Interfaces And Protocols To Access Idrac - Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual

Feature
License management
[1] Requires vFlash SD card media.
[2] 500 series and lower rack and tower servers require a hardware card to enable this feature; this hardware is offered at additional
cost.
[3] Remote agent-free update feature is available only using IPMI.
[4] Available only using IPMI.
[5] Requires OMSA agent on target server.

Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC

The following table lists the interfaces to access iDRAC.
NOTE: Using more than one interface at the same time may generate unexpected results.
Table 3. Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC
Interface or Protocol
iDRAC Settings Utility
iDRAC web Interface
RACADM
Server LCD Panel/
Chassis LCD Panel
26
Basic iDRAC8 iDRAC7
Manage Basic Express
ment
(iDRAC
7)
No Yes No
Description
Use the iDRAC Settings utility to perform pre-OS operations. It has a subset of the features that are
available in iDRAC web interface along with other features.
To access iDRAC Settings utility, press <F2> during boot and then click iDRAC Settings on the System
Setup Main Menu page.
Use the iDRAC web interface to manage iDRAC and monitor the managed system. The browser
connects to the web server through the HTTPS port. Data streams are encrypted using 128-bit SSL to
provide privacy and integrity. Any connection to the HTTP port is redirected to HTTPS. Administrators
can upload their own SSL certificate through an SSL CSR generation process to secure the web server.
The default HTTP and HTTPS ports can be changed. The user access is based on user privileges.
Use this command-line utility to perform iDRAC and server management. You can use RACADM locally
and remotely.
• Local RACADM command-line interface runs on the managed systems that have Server
Administrator installed. Local RACADM communicates with iDRAC through its in-band IPMI host
interface. Since it is installed on the local managed system, users are required to log in to the
operating system to run this utility. A user must have a full administrator privilege or be a root user
to use this utility.
• Remote RACADM is a client utility that runs on a management station. It uses the out-of-band
network interface to run RACADM commands on the managed system and uses the HTTPs
channel. The –r option runs the RACADM command over a network.
• Firmware RACADM is accessible by logging in to iDRAC using SSH or telnet. You can run the
firmware RACADM commands without specifying the iDRAC IP, user name, or password.
• You do not have to specify the iDRAC IP, user name, or password to run the firmware RACADM
commands. After you enter the RACADM prompt, you can directly run the commands without the
racadm prefix.
Use the LCD on the server front panel to:
• View alerts, iDRAC IP or MAC address, user programmable strings.
• Set DHCP
iDRAC8 iDRAC7 iDRAC8
Express Express Express for
for Blades
Blades
Yes No Yes
iDRAC7 iDRAC8
Enterprise Enterprise
No Yes