Dell iDRAC8 - Manual

• Use iDRAC Service Module to: – View Operating System (OS) information– Replicate Lifecycle Controller logs to operating system logs– Automatic system recovery options– Populate Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) information– Integrate with Technical Support Report. This is applicable only if...

– Automatic — Using iDRAC Service Module that automatically invokes the OS Collector tool.– Manual — Using OS Collector tool • Erase system and user data• Six users can launch the Virtual Console at any point of time. How To Use This User's Guide The contents of this User's Guide enable you to perfo...

• E-mail — License is attached to an email that is sent after requesting it from the technical support center. • Self-service portal — A link to the Self-Service Portal is available from iDRAC. Click this link to open the licensing Self-Service Portal on the internet. Currently, you can use the Lice...

For more information about this utility and to download this tool, click here. License Component State or Condition and Available Operations The following table provides the list of license operations available based on the license state or condition. Table 1. License Operations Based on State and C...

Feature iDRAC8 Basic iDRAC8 Express iDRAC8 Express for Blades iDRAC8 Enterprise Crash screen capture No Yes Yes Yes Crash video capture No No No Yes Boot capture No No No Yes Manual reset for iDRAC Yes Yes Yes Yes Virtual NMI Yes Yes Yes Yes OS watchdog Yes Yes Yes Yes Embedded Health Report Yes Yes...

Interface or Protocol Description • DTMF Web site — dmtf.org/standards/profiles/ iDRAC Port Information The following ports are required to remotely access iDRAC through firewalls. These are the default ports iDRAC listens to for connections. Optionally, you can modify most of the ports. To do this,...

Port Number Function 445 Common Internet File System (CIFS) 636 LDAP Over SSL (LDAPS) 2049 Network File System (NFS) 123 Network Time Protocol (NTP) 3269 LDAPS for global catalog (GC) * Configurable port Other Documents You May Need In addition to this guide, the following documents available on the...

• The Glossary provides information about the terms used in this document. The following system documents are available to provide more information: • The iDRAC Overview and Feature Guide provides information about iDRAC, its licensable features, and license upgrade options. • The safety instruction...

2 Logging into iDRAC You can log in to iDRAC as an iDRAC user, as a Microsoft Active Directory user, or as a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user. The default user name and password is root and calvin, respectively. You can also log in using Single Sign-On or Smart Card. NOTE: You must ...

If the domain is not specified in the user name, select the Active Directory domain from the Domain drop-down menu. 5. For an LDAP user, in the Username and Password fields, enter your LDAP user name and password. Domain name is not required for LDAP login. By default, This iDRAC is selected in the ...

3. Enter the Smart Card PIN for local Smart Card users.You are logged into the iDRAC. NOTE: If you are a local user for whom Enable CRL check for Smart Card Logon is enabled, iDRAC attempts to download the CRL and checks the CRL for the user's certificate. The login fails if the certificate is liste...

• You have logged into your system using a valid Active Directory user account.• Single Sign-On option is enabled during Active Directory configuration. To login to iDRAC using Web interface: 1. Log in to your management station using a valid Active Directory account. 2. In a Web browser, type https...

To validate the certificate for using remote RACADM: 1. Convert the certificate in DER format to PEM format (using openssl command line tool): openssl x509 -inform pem -in [yourdownloadedderformatcert.crt] –outform pem -out [outcertfileinpemformat.pem] –text 2. Find the location of the default CA ce...

Multiple iDRAC Sessions The following table provides the list of multiple iDRAC sessions that are possible using the various interfaces. Table 5. Multiple iDRAC Sessions Interface Number of Sessions iDRAC Web Interface 6 Remote RACADM 4 Firmware RACADM / SMCLP SSH - 2 Telnet - 2 Serial - 1 Changing ...

NOTE: Continue is enabled only if the passwords entered in the New Password and Confirm Password fields match. For information about the other fields, see the iDRAC Online Help . Changing Default Login Password Using RACADM To change the password, run the following RACADM command: racadm set iDRAC.U...

3 Setting Up Managed System and Management Station To perform out-of-band systems management using iDRAC, you must configure iDRAC for remote accessibility, set up the management station and managed system, and configure the supported Web browsers. NOTE: In case of blade servers, install CMC and I/O...

NOTE: In case of blade servers, you can configure the network setting using the Chassis LCD panel only during initial configuration of CMC. After the chassis is deployed, you cannot reconfigure iDRAC using the Chassis LCD panel. • CMC Web interface (see Dell Chassis Management Controller Firmware Us...

IPv4 SettingsIPv6 SettingsIPMI SettingsVLAN Settings Network Settings To configure the Network Settings: NOTE: For information about the options, see the iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help . 1. Under Enable NIC , select the Enabled option. 2. From the NIC Selection drop-down menu, select one of the ...

VLAN Settings You can configure iDRAC into the VLAN infrastructure. To configure VLAN Settings: 1. Under Enable VLAN ID , select Enabled . 2. In the VLAN ID box, enter a valid number from 1 to 4094. 3. In the Priority box, enter a number from 0 to 7 to set the priority of the VLAN ID. NOTE: After en...

You can enable auto-discovery using iDRAC Settings Utility or using Lifecycle Controller. For information on using Lifecycle Controller, see Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/ manuals . If auto-discovery feature is not enabled on the factory-shipped system, the default ...

You can configure individual servers using different configuration files mapped using individual host names. In an environment that has different servers with specific requirements, you can use different XML filenames to distinguish each server. For example, if there are two servers – a PowerEdge R7...

With Dell PowerEdge servers, the iDRAC identifies itself with vendor ID: iDRAC . Therefore, you must add a new ‘Vendor Class’ and create a ‘scope option’ under it for ‘code 60,’ and then enable the new scope option for the DHCP server. Related Links Configuring Option 43 on WindowsConfiguring Option...

13. Select 060iDRAC option. 14. Enter the string value that must be sent to the iDRAC (along with a standard DHCP provided IP address). The string value will help in importing the correct XML configuration file.For the option’s DATA entry, String Value setting, use a text parameter that has the foll...

To enable Auto Config: 1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network . The Network page is displayed. 2. In the Auto Config section, select one of the following options to enable Auto Config : • Enable Once — Configures the component only once using the XML file referenced...

NOTE: The attributes are not applicable to the INI configuration file. Hash Password in Server Configuration Profile The new hash passwords can be optionally exported in the server configuration profile.When importing server configuration profile, you can uncomment the existing password attribute or...

• Blade servers — The management station must be on the same network as CMC. For more information on isolating CMC network from the managed system’s network, see Chassis Management Controller User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals . • Rack and tower servers — Set the iDRAC NIC to Dedicat...

For information about the options, see the iDRAC Online Help . 3. Click Apply . The system location details is saved in iDRAC. Setting Up Managed System Location Using RACADM To specify the system location details, use the System.Location group objects. For more information, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Co...

– Custom — Enter the percentage value. The allowable range for minimum fan speed PWM is dynamic based on the system configuration. The first value is the idle speed and the second value is the configuration max (which may or may not be 100% based on system configuration). System fans can run higher ...

Object Description Usage Example MFSMinimumLimit Read Minimum limit for MFS Values from 0 to MFSMaximumLimi t Default is 255 (means None) To display the lowest value that can be set using MinimumFanSpeed option. racadm get system.thermalsettings.MFSM inimumLimit MinimumFanSpeed • Allows configuring ...

The thermal settings are configured. Configuring Supported Web Browsers iDRAC is supported on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari Web browsers. For information about the versions, see the Readme available at dell.com/support/manuals . If you are connecting to iDRAC Web inte...

• Spanish (es)• Japanese (ja)• Simplified Chinese (zh-cn) The ISO identifiers in parentheses denote the supported language variants. For some supported languages, resizing the browser window to 1024 pixels wide is required to view all features. iDRAC Web interface is designed to work with localized ...

