Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
. . . . . . 46
Contents 5
Installing Telnet or SSH Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Telnet with iDRAC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring the Backspace Key For Your
Telnet Session
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
SSH With iDRAC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Installing a TFTP Server
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Installing Dell OpenManage
â„¢
IT Assistant . . . . . . 50
4 Configuring the Managed Server . . . . . . 51
Installing the Software on the Managed Server . . . . 51
Configuring the Managed Server to Capture the
Last Crash Screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Disabling the Windows Automatic Reboot Option
. . . 53
5 Configuring the iDRAC Using the
Web Interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Accessing the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Logging In
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Logging Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Configuring the iDRAC NIC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Configuring the Network and IPMI
LAN Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Configuring IP Filtering and IP Blocking
. . . . . . 60
Configuring Platform Events
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Configuring Platform Event Filters (PEF)
. . . . . . 62
Configuring Platform Event Traps (PET)
. . . . . . 63
Configuring E-Mail Alerts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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Configuring IPMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Adding and Configuring iDRAC Users
. . . . . . . . . . 65
Securing iDRAC Communications Using SSL and
Digital Certificates
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
. . . . . . . . . 70
Accessing the SSL Main Menu
. . . . . . . . . . 70
Generating a New Certificate Signing
Request
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Uploading a Server Certificate
. . . . . . . . . . . 73
Viewing a Server Certificate
. . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Configuring and Managing Active Directory
Certificates
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Configuring Active Directory (Standard
Schema and Extended Schema)
. . . . . . . . . . 75
Uploading an Active Directory CA Certificate
. . . 79
Downloading an iDRAC Server Certificate
. . . . . 80
Viewing an Active Directory CA Certificate
. . . . 80
Configuring Serial Over LAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Configuring iDRAC Services
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Updating the iDRAC Firmware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Recovering iDRAC Firmware Using the CMC
. . . 86
6 Using the iDRAC with Microsoft
Active Directory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Advantages and Disadvantages of Extended
Schema and Standard Schema
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Contents 7
Extended Schema Active Directory Overview . . . . . 90
Active Directory Schema Extensions
. . . . . . . 90
Overview of the RAC Schema Extensions
. . . . . 91
Active Directory Object Overview
. . . . . . . . . 91
Configuring Extended Schema Active Directory
to Access Your iDRAC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Extending the Active Directory Schema
. . . . . . 95
Installing the Dell Extension to the Active
Directory Users and Computers Snap-In
. . . . . 101
Adding iDRAC Users and Privileges to
Active Directory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Configuring the iDRAC With Extended Schema
Active Directory Using the Web Interface
. . . . . 104
Configuring the iDRAC With Extended Schema
Active Directory Using RACADM
. . . . . . . . . 106
Configuring the iDRAC With Extended Schema
Active Directory and SM-CLP
. . . . . . . . . . . 107
Active Directory Standard Schema Overview
. . . . . 108
Configuring Standard Schema Active Directory
to Access Your iDRAC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Configuring the iDRAC With Standard Schema
Active Directory and the Web Interface
. . . . . . 110
Configuring the iDRAC With Standard Schema
Active Directory and RACADM
. . . . . . . . . . 112
Configuring the iDRAC With Standard Schema
Active Directory and SM-CLP
. . . . . . . . . . . 113
Enabling SSL on a Domain Controller
. . . . . . . . . 115
Exporting the Domain Controller Root CA
Certificate
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Importing the iDRAC Firmware SSL
Certificate
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Using Active Directory to Log In To the iDRAC
. . . . . 118
Frequently Asked Questions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
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7 Using GUI Console Redirection . . . . . . . 121
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Using Console Redirection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Supported Screen Resolutions and
Refresh Rates
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Configuring Your Management Station
. . . . . . 122
Configuring Console Redirection in the iDRAC
Web Interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Configuring Console Redirection in the SM-CLP
Command Line Interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Opening a Console Redirection Session
. . . . . . 125
Using the Video Viewer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Synchronizing the Mouse Pointers
. . . . . . . . 130
Disabling or Enabling Local Console
. . . . . . . . 131
Frequently Asked Questions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
8 Configuring and Using Virtual Media . . . . . 137
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Windows-Based Management Station
. . . . . . 138
Linux-Based Management Station
. . . . . . . . . 139
Configuring Virtual Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Running Virtual Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Booting From Virtual Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Installing Operating Systems Using Virtual
Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Using Virtual Media When the Server’s
Operating System Is Running
. . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Frequently Asked Questions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Contents 9
9 Using the Local RACADM Command
Line Interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Using the RACADM Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
RACADM Subcommands
