Table 26. Idrac8 With Lifecycle Controller Functions And Benefits - Dell PowerEdge R630 Technical Manual

portfolio and works as a stand-alone or in conjunction with other components such as
OpenManage Essentials, OpenManage Mobile, OpenManage Power Center, Chassis Management
Controller, and OpenManage Integrations for Microsoft, VMware and BMC consoles to simplify,
automate and streamline IT operations.
Table 26 describes some of the iDRAC8 features. For more iDRAC8 features, see the
iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller for Dell 13th Generation PowerEdge
Table 26.
Feature Function
iDRAC8 offers real-time OOB
discovery, inventory, deployment
Out of band
monitoring, alerting and updates for
(OOB)
servers, factory-installed peripherals
and internal storage
Simplified, more informative, and
expanded coverage than previous
Email alerts versions of iDRAC
Enabled with iDRAC8 Enterprise,
vFlash or virtual flash allows the user
to store CD, floppy and hard drive
images directly on the iDRAC8. Users
vFlash media can store emergency boot images,
diagnostic tools, or anything else that
can fit in a 4GB partition. Users can
create up to 16 partitions.
Integration with Intel Node Manager
Enhanced power provides data-center level power
management monitoring and capping
(requires iDRAC8 Enterprise)
Upgrades to iDRAC8 Express or
iDRAC8 Enterprise by software
licensing key and license portal
Electronic
licensing
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Benefit
Manage servers independently from
hypervisor/OS type or status. Allows for
bare-metal deployment and monitoring.
More detail allows IT administrators to be
more efficient in diagnosing and remediating
an issue; alerts include a direct, embedded
URL in the email notification to further speed
resolution
Administrators can use virtual flash to house
a persistent image for future general or
emergency use without relying on network
resources or the constant presence of a
client as with Virtual Media. Content can be
stored permanently on vFlash or can be
deleted and added as necessary. This is ideal
for customers with slow bandwidth
connections to the DRAC.
Fine tune data center power policies,
capping and usage. Report on historical
power usage by rack, row or room using
Power Center Manager.
Digital licenses are installed at the Dell
factory; free 30-day trial versions are
available; Dell uses a license management
portal versus paper-based licenses, which
simplifies license management.
For most server models, embedded server
management and electronic licensing
enables feature enhancements that do not
require installation of additional hardware or
system downtime.
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