Scheduling Automatic Firmware UpdatesUpdating Firmware Using CMC Web InterfaceUpdating Firmware Using DUPUpdating Firmware Using Remote RACADMUpdating Firmware Using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Downloading Device Firmware The image file format that you download depends on the method of upda...

When you click Install , Install and Reboot or Install Next Reboot , the message Updating Job Queue is displayed. 6. Click Job Queue to display the Job Queue page, where you can view and manage the staged firmware updates or click OK to refresh the current page and view the status of the firmware up...

When you click Install , Install and Reboot or Install Next Reboot , the message Updating Job Queue is displayed. 6. Click Job Queue to display the Job Queue page, where you can view and manage the staged firmware updates or click OK to refresh the current page and view the status of the firmware up...

Updating Device Firmware Using TFTP You can directly connect to the TFTP site from iDRAC to perform the firmware updates. You can use the Windows based update packages (DUPs) and a catalog file available on the TFTP site instead of creating custom repositories.Before performing an update, make sure ...

• You have Server Control privilege to update firmware for devices other than iDRAC. To update device firmware using HTTP: 1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Update and Rollback . The Firmware Update page is displayed. 2. On the Update tab, select HTTP as the File Locat...

Scheduling Automatic Firmware Updates You can create a periodic recurring schedule for iDRAC to check for new firmware updates. At the scheduled day and time, iDRAC connects to the specified network share (CIFS or NFS) or the FTP, checks for new updates and applies or stages all applicable updates. ...

Scheduling Automatic Firmware Update Using RACADM To schedule automatic firmware update, use the following commands: • To enable automatic firmware update: racadm set lifecycleController.lcattributes.AutoUpdate.Enable 1 • To view the status of automatic firmware update: racadm get lifecycleControlle...

NOTE: While updating the iDRAC firmware using the DUP utility in Linux, if you see error messages such as usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71 displayed on the console, ignore them. • If the system has ESX hypervisor installed, then for the DUP file to run, make sure that the "usbarbitr...

Viewing and Managing Staged Updates Using iDRAC Web interface To view the list of scheduled jobs using iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → Job Queue . The Job Queue page displays the status of jobs in the Lifecycle Controller job queue. For information about the displayed fields, see the ...

Rollback Firmware Using RACADM To rollback device firmware using racadm: 1. Check the rollback status and the FQDD using the swinventory command: racadm swinventory For the device for which you want to rollback the firmware, the Rollback Version must be Available . Also, make a note of the FQDD. 2. ...

• Install a TFTP server on the operating system. Backing Up Server Profile You can backup the system configuration, including the installed firmware images on various components such as BIOS, RAID, NIC, iDRAC, Lifecycle Controller, and Network Daughter Cards (NDCs) and the configuration settings of ...

5. Click Backup Now . The backup operation is initiated and you can view the status on the Job Queue page. After a successful operation, the backup file is created in the specified location. Backing Up Server Profile Using RACADM To backup the server profile using RACADM, use systemconfig backup sub...

time period is created. The backup server profile operation is performed at the scheduled date and time. Scheduling Automatic Backup Server Profile Using RACADM To enable automatic backup use the command: racadm set lifecyclecontroller.lcattributes.autobackup Enabled To schedule a backup server prof...

Import events are recorded in the Lifecycle Log. Related Links Restore Operation Sequence Importing Server Profile Using iDRAC Web Interface To import the server profile using iDRAC Web interface: 1. Go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Server Profile → Import . The Import Server Profile page is displa...

4 Configuring iDRAC iDRAC enables you to configure iDRAC properties, set up users, and set up alerts to perform remote management tasks.Before you configure iDRAC, make sure that the iDRAC network settings and a supported browser is configured, and the required licenses are updated. For more informa...

Modifying Network SettingsConfiguring ServicesConfiguring Front Panel DisplaySetting Up Managed System LocationConfiguring Time Zone and NTPSetting Up iDRAC CommunicationConfiguring User Accounts and PrivilegesMonitoring and Managing PowerEnabling Last Crash ScreenConfiguring and Using Virtual Conso...

NOTE: Changing the network settings may terminate the current network connections to iDRAC. Modifying Network Settings Using Web Interface To modify the iDRAC network settings: 1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network . The Network page is displayed. 2. Specify the ne...

racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.Netmask 255.255.255.0 racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.Gateway 192.168.0.120 racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DHCPEnable 0 racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNSFromDHCP 0 racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNS1 192.168.0.5 racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNS2 192.168.0.6 racadm set iDRAC.Nic.DNSRegister 1 racadm set iDRAC.Nic.DNSRacN...

• SSH — Access iDRAC through firmware RACADM.• Telnet — Access iDRAC through firmware RACADM• Remote RACADM — Remotely access iDRAC.• SNMP Agent — Enables support for SNMP queries (GET, GETNEXT, and GETBULK operations) in iDRAC. • Automated System Recovery Agent — Enable Last System Crash Screen.• V...

– iDRAC.Racadm– iDRAC.SNMP For more information about these objects, see iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals . Enabling or Disabling HTTPs Redirection If you do not want automatic redirection from HTTP to HTTPs due to certificate warning issue w...

VNC server disables Virtual Console and allows only Virtual Media. After termination of the VNC session, VNC server restores the original state of Virtual Console (enabled or disabled). NOTE: • When iDRAC NIC is in shared mode and the host system is power cycled, the network connection is lost for a...

disabled when configuring the VNC server settings in iDRAC, then to connect to the VNC Viewer do the following:In the VNC Viewer dialog box, enter the iDRAC IP address and the VNC port number in the VNC Server field. The format is <iDRAC IP address:VNC port number> For example, if the iDRAC IP...

If you select None , home message is not displayed on the server LCD front panel. 3. Enable Virtual Console indication (optional). If enabled, the Live Front Panel Feed section and the LCD panel on the server displays the Virtual console session active message when there is an active Virtual Console...

Configuring System ID LED Setting Using RACADM To configure system ID LED, use the setled command. For more information, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals . Configuring Time Zone and NTP You can configure the time zone on iDRAC and syn...

• BIOS Boot Manager NOTE: • BIOS Setup (F2), Lifecycle Controller (F10), BIOS Boot Manager (F11) only support boot once enabled. • Virtual Console does not support permanent boot configuration. It is always boot once.• The first boot device setting in iDRAC Web Interface overrides the System BIOS bo...

For more information, see Windows documentation. 3. Use Server Administrator to enable the Auto Recovery timer, set the Auto Recovery action to Reset , Power Off , or Power Cycle , and set the timer in seconds (a value between 60 - 480). For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administr...

• In shared mode, the host operating system's IP address is used.• In dedicated mode, you must provide a valid IP address of the host operating system. If more than one LOM is active, enter the first LOM’s IP address. After enabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through feature, if it is not working: • Check whe...

• Turn off and turn on the system. On systems with RHEL 5.9 operating system, if the USB NIC was disabled and if you turn off the system or vice-versa, when the system is turned on and if the USB NIC is enabled, the USB NIC device is not active automatically. To make it active, check if any ifcfg-et...

Do not enter 169.254.0.3 and 169.254.0.4 IPs. These IPs are reserved for the USB NIC port on the front panel when a A/A cable is used. 5. Click Apply to apply the settings. 6. Click Test Network Configuration to check if the IP is accessible and the link is established between the iDRAC and the host...

Login Type Certificate Type How to Obtain SHA-2 certificates are also supported. Smart Card login as a local or Active Directory user • User certificate• Trusted CA certificate • User Certificate — Export the smart card user certificate as Base64-encoded file using the card management software provi...

Authority is a business entity that is recognized in the Information Technology industry for meeting high standards of reliable screening, identification, and other important security criteria. Examples of CAs include Thawte and VeriSign. To initiate the process of obtaining a CA-signed certificate,...

