Dell iDRAC 7 manuals
iDRAC 7
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- Overview
- Key features
- New in this release
- How to use this user's guide
- Licensed features in iDRAC7 and iDRAC8
- Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC
- iDRAC port information
- Other documents you may need
- Social media reference
- Logging in to iDRAC
- Logging in to iDRAC using a smart card
- Logging in to iDRAC as an Active Directory user using a smart card
- Logging in to iDRAC SSO using CMC web interface
- Accessing iDRAC using SMCLP
- Changing default login password using web interface
- Enabling or disabling default password warning message using web interface
- Setting up managed system and management station
- Setting up iDRAC IP using iDRAC settings utility
- Setting up iDRAC IP using CMC web interface
- Configuring servers and server components using Auto Config
- default gateway
- Using hash passwords for improved security
- Setting up management station
- Setting up managed system
- Optimizing system performance and power consumption
- Configuring supported web browsers
- Configuring Mozilla Firefox
- Configuring web browsers to use virtual console
- Viewing localized versions of web interface
- Updating firmware using iDRAC web interface
- Updating device firmware using RACADM
- Updating firmware using CMC web interface
- Updating firmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services
- Viewing and managing staged updates using RACADM
- Rollback firmware using iDRAC web interface
- Rollback firmware using Lifecycle Controller
- Backing up server profile using iDRAC web interface
- Importing server profile
- Easy Restore
- Importing server profile using RACADM
- Configuring iDRAC
- Viewing iDRAC information
- Modifying network settings using web interface
- FIPS mode
- Difference between FIPS-mode supported and FIPS-validated
- Configuring services using web interface
- Using VNC client to manage remote server
- Configuring VNC server using RACADM
- Configuring LCD setting
- Configuring system ID LED setting
- Setting first boot device using web interface
- Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through
- Supported cards for OS to iDRAC Pass-through
- Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through using web interface
- Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through using RACADM
- SSL server certificates
- Generating a new certificate signing request
- Viewing server certificate
- Downloading custom SSL certificate signing certificate
- Configuring multiple iDRACs using RACADM
- Disabling access to modify iDRAC configuration settings on host system
- Viewing iDRAC and managed system information
- Viewing sensor information
- Monitoring performance index of CPU, memory, and I/O modules
- Monitoring performance index for of CPU, memory, and I/O modules using web interface
- Viewing historical temperature data using iDRAC web interface
- Viewing network interfaces available on host OS
- Viewing FlexAddress mezzanine card fabric connections
- Setting up iDRAC communication
- Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable
- Enabling RAC serial connection
- Switching between RAC serial and serial console while using DB9 cable
- Configuring BIOS for serial connection
- Enabling supported protocol
- Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN
- Enabling or disabling remote RACADM
- Enabling login to the virtual console after boot
- Supported SSH cryptography schemes
- Using public key authentication for SSH
- Configuring user accounts and privileges
- Configuring local users
- Configuring Active Directory users
- Prerequisites for using Active Directory authentication for iDRAC
- Supported Active Directory authentication mechanisms
- Configuring Standard schema Active Directory
- Extended schema Active Directory overview
- Configuring Extended schema Active Directory
- Testing Active Directory settings
- Configuring generic LDAP users
- Configuring generic LDAP directory service using RACADM
- Configuring iDRAC for Single Sign-On or smart card login
- Generating Kerberos keytab file
- Configuring iDRAC SSO login for Active Directory users
- Uploading trusted CA certificate for smart card
- Enabling or disabling smart card login
- Configuring iDRAC to send alerts
- Enabling or disabling alerts using RACADM
- Setting event alerts
- Setting alert recurrence events using RACADM
- Configuring IP alert destinations
- Configuring email alert settings
- Configuring WS Eventing
- Alerts message IDs
