Installing And Setting Up The Drac 4; What You Need To Get Started; Installing The Drac 4 Hardware; Software Installation And Configuration Overview - Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 User Manual

Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 4

This chapter provides information about how to install and setup your DRAC 4 hardware
and software.

What You Need to Get Started

Gather the following items that came with your system prior to installing and configuring the
DRAC 4 software.
• DRAC 4 hardware (already installed or in the optional kit)
• The instructions for installing DRAC 4 in this chapter
• Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD
• Dell Systems Management Consoles CD
• Dell PowerEdge Documentation CD

Installing the DRAC 4 Hardware

NOTE:
The DRAC 4 connection emulates a USB keyboard connection. As a result, when you restart the
system, the system will not notify you if your keyboard is not attached.
The DRAC 4 may be preinstalled on your system, or available separately in a kit. To get started
with the DRAC 4 that is already installed on your system, see "Software Installation and
Configuration Overview."
If a DRAC 4 is not installed on your system, see the Installing a Remote Access Card document
that came with your DRAC 4 kit or see your platform Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for
hardware installation instructions before proceeding.
NOTE:
The removal of expansion cards, such as the DRAC 4, is documented in the Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide that came with your system.

Software Installation and Configuration Overview

This section provides a high-level overview of the DRAC 4 software installation and
configuration process. All configuration steps can be performed using the Web-based interface,
racadm CLI, or Serial/Telnet console. Network configuration can also be performed using
operating system utilities (Option ROM).
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