After the CA approves the CSR and issues the SSL server certificate, it can be uploaded to iDRAC. The information used to generate the CSR, stored on the iDRAC firmware, must match the information contained in the SSL server certificate, that is, the certificate must have been generated using the CS...

iDRAC resets and the new certificate is applied. The iDRAC is not available for a few minutes during the reset. NOTE: You must reset iDRAC to apply the new certificate. Until iDRAC is reset, the existing certificate is active. Uploading Server Certificate Using RACADM To upload the SSL server certif...

The Upload Custom SSL Certificate Signing Certificate page is displayed. 3. Click Browse and select the custom SSL certificate signing certificate file. Only Public-Key Cryptography Standards #12 (PKCS #12) compliant certificate is supported. 4. If the certificate is password protected, in the PKCS#...

3. A pop-up message is displayed asking you to reset iDRAC immediately or at a later time. Click Reset iDRAC or Reset iDRAC Later as required. After iDRAC resets, a new self-signed certificate is generated. Deleting Custom SSL Certificate Signing Certificate Using RACADM To delete the custom SSL cer...

Creating an iDRAC Configuration File The configuration file .cfg can be: • Created• Obtained from racadm getconfig -f <filename>.cfg command or racadm get -f <filename>.cfg • Obtained from racadm getconfig -f <filename>.cfg command or racadm get -f <filename>.cfg , and then e...

• Use the racresetcfg subcommand to reset the iDRAC to the default setting, and then run the racadm config -f <filename>.cfg or racadm set -f <filename>.cfg command. Make sure that the .cfg file includes all required objects, users, indexes, and other parameters. CAUTION: Use the racrese...

Modifying the iDRAC IP Address When you modify the iDRAC IP address in the configuration file, remove all unnecessary <variable> = value entries. Only the actual variable group’s label with "[" and "]" remains, including the two <variable> = value entries pertaining to th...

5 Viewing iDRAC and Managed System Information You can view iDRAC and managed system’s health and properties, hardware and firmware inventory, sensor health, storage devices, network devices, and view and terminate user sessions. For blade servers, you can also view the flex address information. Rel...

• RAID controller• Batteries• CPUs• DIMMs• HDDs• Backplanes• Network Interface Cards (integrated and embedded)• Video card• SD card• Power Supply Units (PSUs)• Fans• Fibre Channel HBAs• USB The Firmware Inventory section displays the firmware version for the following components: • BIOS• Lifecycle C...

View Sensor Information For Using Web Interface Using RACADM For more information, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/ manuals . Fan Overview → Hardware → Fans CPU Overview → Hardware → CPU Memory Overview → Hardware → Memory Intrusion Overview...

The four system utilization parameters are: • CPU Utilization - There are individual Resource Monitoring counters (RMCs) for each CPU core which are aggregated to provide cumulative utilization of all the cores in the system. This utilization is based on time spent in active state and time spent in ...

– You can reset the peak utilization for a particular sensor. Click Reset Historical Peak . You must have Configure privilege to reset the peak value. • Performance Metrics section: – View status and present reading– View or specify the warning threshold utilization limit. You must have server confi...

The collected data is represented in a graphical format to track the 10% and 1% levels. The logged temperature data can be cleared only before shipping from the factory. An event is generated if the system continues to operate above the normally supported temperature threshold for a specified operat...

centigrade, the system automatically calculates and displays the Fahrenheit value. Similarly, if you enter Fahrenheit, the value for Centigrade is displayed. 3. Click Apply . The values are configured. NOTE: Changes to default thresholds are not reflected in the historical data chart since the chart...

Viewing FlexAddress Mezzanine Card Fabric Connections In blade servers, FlexAddress allows the use of persistent, chassis-assigned World Wide Names and MAC addresses (WWN/MAC) for each managed server port connection. You can view the following information for each installed embedded Ethernet and opt...

The Sessions page displays the session ID, username, IP address, and session type. For more information about these properties, see the iDRAC Online Help . 2. To terminate the session, under the Terminate column, click the Trashcan icon for a session. Terminating iDRAC Sessions Using RACADM You must...

6 Setting Up iDRAC Communication You can communicate with iDRAC using any of the following modes: • iDRAC Web Interface• Serial connection using DB9 cable (RAC serial or IPMI serial) - For rack and tower servers only• IPMI Serial Over LAN• IPMI Over LAN• Remote RACADM• Local RACADM• Remote Services ...

Mode of Communication Supported Protocol Supported Commands Prerequisite Firmware RACADM SSH Telnet Firmware RACADM Firmware RACADM is installed and enabled Local RACADM IPMI Local RACADM Local RACADM is installed. Remote Services [1] WS-MAN WinRM (Windows) OpenWSMAN (Linux) WinRM is installed (Wind...

Based on where the managed system is in its boot process, you can see either the POST screen or the operating system screen. This is based on the configuration: SAC for Windows and Linux text mode screens for Linux. 4. Enable RAC serial or IPMI serial connections in iDRAC. Related Links Configuring ...

• IPMI basic mode — Supports a binary interface for program access, such as the IPMI shell (ipmish) that is included with the Baseboard Management Utility (BMU). For example, to print the System Event Log using ipmish via IPMI Basic mode, run the following command: ipmish -com 1 -baud 57600 -flow ct...

• Using config command: racadm config -g cfgIpmiSerial -o cfgIpmiSerialFlowControl 1 • Using set command: racadm set iDRAC.IPMISerial.FlowControl 1 4. Set the IPMI serial channel minimum privilege level:• Using config command: racadm config -g cfgIpmiSerial -o cfgIpmiSerialChanPrivLimit <level>...

Switching From Serial Console to RAC Serial To switch to RAC Serial Interface communication mode when in Serial Console Mode, use the following key sequence: <Esc> +<Shift> <9> The key sequence directs you to the "iDRAC Login" prompt (if the iDRAC is set to RAC Serial mode)...

NOTE: This is applicable only for iDRAC on rack and tower servers. 1. Turn on or restart the system. 2. Press <F2>. 3. Go to System BIOS Settings → Serial Communication . 4. Specify the following values:• Serial Communication — On With Console Redirection• Serial Port Address — COM2. NOTE: You...

• Using config command: racadm config -g cfgIpmiSol o cfgIpmiSolMinPrivilege <level> • Using set command: racadm set iDRAC.IPMISol.MinPrivilege 1 where <level> is 2 (User), 3 (Operator), 4 (Administrator). NOTE: The IPMI SOL minimum privilege level determines the minimum privilege to act...

– Using set command: racadm set iDRAC.SSH.Port <port number> You can use tools such as: • IPMItool for using IPMI protocol• Putty/OpenSSH for using SSH or Telnet protocol Related Links SOL Using IPMI ProtocolSOL Using SSH or Telnet Protocol SOL Using IPMI Protocol IPMItool <−−> LAN/WAN c...

NOTE: Run OpenSSH from a VT100 or ANSI terminal emulator on Windows. Running OpenSSH at the Windows command prompt does not result in full functionality (that is, some keys do not respond and no graphics are displayed). Before using SSH or Telnet to communicate with iDRAC, make sure to: 1. Configure...

NOTE: If required, you can change the default SSH or Telnet session time-out at Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network → Services . 1. Start a shell. 2. Connect to iDRAC using the following command:• For SSH: ssh <iDRAC-ip-address> -l <login name> • For Telnet: telnet <iDRAC-ip-address&g...

Configuring Backspace Key For Your Telnet Session Depending on the Telnet client, using the <Backspace> key may produce unexpected results. For example, the session may echo ^h . However, most Microsoft and Linux Telnet clients can be configured to use the <Backspace> key.To configure a ...

The iDRAC Settings Network page is displayed. 2. For IPMI Settings , specify the values. For information about the options, see the iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help . 3. Click Back , click Finish , and then click Yes . The IPMI over LAN settings are configured. Configuring IPMI Over LAN Using RACA...

