Users Guide

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 –force
• 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
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