Users Guide

Virtual console................................................................................................................................................................ 281
Virtual media.................................................................................................................................................................. 283
vFlash SD card...............................................................................................................................................................285
SNMP authentication.................................................................................................................................................... 285
Storage devices............................................................................................................................................................. 285
iDRAC Service Module...................................................................................................................................................285
RACADM........................................................................................................................................................................287
Miscellaneous.................................................................................................................................................................288
How to find an iDRAC IP address for a blade server?.............................................................................................. 288
How to find the CMC IP address related to the blade server?.................................................................................288
How to find iDRAC IP address for rack and tower server?...................................................................................... 289
iDRAC network connection is not working...............................................................................................................289
Inserted the blade server into the chassis and pressed the power switch, but it did not power on..........................289
How to retrieve an iDRAC administrative user name and password?.......................................................................289
How to change the name of the slot for the system in a chassis?...........................................................................289
iDRAC on blade server is not responding during boot.............................................................................................. 289
When attempting to boot the managed server, the power indicator is green, but there is no POST or no video.....290
25 Use case scenarios.................................................................................................... 291
Troubleshooting an inaccessible managed system..........................................................................................................291
Obtaining system information and assess system health................................................................................................ 291
Setting up alerts and configuring email alerts.................................................................................................................292
Viewing and exporting Lifecycle log and System Event Log...........................................................................................292
Interfaces to update iDRAC firmware............................................................................................................................ 292
Performing graceful shutdown.......................................................................................................................................292
Creating new administrator user account...................................................................................................................... 293
Launching server's remote console and mounting a USB drive......................................................................................293
Installing bare metal OS using attached virtual media and remote file share.................................................................. 293
Managing rack density................................................................................................................................................... 293
Installing new electronic license..................................................................................................................................... 293
Applying I/O Identity configuration settings for multiple network cards in single host system reboot ...........................294
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