• Using config command: racadm config -g cfgRacTuning -o cfgRacTuneRemoteRacadmEnable 1 • Using set command: racadm set iDRAC.Racadm.Enable 1 To disable the remote capability, type one of the following command: • Using config command: racadm config -g cfgRacTuning -o cfgRacTuneRemoteRacadmEnable 0 •...

default=0 timeout=10 #splashimage=(hd0,2)/grub/splash.xpm.gz serial --unit=1 --speed=57600 terminal --timeout=10 serial title Red Hat Linux Advanced Server (2.4.9-e.3smp) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.3smp ro root=/dev/sda1 hda=ide-scsi console=ttyS0 console=ttyS1,115200n8r initrd /boot/...

pf::powerfail:/sbin/shutdown -f -h +2 "Power Failure; System Shutting Down" #If power was restored before the shutdown kicked in, cancel it. pr:12345:powerokwait:/sbin/shutdown -c "Power Restored; Shutdown Cancelled" #Run gettys in standard runlevels co:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -h -...

Table 11. SSH Cryptography Schemes Scheme Type Scheme Asymmetric Cryptography Diffie-Hellman DSA/DSS 512-1024 (random) bits per NIST specification Symmetric Cryptography • AES256-CBC• RIJNDAEL256-CBC• AES192-CBC• RIJNDAEL192-CBC• AES128-CBC• RIJNDAEL128-CBC• BLOWFISH-128-CBC• 3DES-192-CBC• ARCFOUR-1...

Generating Public Keys for Windows To use the PuTTY Key Generator application to create the basic key: 1. Start the application and select either SSH-2 RSA or SSH-2 DSA for the type of key to generate. (SSH-1 is not supported). The supported key generation algorithms are RSA and DSA only. 2. Enter t...

7 Configuring User Accounts and Privileges You can setup user accounts with specific privileges ( role-based authority ) to manage your system using iDRAC and maintain system security. By default iDRAC is configured with a local administrator account. This default user name is root and the password ...

4. Enable the user ID and specify the user name, password, and access privileges for the user. You can also enable SNMPv3 authentication for the user. For more information about the options, see the iDRAC Online Help . 5. Click Apply . The user is created with the required privileges. Configuring Lo...

When you manually enable or disable a user with the racadm config subcommand, you must specify the index with the - i option. Observe that the cfgUserAdminIndex object displayed in the previous example contains a '#' character. It indicates that it is a read-only object. Also, if you use the racadm ...

NOTE: You can use the getconfig and config commands or get and set commands. 1. Locate an available user index using the command syntax:• Using getconfig command: racadm getconfig -g cfgUserAdmin -i <index> • Using get command: racadm get iDRAC.Users <index> 2. Type the following command...

Table 13. iDRAC User Privileges Current Generation Prior Generation Description Login Login to iDRAC Enables the user to log in to iDRAC. Configure Configure iDRAC Enables the user to configure iDRAC. Configure Users Configure Users Enables the user to allow specific users to access the system. Logs...

Certificate Authority (CA)—the root certificate of which is also uploaded into iDRAC. For iDRAC to authenticate to any domain controller—whether it is the root or the child domain controller—that domain controller must have an SSL-enabled certificate signed by the domain’s CA.If you are using Micros...

Importing iDRAC Firmware SSL Certificate iDRAC SSL certificate is the identical certificate used for iDRAC Web server. All iDRAC controllers are shipped with a default self-signed certificate.If the Active Directory Server is set to authenticate the client during an SSL session initialization phase,...

NOTE: The Bit Mask values are used only when setting Standard Schema with the RACADM. Single Domain Versus Multiple Domain Scenarios If all the login users and role groups, including the nested groups, are in the same domain, then only the domain controllers’ addresses must be configured on iDRAC. I...

The Active Directory Configuration and Management Step 4a of 4 page is displayed. 8. Enter the location of Active Directory global catalog server(s) and specify privilege groups used to authorize users. 9. Click a Role Group to configure the control authorization policy for users under the standard ...

address> racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServer2 <secondary DNS IP address> • Using set command: racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNSFromDHCP 0 racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNSFromDHCP.DNS1 <primary DNS IP address> racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNSFromDHCP.DNS2 <secondary DNS IP address> 4. If...

Accumulating Privileges Using Extended Schema The Extended Schema Authentication mechanism supports Privilege Accumulation from different privilege objects associated with the same user through different Association Objects. In other words, Extended Schema Authentication accumulates privileges to al...

Configuring Active Directory With Extended Schema Using RACADM Extending Active Directory Schema Extending your Active Directory schema adds a Dell organizational unit, schema classes and attributes, and example privileges and association objects to the Active Directory schema. Before you extend the...

NOTE: iDRAC association object is derived from the group and its scope is set to Domain Local. 1. In the Console Root (MMC) window, right-click a container. 2. Select New → Dell Remote Management Object Advanced . This New Object window is displayed. 3. Enter a name for the new object and select Ass...

3. Click the Privilege Object tab to add the privilege object to the association that defines the user’s or user group’s privileges when authenticating to an iDRAC device. Only one privilege object can be added to an Association Object. Adding iDRAC Devices or iDRAC Device Groups To add iDRAC device...

• Using config command: racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServersFromDHCP 1 • Using set command: racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNSFromDHCP 1 3. If DHCP is disabled in iDRAC or you want to manually input your DNS IP address, enter the following RACADM commands:• Using config command: racadm config -...

Testing Active Directory Settings Using RACADM To test the Active Directory settings, use the testfeature command. For more information, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals . Configuring Generic LDAP Users iDRAC provides a generic soluti...

7. Click Role Group . The Generic LDAP Configuration and Management Step 3b of 3 page is displayed. 8. Specify the group distinguished name, the privileges associated with the group, and click Apply . NOTE: If you are using Novell eDirectory and if you have used these characters—#(hash), "(doubl...

8 Configuring iDRAC for Single Sign-On or Smart Card Login This section provides information to configure iDRAC for Smart Card login (for local users and Active Directory users), and Single Sign-On (SSO) login (for Active Directory users.) SSO and smart card login are licensed features. iDRAC suppor...

Registering iDRAC as a Computer in Active Directory Root Domain To register iDRAC in Active Directory root domain: 1. Click Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network → Network . The Network page is displayed. 2. Provide a valid Preferred/Alternate DNS Server IP address. This value is a valid DNS server IP...

A keytab file is generated. NOTE: If you find any issues with iDRAC user for which the keytab file is created, create a new user and a new keytab file. If the same keytab file which was initially created is again executed, it does not configure correctly. Creating Active Directory Objects and Provid...

Configuring iDRAC SSO Login for Active Directory Users Before configuring iDRAC for Active Directory SSO login, make sure that you have completed all the prerequisites. You can configure iDRAC for Active Directory SSO when you setup an user account based on Active Directory. Related Links Prerequisi...

Enabling or Disabling Smart Card Login Uploading Smart Card User Certificate Before you upload the user certificate, make sure that the user certificate from the smart card vendor is exported in Base64 format. SHA-2 certificates are also supported. Related Links Obtaining Certificates Uploading Smar...

Uploading Trusted CA Certificate For Smart Card Using RACADM To upload trusted CA certificate for smart card login, use the usercertupload object. For more information, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/ support/manuals . Configuring iDRAC Smart Card ...

Enabling or Disabling Smart Card Login Using Web Interface To enable or disable the Smart Card logon feature: 1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → User Authentication → Smart Card . The Smart Card page is displayed. 2. From the Configure Smart Card Logon drop-down menu, s...

9 Configuring iDRAC to Send Alerts You can set alerts and actions for certain events that occur on the managed system. An event occurs when the status of a system component is greater than the pre-defined condition. If an event matches an event filter and you have configured this filter to generate ...

• Select Enable to enable alert generation or perform an event action. • Select Disable to disable alert generation or disable an event action. 3. Click Apply to save the setting. Enabling or Disabling Alerts Using RACADM To enable or disable generating alerts or event actions using config command: ...

• Critical 4. Click Apply . The Alert Results section displays the results based on the selected category and severity. Filtering Alerts Using RACADM To filter the alerts, use the eventfilters command. For more information, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at de...