- Managing logs
- Viewing System Event Log using iDRAC settings utility
- Viewing Lifecycle log using web interface
- Adding work notes
- Monitoring and managing power
- Setting warning threshold for power consumption
- Executing power control operations using RACADM
- Configuring power supply options
- Configuring power supply options using web interface
- Inventorying, monitoring, and configuring network devices
- Monitoring network devices using RACADM
- Supported cards for I/O Identity Optimization
- Supported NIC firmware versions for I/O Identity Optimization
- System behavior for FlexAddress and I/O Identity
- Enabling or disabling I/O Identity Optimization
- Configuring persistence policy settings
- Managing storage devices
- Understanding RAID concepts
- Organizing data storage for availability and performance
- Choosing RAID levels
- Comparing RAID level performance
- Supported controllers
- Supported non-RAID controllers
- Inventorying and monitoring storage devices
- Monitoring storage devices using RACADM
- Converting a physical disk to RAID or non-RAID mode
- Creating virtual disks
- Editing virtual disk cache policies
- Deleting virtual disks
- Initializing virtual disks
- Assigning or unassigning dedicated hot spares
- Managing virtual disks using RACADM
- Configuring controller properties
- Importing or auto importing foreign configuration
- Clearing foreign configuration
- Switching the controller mode
- Gbps SAS HBA adapter operations
- Monitoring predictive failure analysis on drives
- Inventorying and monitoring PCIe SSDs
- Preparing to remove PCIe SSD
- Erasing PCIe SSD device data
- Managing enclosures or backplanes
- Viewing universal slots
- Choosing operation mode to apply settings
- Choosing operation mode using RACADM
- Viewing and applying pending operations using RACADM
- Blinking or unblinking component LEDs
- Blinking or unblinking component LEDs using web interface
- Configuring and using virtual console
- Configuring virtual console
- Launching virtual console using web interface
- Disabling warning messages while launching virtual console or virtual media using Java or ActiveX plug-in
- Synchronizing mouse pointers
- Passing all keystrokes through virtual console for Java or ActiveX plug-in
- Managing virtual media
- Configuring virtual media
- Accessing virtual media
- Launching virtual media without using virtual console
- Viewing virtual device details
- Unmapping virtual drive
- Enabling boot once for virtual media
- Installing and using VMCLI utility
- VMCLI commands to access virtual media
- Managing vFlash SD card
- Enabling or disabling vFlash functionality
- Getting the last status using RACADM
- Creating an empty partition
- Formatting a partition
- Viewing available partitions
- Attaching or detaching partitions
- Deleting existing partitions
- Booting to a partition
- Using SMCLP
- iDRAC SMCLP syntax
- Navigating the map address space
- Using show verb
- SEL management
- Map target navigation
- Using iDRAC Service Module
- Redfish profile support for network attributes
- Windows Management Instrumentation providers
- Remote iDRAC Hard Reset
- In-band Support for iDRAC SNMP Alerts
- iDRAC access via Host OS (Experimental Feature)
- Coexistence of OpenManage Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module
- Using USB port for server management
- Configuring iDRAC using server configuration profile on USB device
- Importing server configuration profile from USB device
- Using iDRAC Quick Sync
- Configuring iDRAC Quick Sync settings using web interface
- Deploying operating systems
- Configuring remote file share using web interface
- Configuring remote file share using RACADM
- Installing operating system from multiple disks
- Troubleshooting managed system using iDRAC
- Scheduling remote automated diagnostics using RACADM
- Viewing boot and crash capture videos
- Viewing front panel status
- Hardware trouble indicators
- Generating SupportAssist Collection
- Generating SupportAssist Collection automatically
- Checking server status screen for error messages
- Resetting iDRAC to factory default settings
- Frequently asked questions
- Active Directory
- Single Sign-On
- Smart card login
- Virtual media
- vFlash SD card
- Storage devices
- RACADM
- Miscellaneous
- How to find iDRAC IP address for rack and tower server
- Use case scenarios
- Obtaining system information and assess system health
- Creating new administrator user account
- Installing new electronic license
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