How To Use This User's Guide - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

• Export the Lifecycle log entries to a network share or to the local system.
• Improved Virtual Media menu options:
– Connect or disconnect Virtual Media session from Virtual Media menu.
– Specify the location of the image file that is created from the folder.
– Create an image from the folder without enabling Virtual Media session.
– New interface when Virtual Media is launched in standalone mode.
• Combined detailed Virtual Media performance statistics with Virtual Console statistics in the Stats dialog box.
• Removed RFS from First Boot device and Next Boot list.
• Clear SEL logs.
• Display SEL logs in iDRAC Settings Utility.
• Record log in, log out, and log in failure events in the Lifecycle Controller logs.
• Store certificate permanently in user's certificate store.
• Disable warning messages while launching Virtual Console or Virtual Media using Java or ActiveX plug-in.
• Improved Remote File Share options.
• Use the iDRAC Service Module to perform monitoring functions similar to Server Administrator but in an out-of-band
environment.
• Configure SNMP and SMTP ports.
• Schedule automatic remote diagnostics.
• Switch on or switch off the front panel LED from System Summary page.
• Use wildcard certificates.
• Use certificates that are signed by an intermediate Certificate Authority (CA).
• Generate Tech Support Report similar to Dell System E-support Tool report.
• Display the following information for storage devices:
– Sector size that the physical disks and virtual disks uses to store data.
– Wear-out level or remaining life of the Solid State Drive (SSD) connected to a PERC.
– T10 Protection Information (PI) capable drives supported by the controllers.
– T10 PI capability for physical disks.
– T10 PI capability is enabled or disabled for the virtual disk.
– Controller boot mode support for controllers.
– Enhanced auto import of foreign configuration is enabled or disabled for the controller.
– Spans with different span length support for RAID 10 Virtual Disks.

How To Use This User's Guide

The contents of this User's Guide enable you to perform the tasks by using:
• iDRAC7 Web interface — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the fields and
options, see the iDRAC7 Online Help that you can access from the Web interface.
• RACADM — The RACADM command or the object that you must use is provided here. For more information, see the
RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
• iDRAC Settings Utility — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the fields and
iDRAC7 Settings Utility Online Help that you can access when you click Help in the iDRAC Settings
options, see the
GUI (press <F2> during boot, and then click iDRAC Settings on the System Setup Main Menu page).
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