Setting Alert Recurrence Event You can configure iDRAC to generate additional events at specific intervals if the system continues to operate at a temperature which is greater than the inlet temperature threshold limit. The default interval is 30 days. The valid range is 0 to 366 days. A value of ‘0...

• eventfilters command.• cfgIpmiPefAction object with config command. For more information, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals . Configuring Email Alert, SNMP Trap, or IPMI Trap Settings The management station uses Simple Network Manage...

The alert destinations are configured. 7. In the SNMP Trap Format section, select the protocol version to be used to send the traps on the trap destination(s) — SNMP v1 , SNMP v2 , or SNMP v3 and click Apply . NOTE: The SNMP Trap Format option applies only for SNMP Traps and not for IPMI Traps. IPMI...

Configuring IP Alert Destinations Using iDRAC Settings Utility You can configure alert destinations (IPv4, IPv6, or FQDN) using the iDRAC Settings utility. To do this: 1. In the iDRAC Settings utility , go to Alerts . The iDRAC Settings Alerts page is displayed. 2. Under Trap Settings , enable the I...

where [index] is the email destination index. 0 disables the email alert and 1 enables the alert. The email destination index can be a value from 1 through 4. For example, to enable email with index 4, enter the following command: racadm set iDRAC.EmailAlert.Enable.4 1 2. To configure email settings...

10 Managing Logs iDRAC provides Lifecycle log that contains events related to system, storage devices, network devices, firmware updates, configuration changes, license messages, and so on. However, the system events are also available as a separate log called System Event Log (SEL). The lifecycle l...

If no arguments are specified, the entire log is displayed. To display the number of SEL entries: racadm getsel -i To clear the SEL entries: racadm clrsel For more information, see iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals . Viewing System Event Log U...

Filtering Lifecycle LogsExporting Lifecycle Controller Logs Using Web InterfaceAdding Comments to Lifecycle Logs Viewing Lifecycle Log Using Web Interface To view the Lifecycle Logs, click Overview → Server → Logs → Lifecycle Log .The Lifecycle Log page is displayed. For more information about the o...

• Local — Export the Lifecycle Controller logs to a location on the local system. NOTE: While specifying the network share settings, it is recommended to avoid special characters for user name and password or percent encode the special characters. For information about the fields, see the iDRAC Onli...

Configuring Remote System Logging Using RACADM To configure the remote syslog server settings, use one of the following: • Objects in the cfgRemoteHosts group with the config command.• Objects in the iDRAC.SysLog group with the set command. For more information, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line In...

11 Monitoring and Managing Power You can use iDRAC to monitor and manage the power requirements of the managed system. This helps to protect the system from power outages by appropriately distributing and regulating the power consumption on the system. The key features are: • Power Monitoring — View...

Monitoring Power Using RACADM To view the power monitoring information, use the System.Power group objects with the get command or the cfgServerPower object with the getconfig command. For more information, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/ma...

• Power Off System• NMI (Non-Masking Interrupt)• Graceful Shutdown• Reset System (warm boot)• Power Cycle System (cold boot) 3. Click Apply . For more information, see the iDRAC Online Help . Executing Power Control Operations Using RACADM To perform power actions, use the serveraction command. For ...

650W to 525W. From that point onwards, the system's performance is dynamically adjusted to maintain power consumption so as to not exceed the user-specified threshold of 525W. If the power cap value is set to be lower than the minimum recommended threshold, iDRAC may not be able maintain the request...

NOTE: The Power Configuration link is available only if the server power supply unit supports power monitoring. The iDRAC Settings Power Configuration page is displayed. 2. Select Enabled to enable the Power Cap Policy Else, select Disabled . 3. Use the recommended settings, or under User Defined Po...

• System.Power.PFC.Enable For more information, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals . Configuring Power Supply Options Using iDRAC Settings Utility To configure the power supply options: 1. In iDRAC Settings utility, go to Power Configur...

12 Inventory, Monitoring, and Configuring Network Devices You can inventory, monitor, and configure the following network devices: • Network Interface Cards (NICs)• Converged Network Adapters (CNAs)• LAN On Motherboards (LOMs)• Network Daughter Cards (NDCs)• Mezzanine cards (only for blade servers) ...

Additional properties may be displayed when using RACADM or WS-MAN in addition to the properties displayed in the iDRAC Web interface. Inventory and Monitoring FC HBA Devices You can remotely monitor the health and view the inventory of the Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (FC HBA) devices in the man...

• View and configure the virtual addresses for network devices (for example, NIC, CNA, FC HBA)• Configure the initiator (for iSCSI and FCoE) and storage target settings (for iSCSI, FCoE, and FC)• Specify persistence or clearance of the configured values over a system AC power loss, cold, and warm sy...

Manufacturer Type • QLE2662 PCIe FC16 Emulex • LPM16002 Mezz FC16• LPe16000 PCIe FC16• LPe16002 PCIe FC16• LPM16002 Mezz FC16• OCm14104-UX-D rNDC 10Gb• OCm14102-U2-D bNDC 10Gb• OCm14102-U3-D Mezz 10Gb• Ce14102-UX-D PCIe 10Gb NOTE: I/O Identity Optimization is not supported on the following cards: • ...

Enabling or Disabling I/O Identity Optimization Using Web Interface To enable or disable I/O Identity Optimization: 1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Hardware → Network Devices . The Network Devices page is displayed. 2. Click the I/O Identity Optimization tab, select the I/O Identity ...

Default Values for Persistence Policy Persistence Policy AC Power Loss Cold Boot Warm Boot Virtual Address: Auxiliary Powered Devices Not selected Selected Selected Virtual Address: Non-Auxiliary Powered Devices Not selected Not selected Selected Initiator Selected Selected Selected Storage Target S...

13 Managing Storage Devices In the iDRAC 2.00.00.00 release, iDRAC expands its agent-free management to include direct configuration of the new PERC9 controllers. It enables you to remotely configure the storage components attached to your system at run-time. These components include RAID and non-RA...

alarms, and so on) associated with external enclosures. Physical disks can be contained in an enclosure or attached to the backplane of a system. In addition to managing the physical disks contained in the enclosure, you can monitor the status of the fans, power supply, and temperature probes in an ...

• Stripe element size — The amount of disk space consumed by a stripe element. For example, consider a stripe that contains 64KB of disk space and has 16KB of data residing on each disk in the stripe. In this case, the stripe element size is 16KB and the stripe size is 64KB. • Parity — Parity refers...

RAID 1 characteristics: • Groups n + n disks as one virtual disk with the capacity of n disks. The controllers currently supported by Storage Management allow the selection of two disks when creating a RAID 1. Because these disks are mirrored, the total storage capacity is equal to one disk. • Data ...

RAID 5 characteristics: • Groups n disks as one large virtual disk with a capacity of ( n -1) disks. • Redundant information (parity) is alternately stored on all disks.• When a disk fails, the virtual disk still works, but it is operating in a degraded state. The data is reconstructed from the surv...

RAID 6 characteristics: • Groups n disks as one large virtual disk with a capacity of ( n -2) disks. • Redundant information (parity) is alternately stored on all disks.• The virtual disk remains functional with up to two disk failures. The data is reconstructed from the surviving disks. • Better re...

RAID 50 characteristics: • Groups n * s disks as one large virtual disk with a capacity of s *( n -1) disks, where s is the number of spans and n is the number of disks within each span. • Redundant information (parity) is alternately stored on all disks of each RAID 5 span.• Better read performance...

RAID 10 characteristics: • Groups n disks as one large virtual disk with a capacity of ( n /2) disks, where n is an even integer. • Mirror images of the data are striped across sets of physical disks. This level provides redundancy through mirroring. • When a disk fails, the virtual disk still works...

Supported Controllers Supported RAID Controllers The iDRAC interfaces support the following PERC9 controllers: • PERC H830• PERC H730P• PERC H730• PERC H330 The iDRAC interfaces support the following PERC8 controllers: • PERC H810• PERC H710P• PERC H710• PERC H310 Supported Non-RAID Controllers The ...

