Users Guide

OS. By default, the remote iDRAC hard reset feature is enabled. You can perform a remote iDRAC hard reset using iDRAC Web
interface, RACADM, and WS-MAN.
NOTE: This feature is not supported on Dell PowerEdge R930 server and is supported only on Dell’s 13th generation of
PowerEdge servers and later.
Command usage
This section provides the command usages for Windows, Linux, and ESXi operating systems to perform iDRAC hard reset.
• Windows
– Using the local Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI):
winrm i iDRACHardReset wmi/root/cimv2/dcim/DCIM_iSMService?
InstanceID=”iSMExportedFunctions”
– Using the remote WMI interface:
winrm i iDRACHardReset wmi/root/cimv2/dcim/dcim_ismservice -u:<admin-username> -
p:<admin-passwd> -r: http://<remote-hostname OR IP>/wsman -a:Basic -encoding:utf-8 -
skipCACheck –skipCNCheck
– Using the Windows PowerShell script with force and without force:
Invoke-iDRACHardReset –force
Invoke-iDRACHardReset
– Using the Program Menu shortcut:
For simplicity, iSM provides a shortcut in the Program Menu of the Windows operating system. When you select the
Remote iDRAC Hard Reset option, you are prompted for a confirmation to reset the iDRAC. After you confirm, the iDRAC
is reset and the result of the operation is displayed.
NOTE: The following warning message appears in the Event Viewer under the Application Logs category. This
warning does not require any further action.
A provider, ismserviceprovider, has been registered in the Windows Management
Instrumentation namespace Root\CIMV2\DCIM to use the LocalSystem account. This
account is privileged and the provider may cause a security violation if it does
not correctly impersonate user requests.
• Linux
iSM provides an executable command on all iSM supported Linux operating system. You can run this command by logging into
the operating system by using SSH or equivalent.
Invoke-iDRACHardReset
Invoke-iDRACHardReset –f
• ESXi
On all iSM supported ESXi operating systems, the iSM v2.3 supports a Common Management Programming Interface (CMPI)
method provider to perform the iDRAC reset remotely by using the WinRM remote commands.
winrm i iDRACHardReset http://schemas.dell.com/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/root/cimv2/dcim/
DCIM_iSMService?__cimnamespace=root/cimv2/dcim+InstanceID=
iSMExportedFunctions -u:<root-username> -p:<passwd> -r:https://<Host-IP>:443/wsman -
a:basic -encoding:utf-8 -skipCNCheck -skipCACheck -skipRevocationcheck
NOTE: VMware ESXi operating system does not prompt for confirmation before resetting the iDRAC.
NOTE: Due to limitations on the VMware ESXi operating system, iDRAC connectivity is not restored completely after
the reset. Ensure that you manually reset iDRAC. For more information, see the “Remote iDRAC Hard Reset” in this
document.
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