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Using the RACADM Utility to Configure the iDRAC
. . . 151
Displaying Current iDRAC Settings
. . . . . . . . 151
Managing iDRAC Users with RACADM
. . . . . . 152
Adding an iDRAC User
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Enabling an iDRAC User With Permissions
. . . . 153
Removing an iDRAC User
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Testing E-mail Alerting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Testing the iDRAC SNMP Trap Alert Feature
. . . 155
Configuring iDRAC Network Properties
. . . . . . 155
Configuring IPMI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Configuring PEF
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Configuring PET
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Configuring IP Filtering (IpRange)
. . . . . . . . . 161
Configuring IP Filtering
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Configuring IP Blocking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Configuring iDRAC Telnet and SSH Services
Using Local RACADM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Using an iDRAC Configuration File
. . . . . . . . . . . 166
Creating an iDRAC Configuration File
. . . . . . . 166
Configuration File Syntax
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Modifying the iDRAC IP Address in a
Configuration File
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Loading the Configuration File Into the iDRAC
. . . 170
Configuring Multiple iDRACs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
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10 Using the iDRAC SM-CLP Command
Line Interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
System Management With SM-CLP . . . . . . . . . . . 173
iDRAC SM-CLP Support
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
SM-CLP Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Navigating the MAP Address Space
. . . . . . . . . . 177
Targets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Using the Show Verb
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Using the -display Option
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Using the -level Option
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Using the -output Option
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
iDRAC SM-CLP Examples
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Server Power Management
. . . . . . . . . . . . 180
SEL Management
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
MAP Target Navigation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Setting the iDRAC IP Address, Subnet Mask,
and Gateway Address
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Updating the iDRAC Firmware Using SM-CLP
. . . 184
Using Serial Over LAN (SOL) With Telnet or SSH
. . . . 185
Using SOL Over Telnet With HyperTerminal
on Microsoft
®
Windows
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Using SOL Over Telnet With Linux
. . . . . . . . . 186
Using SOL Over SSH
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Contents 11
11 Deploying Your Operating System
Using iVM-CLI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Remote System Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . 187
Network Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Creating a Bootable Image File
. . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Creating an Image File for Linux Systems
. . . . . 188
Creating an Image File for Windows Systems
. . . 188
Preparing for Deployment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Configuring the Remote Systems
. . . . . . . . . 188
Deploying the Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Using the Virtual Media Command Line Interface
Utility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Installing the iVM-CLI Utility
. . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Command Line Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
iVM-CLI Parameters
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
iVM-CLI Operating System Shell Options
. . . . . 195
12 Using the iDRAC Configuration
Utility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Starting the iDRAC Configuration Utility
. . . . . . . . 198
Using the iDRAC Configuration Utility
. . . . . . . . . 198
LAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
IPMI Over LAN (On/Off)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
LAN Parameters
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Virtual Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
LAN User Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
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Reset to Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
System Event Log Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Exiting the iDRAC Configuration Utility
. . . . . . . 204
13 Recovering and Troubleshooting
the Managed Server
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Safety First–For You and Your System . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trouble Indicators
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
LED Indicators
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Hardware Trouble Indicators
. . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Other Trouble Indicators
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Problem Solving Tools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Checking the System Health
. . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Checking the System Event Log (SEL)
. . . . . . . 209
Checking the Post Codes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Viewing the Last System Crash Screen
. . . . . . 210
Viewing the iDRAC Log
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Viewing System Information
. . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Identifying the Managed Server in the
Chassis
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Using the Diagnostics Console
. . . . . . . . . . . 215
Managing Power on a Remote System
. . . . . . 216
Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions
. . . 217
A RACADM Subcommand Overview . . . . . 223
help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
getconfig
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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getssninfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
getsysinfo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
getractime
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
setniccfg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
getniccfg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