Feature Name PERC 9 Controllers PERC 8 Controllers PCIe SSD H830 H730 P H730 H330 H810 H710P H710 H310 Configure Backplane mode Real-time Real-time Real-time Real-time Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Blink or unblink component LEDs Real-time Real-time Real-...

For more information on the displayed properties and to use the filter options, see iDRAC Online Help . Monitoring Storage Device Using RACADM To view the storage device information, use the raid or storage subcommand. For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available...

When deleting virtual disks, all assigned global hot spares may be automatically unassigned when the last virtual disk associated with the controller is deleted. If you reset the configuration, the virtual disks are deleted and all the hot spares are unassigned. You must be familiar with the size re...

1. Press <Ctrl+R> while restarting the server, and then select the required controller. 2. Press <F2> and select the Convert to RAID capable option, and then complete the operation. NOTE: • This task is not supported on PERC hardware controllers running in HBA mode. • This task is only s...

b. From the Controller drop-down menu, select the controller for which you want to create the virtual disk. c. From the Layout drop-down menu, select the RAID level for the Virtual Disk. Only those RAID levels supported by the controller appear in the drop-down menu and it is based on the RAID level...

performance since subsequent read requests can retrieve data quickly from the cache then from the disk. However, data loss may occur in the event of a system failure which prevents that data from being written on a disk. Other applications may also experience problems when actions assume that the da...

Initializing Virtual Disks Initializing virtual disks erases the all the data on the disk but does not change the virtual disk configuration. You must initialize a virtual disk that is configured before it is used. NOTE: Do not initialize virtual disks when attempting to recreate an existing configu...

– No Read Ahead – Read Ahead • Edit Policy: Write Cache — Change the write cache policy to one of the following options: – Write Through – Write Back – Force Write Back • Edit Policy: Disk Cache — Change the disk cache policy to one of the following options: – Default – Enabled – Disabled • Initiali...

• Create, change, or delete security keys Related Links Configuring Controller PropertiesImporting or Auto Importing Foreign ConfigurationClearing Foreign ConfigurationResetting Controller ConfigurationSupported ControllersSummary of Supported Features for Storage DevicesConvert To RAID Capable Disk...

each encryption-capable controller. The security key is managed using the Local Key Management (LKM) feature. LKM is used to generate the key ID and the password or key required to secure the virtual disk. If you are using LKM, you must create the encryption key by providing the Security Key Identif...

• To create, modify, or delete security key to encrypt virtual drives: racadm storage createsecuritykey:<Controller FQDD> -key <Key id> -passwd <passphrase> racadm storage modifysecuritykey:<Controller FQDD> -key <key id> -oldpasswd <old passphrase> -newpasswd <...

This task is not supported on PERC hardware controllers running in HBA mode. NOTE: It is not recommended to remove an external enclosure cable while the operating system is running on the system. Removing the cable could result in a foreign configuration when the connection is re-established. You ca...

physical disk contains a foreign configuration (virtual disk) by checking the physical disk state. If the physical disk state is Foreign, then the physical disk contains all or some portion of a virtual disk. You can clear or erase the virtual disk information from the newly attached physical disks....

Based on the selected operation mode, the settings are applied. Resetting Controller Configuration Using RACADM To reset the controller configuration, use the following command: racadm storage resetconfig:<Controller FQDD> For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide...

SMART performs predictive failure analysis on each disk and sends alerts if a disk failure is predicted. The controllers check physical disks for failure predictions and, if found, pass this information to iDRAC. iDRAC immediately logs an alert. Controller Operations in Non-RAID (HBA) Mode If the co...

Level Cell (SLC) and Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND flash technology with a high-speed PCIe 2.0 or PCIe 3.0 compliant interface. Using iDRAC interfaces, you can view and configure NVMe PCIe SSDs. The key features of PCIe SSD are: • Hot plug capability• High-performance device The PCIe SSD subsystem con...

To view PCIe SSD backplane information: racadm storage get enclosures NOTE: For all the mentioned commands, PERC devices are also displayed. For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/ esmmanuals . Preparing to Remove PCIe SSD PCIe SSDs support orde...

If the job is not created, a message indicating that the job creation was not successful is displayed. Also, the message ID and the recommended response action is displayed.If the job is created successfully, a message indicating that the job ID is created for the selected controller is displayed. C...

4. From the Apply Operation Mode drop-down menu, select one of the following options: • At Next Reboot — Select this option to apply the actions during the next system reboot. This is the default option for PERC 8 controllers. • At Scheduled Time — Select this option to apply the actions at a schedu...

Viewing Universal SlotsSetting SGPIO Mode Configuring Backplane Mode The 13th generation Dell PowerEdge servers supports a new internal storage topology, where two storage controllers (PERCs) can be connected to a set of internal drives through a single expander. This configuration is used for high ...

• Split 4. From the Apply Operation Mode drop-down menu, select Apply Now to apply the actions immediately, and then click Apply . A job ID is created. 5. Go to the Job Queue page and verify that it displays the status as Completed for the job. 6. Power cycle the system for the setting to take affec...

The output is: BackplaneRequestedMode=SplitMode 9. Run the following command to cold reboot the server: serveraction powercycle 10. After the system completes POST and CSIOR, type the following command to verify the backplanerequestedmode : get storage.enclosure.1.backplanerequestedmode The output i...

Setting SGPIO Mode The storage controller can connect to the backplane in I2C mode (default setting for Dell backplanes) or Serial General Purpose Input/Output (SGPIO) mode. This connection is required for blinking LEDs on the drives. Dell PERC controllers and backplane support both these modes. To ...

• Overview → Storage → Pending Operations 2. Select one of the following from the Apply Operation Mode drop-down menu: • Apply Now — Select this option to apply the settings immediately. This option is available for PERC 9 controllers only. If there are jobs to be completed, then this option is gray...

The Pending Operations page is displayed. 2. From the Component drop-down menu, select the controller for which you want to view, commit, or delete the pending operations.The list of pending operations is displayed for the selected controller. NOTE: • Pending operations are created for import foreig...

Storage Devices — Apply Operation Scenarios Case 1: Selected an Apply Operation (Apply Now, At Next Reboot, or At Scheduled Time) and there are no existing pending operations If you have selected Apply Now , At Next Reboot , or At Scheduled Time and then clicked Apply , first the pending operation i...

– Click OK to remain on the page to perform more storage configuration operations. – Click Pending Operations to view the pending operations for the device. Until the job is created on the selected controller, these pending operations are not applied. • If the pending operation is not created succes...

• Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks → Identify - Displays the Identify Virtual Disks page where you can blink or unblink the virtual disks. 2. If you are on the Identify Component LED page: • Select or deselect all component LEDs — Select the Select/Deselect All option and click Blink to start blin...

14 Configuring and Using Virtual Console You can use the virtual console to manage a remote system using the keyboard, video, and mouse on your management station to control the corresponding devices on a managed server. This is a licensed feature for rack and tower servers. It is available by defau...

Screen Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) 1024x768 60, 70, 72, 75, 85 1280x1024 60 It is recommended that you configure your monitor display resolution to 1280x1024 pixels or higher. NOTE: If you have an active Virtual Console session and a lower resolution monitor is connected to the Virtual Console, the...

Related Links Configuring Virtual Console Configuring IE to Use ActiveX Plug-in You must configure the IE browser settings before you launch and run ActiveX based Virtual Console and Virtual Media applications. The ActiveX applications are delivered as signed CAB files from the iDRAC server. If the ...

Additional Settings for Windows Vista or Newer Microsoft Operating Systems The Internet Explorer browsers in Windows Vista or newer operating systems have an additional security feature called Protected Mode . To launch and run ActiveX applications in Internet Explorer browsers with Protected Mode :...

The Java Cache viewer is displayed. 2. Delete the items titled iDRAC Virtual Console Client. Importing CA Certificates to Management Station When you launch Virtual Console or Virtual Media, prompts are displayed to verify the certificates. If you have custom Web server certificates, you can avoid t...

