Users Guide

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Setting up iDRAC communication
You can communicate with iDRAC using any of the following modes:
• iDRAC Web Interface
• Serial connection using DB9 cable (RAC serial or IPMI serial) — For rack and tower servers only
• IPMI Serial Over LAN
• IPMI Over LAN
• Remote RACADM
• Local RACADM
• Remote Services
NOTE: To ensure that Local RACADM import or export commands work properly, ensure that the USB mass-storage
host is enabled in the operating system. For information about enabling USB storage host, see the documentation for
your operating system.
The following table provides an overview of the supported protocols, supported commands, and pre-requisites:
Table 14. Communication modes — summary
Mode of Communication Supported Protocol Supported Commands Pre-requisite
iDRAC Web Interface Internet Protocol (https) N/A Web Server
Serial using Null modem DB9
cable
Serial Protocol
RACADM
SMCLP
IPMI
Part of iDRAC firmware
RAC Serial or IPMI Serial is
enabled
IPMI Serial Over LAN
Intelligent Platform
Management Bus protocol
SSH
Telnet
IPMI IPMITool is installed and IPMI
Serial Over LAN is enabled
IPMI over LAN Intelligent Platform
Management Bus protocol
IPMI IPMITool is installed and IPMI
Settings is enabled
SMCLP
SSH
Telnet
SMCLP SSH or Telnet on iDRAC is
enabled
Remote RACADM https Remote RACADM Remote RACADM is installed
and enabled
Firmware RACADM
SSH
Telnet
Firmware RACADM Firmware RACADM is installed
and enabled
Local RACADM IPMI Local RACADM Local RACADM is installed
Remote Services
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WS-MAN
WinRM (Windows)
OpenWSMAN (Linux)
WinRM is installed (Windows)
or OpenWSMAN is installed
(Linux)
Redfish Various browser plug-ins,
CURL (Windows and Linux),
Python request, and JSON
modules
Plug-ins, CURL, Python
modules are installed
[1] For more information, see the Lifecycle Controller Remote Services User’s Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
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