getsvctag
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
racreset
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
racresetcfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
serveraction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
getraclog
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
clrraclog
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
getsel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
clrsel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
gettracelog
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
sslcsrgen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
sslcertupload
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
sslcertdownload
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
sslcertview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
testemail
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
testtrap
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
vmdisconnect
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
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B iDRAC Property Database Group and
Object Definitions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Displayable Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
idRacInfo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
idRacProductInfo (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . 254
idRacDescriptionInfo (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . 254
idRacVersionInfo (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . 254
idRacBuildInfo (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
idRacName (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
idRacType (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
cfgLanNetworking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
cfgDNSDomainNameFromDHCP (Read/Write)
. . . 256
cfgDNSDomainName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 256
cfgDNSRacName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 257
cfgDNSRegisterRac (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 257
cfgDNSServersFromDHCP (Read/Write)
. . . . . . 257
cfgDNSServer1 (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 258
cfgDNSServer2 (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 258
cfgNicEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
cfgNicIpAddress (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 259
cfgNicNetmask (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 259
cfgNicGateway (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 260
cfgNicUseDhcp (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 260
cfgNicMacAddress (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . 261
cfgUserAdmin
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
cfgUserAdminIpmiLanPrivilege (Read/Write)
. . . 261
cfgUserAdminPrivilege (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . 262
cfgUserAdminUserName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . 263
cfgUserAdminPassword (Write Only)
. . . . . . . 263
cfgUserAdminEnable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
cfgUserAdminSolEnable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
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cfgEmailAlert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
cfgEmailAlertIndex (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . 265
cfgEmailAlertEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 265
cfgEmailAlertAddress
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
cfgEmailAlertCustomMsg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
cfgSessionManagement
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
cfgSsnMgtConsRedirMaxSessions
(Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
cfgSsnMgtWebserverTimeout (Read/Write)
. . . 267
cfgSsnMgtSshIdleTimeout (Read/Write)
. . . . . 267
cfgSsnMgtTelnetIdleTimeout (Read/Write)
. . . . 268
cfgSerial
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
cfgSerialSshEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 268
cfgSerialTelnetEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 269
cfgRacTuning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
cfgRacTuneHttpPort (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 269
cfgRacTuneHttpsPort (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 270
cfgRacTuneIpRangeEnable
. . . . . . . . . . . . 270
cfgRacTuneIpRangeAddr
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
cfgRacTuneIpRangeMask
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
cfgRacTuneIpBlkEnable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
cfgRacTuneIpBlkFailCount
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
cfgRacTuneIpBlkFailWindow
. . . . . . . . . . . 272
cfgRacTuneIpBlkPenaltyTime
. . . . . . . . . . . 272
cfgRacTuneSshPort (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 272
cfgRacTuneTelnetPort (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 273
cfgRacTuneConRedirEncryptEnable
(Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
cfgRacTuneConRedirPort (Read/Write)
. . . . . . 273
cfgRacTuneConRedirVideoPort (Read/Write)
. . . 274
cfgRacTuneAsrEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 274
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cfgRacTuneWebserverEnable (Read/Write) . . . . 274
cfgRacTuneLocalServerVideo (Read/Write)
. . . . 275
ifcRacManagedNodeOs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
ifcRacMnOsHostname (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 275
ifcRacMnOsOsName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 276
cfgRacSecurity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
cfgSecCsrCommonName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . 276
cfgSecCsrOrganizationName (Read/Write)
. . . . 277
cfgSecCsrOrganizationUnit (Read/Write)
. . . . . 277
cfgSecCsrLocalityName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . 277
cfgSecCsrStateName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 278
cfgSecCsrCountryCode (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . 278
cfgSecCsrEmailAddr (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 278
cfgSecCsrKeySize (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 279
cfgRacVirtual
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
cfgVirMediaAttached (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 279
cfgVirAtapiSrvPort (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 280
cfgVirAtapiSrvPortSsl (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 280
cfgVirMediaBootOnce (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 280