Configuring Web Browsers to Use Virtual ConsoleLaunching Virtual Console Configuring Virtual Console Using Web Interface To configure Virtual Console using iDRAC Web interface: 1. Go to Overview → Server → Virtual Console . The Virtual Console page is displayed. 2. Enable virtual console and specify...

While launching Virtual Console using 32-bit or 64-bit IE browsers, the required plug-in (Java or ActiveX) is available in the respective browser. The Internet Options settings are common for both the browsers. While launching the Virtual Console using Java plug-in, occasionally you may see a Java c...

• Control Panel → Power Options → High–Performance → Advanced Settings → Hard Disk → Turnoff Hard Disk After <time_out> Launching Virtual Console Using URL To launch the Virtual Console using the URL: 1. Open a supported Web browser and in the address box, type the following URL in lower case:...

If synchronization problems continue, do the following additional change in the <user_home>/.gconf/ desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/%gconf.xml file: Change the values for motion_threshold and motion_acceleration to -1 . If you turn off mouse acceleration in GNOME desktop, in the Virtual Consol...

15 Managing Virtual Media Virtual media allows the managed server to access media devices on the management station or ISO CD/DVD images on a network share as if they were devices on the managed server. Using the Virtual Media feature, you can: • Remotely access media connected to a remote system ov...

Figure 4. Virtual Media Setup Supported Drives and Devices The following table lists the drives supported through virtual media. Table 27. Supported Drives and Devices Drive Supported Storage Media Virtual Optical Drives • Legacy 1.44 floppy drive with a 1.44 floppy diskette • CD-ROM• DVD• CD-RW• Co...

Configuring Virtual Media Using RACADM To configure the virtual media, • Use the objects in the iDRAC.VirtualMedia group with the set command.• Use the objects in the cfgRacVirtual group with the config command. For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC available at...

The following message is displayed: Virtual Console has been disabled. Do you want to continue using Virtual Media redirection? 3. Click OK . The Virtual Media window is displayed. 4. From the Virtual Media menu, click Map CD/DVD or Map Removable Disk . For more information, see Mapping Virtual Driv...

If the image is created in the default path (Desktop), when you select Map Removable Disk , the created image is available for selection in the drop-down menu. If image is created in a different location, when you select Map Removable Disk , the created image is not available for selection in the dr...

To enable the managed system to boot: 1. Boot the managed system. 2. Press <F2> to enter the System Setup page. 3. Go to System BIOS Settings → Boot Settings → BIOS Boot Settings → Boot Sequence . In the pop-up window, the virtual optical drives and virtual floppy drives are listed with the st...

16 Installing and Using VMCLI Utility The Virtual Media Command Line Interface (VMCLI) utility is an interface that provides virtual media features from the management station to iDRAC on the managed system. Using this utility you can access virtual media features, including image files and physical...

VMCLI Syntax The VMCLI interface is identical on both Windows and Linux systems. The VMCLI syntax is: VMCLI [parameter] [operating_system_shell_options] For example, vmcli -r iDRAC-IP-address:iDRAC-SSL-port The parameter enables VMCLI to connect to the specified server, access iDRAC, and map to the ...

If the file is not write-protected, Virtual Media may write to the image file. To make sure that Virtual Media does not write to the media: • Configure the operating system to write-protect a floppy image file that must not be overwritten.• Use the write-protection feature of the device. When virtua...

17 Managing vFlash SD Card The vFlash SD card is a Secure Digital (SD) card that plugs into the vFlash SD card slot in the system. You can use a card with a maximum of 16 GB capacity. After you insert the card, you must enable vFlash functionality to create and manage partitions. vFlash is a license...

Viewing vFlash SD Card Properties Using Web Interface To view the vFlash SD card properties, in the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → vFlash . The SD Card Properties page is displayed. For information about the displayed properties, see the iDRAC Online Help . Viewing vFlash SD Card Pro...

Enabling or Disabling vFlash Functionality Using RACADM To enable or disable the vFlash functionality using RACADM, use one of the following: • Using config command: – To enable vFlash: racadm config -g cfgvFlashsd -o cfgvflashSDEnable 1 – To disable vFlash: racadm config -g cfgvFlashsd -o cfgvflash...

• Using vFlashSD command: racadm vflashsd initialize • Using set command: racadm set iDRAC.vflashsd.Initialized 1 All existing partitions are deleted and the card is reformatted. For more information about these commands, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell...

• Attaching or Detaching Partitions • Deleting Existing Partitions • Downloading Partition Contents • Booting to a Partition NOTE: If you click any option on the vFlash pages when an application such as WS-MAN, iDRAC Settings utility, or RACADM is using vFlash, or if you navigate to some other page ...

Creating a Partition Using an Image File You can create a new partition on the vFlash SD card using an image file (available in the .img or .iso format.) The partitions are of emulation types: Floppy ( .img ), Hard Disk ( .img ), or CD ( .iso ). The created partition size is equal to the image file ...

NOTE: This feature is not supported in local RACADM. NOTE: Creating vFlash partition from an image file located on the CFS or NFS IPv6 enabled network share is not supported. Formatting a Partition You can format an existing partition on the vFlash SD card based on the type of file system. The suppo...

racadm vflashpartition status -a NOTE: The -a option is valid only with the status action. Modifying a Partition You can change a read-only partition to read-write or vice-versa. Before modifying the partition, make sure that: • The vFlash functionality is enabled.• You have Access Virtual Media pri...

racadm set iDRAC.vflashpartition.<index>.EmulationType <HDD, Floppy, or CD-DVD> Attaching or Detaching Partitions When you attach one or more partitions, they are visible to the operating system and BIOS as USB mass storage devices. When you attach multiple partitions, based on the assig...

racadm set iDRAC.vflashpartition.<index>.AttachState 0 Operating System Behavior for Attached Partitions For Windows and Linux operating systems: • The operating system controls and assigns the drive letters to the attached partitions.• Read-only partitions are read-only drives in the operatin...

Before downloading the partition contents, make sure that: • You have Access Virtual Media privileges.• The vFlash functionality is enabled.• An initialize operation is not being performed on the card.• For a read-write partition, it must not be attached. To download the contents of the vFlash parti...

18 Using SMCLP The Server Management Command Line Protocol (SMCLP) specification enables CLI-based systems management. It defines a protocol for management commands transmitted over standard character oriented streams. This protocol accesses a Common Information Model Object Manager (CIMOM) using a ...

SMCLP prompts: • yx1x blade servers use -$ . • yx1x rack and tower servers use admin-> . • yx2x blade, rack, and tower servers use admin-> . where, y is a alpha-numeric character such as M (for blade servers), R (for rack servers), and T (for tower servers) and x is a number. This indicates th...

Target Definitions admin1/system1/sp1/rolesvc3/Role1-3 CLP role admin1/system1/sp1/rolesvc3/Role1-3/ privilege1 CLP role privilege Related Links Running SMCLP CommandsUsage Examples Navigating the MAP Address Space Objects that can be managed with SM-CLP are represented by targets arranged in a hier...

Using the -level Option The show -level option executes show over additional levels beneath the specified target. To see all targets and properties in the address space, use the -l all option. Using the -output Option The -output option specifies one of four formats for the output of SM-CLP verbs: t...

The following message is displayed: system1 has been reset successfully SEL Management The following examples show how to use the SMCLP to perform SEL-related operations on the managed system. Type the following commands at the SMCLP command prompt: • To view the SEL: show/system1/logs1/log1 The fol...

MAP Target Navigation The following examples show how to use the cd verb to navigate the MAP. In all examples, the initial default target is assumed to be /. Type the following commands at the SMCLP command prompt: • To navigate to the system target and reboot: cd system1 reset The current default t...

19 Using iDRAC Service Module The iDRAC Service Module is a software application that is recommended to be installed on the server (it is not installed by default). It complements iDRAC with monitoring information from the operating system. It does not have an interface but, complements iDRAC by pro...

