Users Guide

• Secure Environment — By providing secure access to remote servers, administrators can perform

critical management functions while maintaining server and network security.

• Enhanced Embedded Management through Lifecycle Controller – Lifecycle Controller provides

deployment and simplified serviceability through Lifecycle Controller GUI for local deployment and

Remote Services (WS-Management) interfaces for remote deployment integrated with Dell

OpenManage Essentials and partner consoles.

For more information on Lifecycle Controller GUI, see Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide and for remote

services, see Lifecycle Controller Remote Services User’s Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Key features

The key features in iDRAC include:

NOTE: Some of the features are available only with iDRAC Enterprise license. For information on the

features available for a license, see Managing licenses.

Inventory and Monitoring

• View managed server health.

• Inventory and monitor network adapters and storage subsystem (PERC and direct attached storage)

without any operating system agents.

• View and export system inventory.

• View sensor information such as temperature, voltage, and intrusion.

• Monitor CPU state, processor automatic throttling, and predictive failure.

• View memory information.

• Monitor and control power usage.

• Support for SNMPv3 gets and alerts.

• For blade servers: launch Chassis Management Controller (CMC) web interface, view CMC

information, and WWN/MAC addresses.

NOTE: CMC provides access to iDRAC through the M1000E Chassis LCD panel and local

console connections. For more information, see Chassis Management Controller User’s Guide

available at dell.com/support/manuals.

• View network interfaces available on host operating systems.

• View inventory and monitor information and configure basic iDRAC settings using iDRAC Quick Sync

feature and a mobile device.

Deployment

• Manage vFlash SD card partitions.

• Configure front panel display settings.

• Manage iDRAC network settings.

• Configure and use virtual console and virtual media.

• Deploy operating systems using remote file share, virtual media, and VMCLI.

• Enable auto-discovery.

• Perform server configuration using the export or import XML profile feature through RACADM and

WS-MAN. For more information, see the Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Quick Start Guide.

• Configure persistence policy for virtual addresses, initiator, and storage targets.

• Remotely configure storage devices attached to the system at run-time.