cfgFloppyEmulation (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 281
cfgActiveDirectory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
cfgADRacDomain (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 281
cfgADRacName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 282
cfgADEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
cfgADAuthTimeout (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 282
cfgADRootDomain (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 283
cfgADSpecifyServerEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . 283
cfgADDomainController (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . 283
cfgADGlobalCatalog (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 284
cfgADType (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Contents 17
cfgStandardSchema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
cfgSSADRoleGroupIndex (Read Only)
. . . . . . . 285
cfgSSADRoleGroupName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . 285
cfgSSADRoleGroupDomain (Read/Write)
. . . . . 285
cfgSSADRoleGroupPrivilege (Read/Write)
. . . . 285
cfgIpmiSol
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
cfgIpmiSolEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 286
cfgIpmiSolBaudRate (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 287
cfgIpmiSolMinPrivilege (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . 287
cfgIpmiSolAccumulateInterval (Read/Write)
. . . 287
cfgIpmiSolSendThreshold (Read/Write)
. . . . . . 288
cfgIpmiLan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
cfgIpmiLanEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 288
cfgIpmiLanPrivLimit (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 289
cfgIpmiLanAlertEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . 289
cfgIpmiEncryptionKey (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 289
cfgIpmiPetCommunityName (Read/Write)
. . . . . 290
cfgIpmiPef
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
cfgIpmiPefName (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . 290
cfgIpmiPefIndex (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 290
cfgIpmiPefAction (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 291
cfgIpmiPefEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 291
cfgIpmiPet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
cfgIpmiPetIndex (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 292
cfgIpmiPetAlertDestIpAddr (Read/Write)
. . . . . 292
cfgIpmiPetAlertEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 292
18 Contents
C RACADM and SM-CLP
Equivalencies
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Index
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
iDRAC Overview 19
iDRAC Overview
The Integrated Dellâ„¢ Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is a systems
management hardware and software solution that provides remote
management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control
functions for Dell PowerEdgeâ„¢ systems.
The iDRAC uses an integrated System-on-Chip microprocessor for the
remote monitor/control system. The iDRAC co-exists on the system board
with the managed PowerEdge server. The server operating system, which may
be a Microsoft
®
Windows
®
or Linux operating system, is concerned with
executing applications; the iDRAC is concerned with monitoring and
managing the server’s environment and state outside of the operating system.
You can configure the iDRAC to send you an e-mail or Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) trap alert for warnings or errors. To help you
diagnose the probable cause of a system crash, iDRAC can log event data and
capture an image of the screen when it detects that the system has crashed.
Managed servers are installed in a Dell M1000-e system enclosure (chassis)
with modular power supplies, cooling fans, and a chassis management
controller (CMC). The CMC monitors and manages all components
installed in the chassis. Redundant CMCs can be added to provide hot
failover if the primary CMC fails. The chassis provides access to the iDRACs
through its LCD display, local console connections, and its web interface.
All network connections to the iDRAC are through the CMC network
interface (CMC RJ45 connection port labelled "GB1"). The CMC routes
traffic to the iDRACs on its servers through a private, internal network. This
private management network is outside of the server’s data path and outside
of the operating system’s control, that is, out-of-band. The managed servers’
inband network interfaces are accessed through I/O modules (IOMs) installed
in the chassis.
20 iDRAC Overview
The iDRAC network interface is disabled by default. It must be configured
before the iDRAC is accessible. After the iDRAC is enabled and configured
on the network, it can be accessed at its assigned IP address with the iDRAC
web interface, telnet or SSH, and supported network management protocols,
such as Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).
iDRAC Management Features
The iDRAC provides the following management features:
• Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) registration
• Remote system management and monitoring using a Web interface, the
local RACADM command line interface via console redirection, and the
SM-CLP command line over a telnet/SSH connection
• Support for Microsoft Active Directory
®
authentication — Centralizes
iDRAC user IDs and passwords in Active Directory using the standard
schema or an extended schema
• Console Redirection — Provides remote system keyboard, video, and
mouse functions
• Virtual Media — Enables a managed server to access a local media drive on
the management station or ISO CD/DVD images on a network share
• Monitoring — Provides access to system information and status of
components
• Access to system logs — Provides access to the system event log, the
iDRAC log, and the last crash screen of the crashed or unresponsive system
that is independent of the operating system state
• Dell OpenManage™ software integration — Enables you to launch the
iDRAC Web interface from Dell OpenManage Server Administrator or IT
Assistant
• iDRAC alert — Alerts you to potential managed node issues through an e-
mail message or SNMP trap
• Remote power management — Provides remote power management
functions, such as shutdown and reset, from a management console
• Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) support
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption — Provides secure remote system
management through the Web interface
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