• Replicate Lifecycle Controller logs to operating system logs• Perform automatic system recovery options• Populate Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Management Providers• Integrate with Technical Support Report. This is applicable only if iDRAC Service Module Version 2.0 or later is installe...

Co-existence of OpenManage Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module In a system, both OpenManage Server Administrator and the iDRAC Service Module can co-exist and continue to function correctly and independently. If you have enabled the monitoring features during the iDRAC Service Module insta...

20 Using USB Port for Server Management In Dell PowerEdge 12 th generation servers, all USB ports are dedicated to the server. With the 13 th generation of servers, one of the front panel USB port is used by iDRAC for management purposes such as pre-provisioning and troubleshooting. The port has an ...

5. After using, disconnect the cable.The LED turns off. Configuring iDRAC Using Server Configuration Profile on USB Device With the new iDRAC Direct feature, you can configure iDRAC at-the-server. First configure the USB Management port settings in iDRAC, insert the USB device that has the server co...

• Allowed notifications: Email, SNMP trap, remote syslog and WS-Eventing.• Actions: None. An error message is displayed and logged to Lifecycle Controller log when: • You try to configure the USB management port without the Server Control user privilege.• A USB device is in use by iDRAC and you atte...

The iDRAC Settings Media and USB Port Settings page is displayed. 2. From the USB Management Port Mode drop-down menu, do the following: • Automatic — USB Port is used by iDRAC or the server’s operating system. • Standard OS Use — USB port is used by the server OS. • iDRAC Direct only — USB pot is u...

21 Using iDRAC Quick Sync A few 13 th generation Dell PowerEdge servers have the Quick Sync bezel that supports the Quick Sync feature. This feature enables at-the-server management with a mobile device. This allows you to view inventory and monitoring information and configure basic iDRAC settings ...

Configuring iDRAC Quick Sync Using iDRAC Web interface or RACADM, you can configure iDRAC Quick Sync feature to allow access to the mobile device: • Read-write access – Allows you to configure the basic iDRAC settings.• Read-only access – Allows you to view inventory and monitoring information.• Dis...

The settings are applied. Using Mobile Device to View iDRAC Information To view iDRAC information from the mobile device, see the OpenManage Mobile User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals for the steps. 304

22 Deploying Operating Systems You can use any of the following utilities to deploy operating systems to managed systems: • Virtual Media Command Line Interface (CLI)• Virtual Media Console• Remote File Share Related Links Deploying Operating System Using VMCLIDeploying Operating System Using Remote...

vmdeploy.bat -r <iDRAC-IPAddress or file> -u <iDRAC-user> -p <iDRAC-user-passwd> [ -f {<floppy-image> | < device-name>} | -c { <device-name>|<image-file>} ] [-i <DeviceID>] NOTE: vmdeploy does not support IPv6, since IPv6 does not support the IPMI tool...

NOTE: While creating the image file, follow standard network-based installation procedures, and mark the deployment image as read-only to make sure that each target system boots and executes the same deployment procedure. To deploy an operating system using RFS: 1. Using Remote File Share (RFS), mou...

If you update the iDRAC firmware from version 1.30.30 to 1.50.50 firmware while there is an active RFS connection and the Virtual Media Attach Mode is set to Attach or Auto Attach , the iDRAC attempts to re- establish the RFS connection after the firmware upgrade is completed and the iDRAC reboots. ...

This displays the text that identifies the device (example, SCSI device sdc). This procedure also applies to Virtual Media when you are using Linux distributions in runlevel init 3. By default, the virtual media is not auto-mounted in init 3. Configuring Remote File Share Using RACADM To configure r...

Configuring Virtual MediaSetting First Boot DeviceConfiguring iDRAC Installing Operating System From Multiple Disks 1. Unmap the existing CD/DVD. 2. Insert the next CD/DVD into the remote optical drive. 3. Remap the CD/DVD drive. Deploying Embedded Operating System On SD Card To install an embedded ...

23 Troubleshooting Managed System Using iDRAC You can diagnose and troubleshoot a remote managed system using:• Diagnostic console• Post code• Boot and crash capture videos• Last system crash screen• System event logs• Lifecycle logs• Front panel status• Trouble indicators• System health Related Lin...

reboot or maintenance cycle (similar to updates). When diagnostics are run, the results are collected and stored in the internal iDRAC storage. You can then export the results to an NFS or CIFS network share using the diagnostics export racadm command. You can also run diagnostics using the appropri...

To export the last run remote diagnostics results, use the following command: racadm diagnostics export -f <file name> -l <NFS / CIFS share> -u <username> -p <password> For more information about the options, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide availa...

Viewing Logs You can view System Event Logs (SELs) and Lifecycle logs. For more information, see Viewing System Event Log and Viewing Lifecycle Log . Viewing Last System Crash Screen The last crash screen feature captures a screenshot of the most recent system crash, saves, and displays it in iDRAC....

To view LCD front panel status using RACADM, use the objects in the System.LCD group. For more information, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/ support/manuals . Related Links Configuring LCD Setting Viewing System Front Panel LED Status To view the cu...

The report is generated in the standard ZIP format. The report contains information that is similar to the information available in the DSET report such as: • Hardware inventory for all components• System, Lifecycle Controller, and component attributes• Operating system and application information• ...

NOTE: While specifying the network share settings, it is recommended to avoid special characters for user name and password or percent encode the special characters. • Click Advanced Export Options to select the following additional options: – RAID Controller Log – Enable Report Filtering under OS a...

11. Select the I agree to allow Technical Support to use this data option and click Export to export the data to the specified location. Generating Technical Support Report Manually Using RACADM To generate the TSR using RACADM, use the techsupreport subcommand. For more information, see the iDRAC R...

The Lifecycle Controller Data option erases any content such as the LC Log, configuration database, rollback firmware, factory as-shipped logs, and the configuration information from the FP SPI (or management riser). NOTE: The Lifecycle Controller log contains the information about the system erase ...

24 Frequently Asked Questions This section lists the frequently asked questions for the following: • System Event Log • Network Security • Active Directory • Single Sign On • Smart Card Login • Virtual Console • Virtual Media • vFlash SD Card • SNMP Authentication • Storage Devices • iDRAC Service M...

upload a iDRAC server certificate issued by a trusted CA (for example, Microsoft Certificate Authority, Thawte or Verisign). Why the DNS server not registering iDRAC? Some DNS servers register iDRAC names that contain only up to 31 characters. When accessing the iDRAC Web-based interface, a security...

12. Close the Registry Editor window. You can now log in to iDRAC using SSO. If you have enabled SSO for iDRAC and you are using Internet Explorer to log in to iDRAC, SSO fails and you are prompted to enter your user name and password. How to resolve this? Make sure that the iDRAC IP address is list...

where: /dev/sdx is the device name found in step 4 and /mnt/floppy is the mount point. Why are the virtual drives attached the server removed after performing a remote firmware update using the iDRAC Web interface? Firmware updates cause the iDRAC to reset, drop the remote connection, and unmount th...

Clear the ARP table on your system. Remote RACADM fails to connect to iDRAC from SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP1. Make sure that the official openssl and libopenssl versions are installed. Run the following command to install the RPM packages: rpm -ivh --force < filename > where, fi...

25 Use Case Scenarios This section helps you in navigating to specific sections in the guide to perform typical use case scenarios. Troubleshooting An Inaccessible Managed System After receiving alerts from OpenManage Essentials, Dell Management Console, or a local trap collector, five servers in a ...

Using iDRAC Service Module Obtaining System Information and Assess System Health To obtain system information and assess system health: • In iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → System Summary to view the system information and access various links on this page to asses system health. For ...

Managing Rack Density Suppose two servers are installed in a rack. To add two additional servers, need to determine how much capacity is left in the rack.To assess the capacity of a rack to add additional servers: 1. View the current power consumption data and historical power consumption data for t...