Options To Install The Operating System; Methods To Download Firmware And Drivers - Dell EMC PowerEdge T340 DPJ1G Installation And Service Manual

• Microsoft Active Directory user
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user
If you have opted for secure default access to iDRAC, you must use the iDRAC secure default password available on the system
Information tag. If you have not opted for secure default access to iDRAC, then use the default user name and password –root and
calvin. You can also log in by using your Single Sign-On or Smart Card.
NOTE: You must have the iDRAC credentials to log in to iDRAC.
NOTE: Ensure that you change the default user name and password after setting up the iDRAC IP address.
NOTE: The Intel Quick Assist Technology (QAT) on the Dell EMC PowerEdge T340 is supported with chipset integration and is
enabled through an optional license. The license files are enabled on the sleds through iDRAC.
For more information about drivers, documentation, and white papers on the Intel QAT, see https://01.org/intel-quickassist-technology.
For more information about logging in to the iDRAC and iDRAC licenses, see the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's
Guide at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
You can also access iDRAC by using RACADM. For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide at
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

Options to install the operating system

If the system is shipped without an operating system, install a supported operating system by using one of the following resources:
Table 1. Resources to install the operating system
Resources
iDRAC
Lifecycle Controller
OpenManage Deployment Toolkit
Dell certified VMware ESXi
Installation and How-to videos for supported operating systems on
PowerEdge systems

Methods to download firmware and drivers

You can download the firmware and drivers by using any of the following methods:
Table 2. Firmware and drivers
Methods
From the Dell EMC support site
Using Dell Remote Access Controller Lifecycle Controller (iDRAC
with LC)
Using Dell Repository Manager (DRM)
Using Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME)
Using Dell Server Update Utility (SUU)
Location
Dell.com/idracmanuals
Dell.com/idracmanuals > Lifecycle Controller
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
Supported Operating Systems for Dell EMC PowerEdge systems
Location
Dell.com/support/home
Dell.com/idracmanuals
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Initial system setup and configuration
> OpenManage Deployment Toolkit
> Repository Manager
> OpenManage Essentials
> Server Update Utility
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