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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
. . . . . . . . . . . 37
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 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)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
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
12 Contents
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
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Viewing the Last System Crash Screen
. . . . . . 210
Checking the Server Status Screen for Error
Messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Viewing the iDRAC Log
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Viewing System Information
. . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Identifying the Managed Server in the
Chassis
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Using the Diagnostics Console
. . . . . . . . . . . 222
Managing Power on a Remote System
. . . . . . 223
Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions
. . . 224
A RACADM Subcommand Overview . . . . . 231
help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
config
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
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getconfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
getssninfo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
getsysinfo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
getractime
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
setniccfg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
getniccfg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
getsvctag
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
racreset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
racresetcfg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
serveraction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
getraclog
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
clrraclog
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
getsel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
clrsel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
gettracelog
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
sslcsrgen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
sslcertupload
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
sslcertdownload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
sslcertview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
testemail
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
14 Contents
testtrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
vmdisconnect
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
B iDRAC Property Database Group and
Object Definitions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Displayable Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
idRacInfo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
idRacProductInfo (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . 262
idRacDescriptionInfo (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . 262
idRacVersionInfo (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . 262
idRacBuildInfo (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
idRacName (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
idRacType (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
cfgLanNetworking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
cfgDNSDomainNameFromDHCP
(Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
cfgDNSDomainName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 264
cfgDNSRacName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 265
cfgDNSRegisterRac (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 265
cfgDNSServersFromDHCP (Read/Write)
. . . . . . 265
cfgDNSServer1 (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 266
cfgDNSServer2 (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 266
cfgNicEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
cfgNicIpAddress (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 267
cfgNicNetmask (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 267
cfgNicGateway (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 268
cfgNicUseDhcp (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 268
cfgNicMacAddress (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . 269
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cfgUserAdmin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
cfgUserAdminIpmiLanPrivilege (Read/Write)
. . . 269
cfgUserAdminPrivilege (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . 270
cfgUserAdminUserName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . 271
cfgUserAdminPassword (Write Only)
. . . . . . . 271
cfgUserAdminEnable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
cfgUserAdminSolEnable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
cfgEmailAlert
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
cfgEmailAlertIndex (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . 273
cfgEmailAlertEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 273
cfgEmailAlertAddress
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
cfgEmailAlertCustomMsg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
cfgSessionManagement
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
cfgSsnMgtConsRedirMaxSessions
(Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
cfgSsnMgtWebserverTimeout (Read/Write)
. . . 275
cfgSsnMgtSshIdleTimeout (Read/Write)
. . . . . 275
cfgSsnMgtTelnetIdleTimeout (Read/Write)
. . . . 276
cfgSerial
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
cfgSerialSshEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 276
cfgSerialTelnetEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 277
cfgRacTuning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
cfgRacTuneHttpPort (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 277
cfgRacTuneHttpsPort (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 278
cfgRacTuneIpRangeEnable
. . . . . . . . . . . . 278
cfgRacTuneIpRangeAddr
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
cfgRacTuneIpRangeMask
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
cfgRacTuneIpBlkEnable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
cfgRacTuneIpBlkFailCount
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
cfgRacTuneIpBlkFailWindow
. . . . . . . . . . . 280
cfgRacTuneIpBlkPenaltyTime
. . . . . . . . . . . 280
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cfgRacTuneSshPort (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . 280
cfgRacTuneTelnetPort (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 281
cfgRacTuneConRedirEncryptEnable
(Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
cfgRacTuneConRedirPort (Read/Write)
. . . . . . 281
cfgRacTuneConRedirVideoPort (Read/Write)
. . . 282
cfgRacTuneAsrEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 282
cfgRacTuneWebserverEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . 282
cfgRacTuneLocalServerVideo (Read/Write)
. . . . 283
ifcRacManagedNodeOs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
ifcRacMnOsHostname (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 283
ifcRacMnOsOsName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 284
cfgRacSecurity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
cfgSecCsrCommonName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . 284
cfgSecCsrOrganizationName (Read/Write)
. . . . 285
cfgSecCsrOrganizationUnit (Read/Write)
. . . . . 285
cfgSecCsrLocalityName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . 285
cfgSecCsrStateName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 286
cfgSecCsrCountryCode (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . 286
cfgSecCsrEmailAddr (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 286
cfgSecCsrKeySize (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 287
cfgRacVirtual
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
cfgVirMediaAttached (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 287
cfgVirAtapiSrvPort (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 288
cfgVirAtapiSrvPortSsl (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 288
cfgVirMediaBootOnce (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 288
cfgFloppyEmulation (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 289
cfgActiveDirectory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
cfgADRacDomain (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 289
cfgADRacName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 290
cfgADEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
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cfgADAuthTimeout (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . . 290
cfgADRootDomain (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 291
cfgADSpecifyServerEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . 291
cfgADDomainController (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . 291
cfgADGlobalCatalog (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 292
cfgADType (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
cfgStandardSchema
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
cfgSSADRoleGroupIndex (Read Only)
. . . . . . . 293
cfgSSADRoleGroupName (Read/Write)
. . . . . . 293
cfgSSADRoleGroupDomain (Read/Write)
. . . . . 293
cfgSSADRoleGroupPrivilege (Read/Write)
. . . . 293
cfgIpmiSol
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
cfgIpmiSolEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 294
cfgIpmiSolBaudRate (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 295
cfgIpmiSolMinPrivilege (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . 295
cfgIpmiSolAccumulateInterval (Read/Write)
. . . 295
cfgIpmiSolSendThreshold (Read/Write)
. . . . . . 296
cfgIpmiLan
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
cfgIpmiLanEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 296
cfgIpmiLanPrivLimit (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . 297
cfgIpmiLanAlertEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . 297
cfgIpmiEncryptionKey (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 297
cfgIpmiPetCommunityName (Read/Write)
. . . . . 298
cfgIpmiPef
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
cfgIpmiPefName (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . 298
cfgIpmiPefIndex (Read Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 298
cfgIpmiPefAction (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 299
cfgIpmiPefEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . 299
cfgIpmiPet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
cfgIpmiPetIndex (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . . . . 300
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cfgIpmiPetAlertDestIpAddr (Read/Write) . . . . . 300
cfgIpmiPetAlertEnable (Read/Write)
. . . . . . . . 300
C RACADM and SM-CLP
Equivalencies
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Index
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
iDRAC Overview 19
iDRAC Overview
The Integrated Dell™ 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 PowerEdge™ 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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