Users Guide

Using iDRAC Quick Sync

A few Dell 13

generation PowerEdge servers have the Quick Sync bezel that supports the Quick Sync

feature. This feature enables at-the-server management with a mobile device. This allows you to view

inventory and monitoring information and configure basic iDRAC settings (such as root credential setup

and configuration of the first boot device) using the mobile device.

You can configure iDRAC Quick Sync access for your mobile device (example, OpenManage Mobile) in

iDRAC. You must install the OpenManage Mobile application on the mobile device to manage server

using iDRAC Quick Sync interface.

NOTE: This feature is currently supported on mobile devices with Android operating system.

In the current release, this feature is available only with Dell PowerEdge R730, R730xd, and R630 rack

servers. For these servers, you can optionally purchase a bezel. Therefore, it is a hardware up-sell and the

feature capabilities are not dependent on iDRAC software licensing.

The iDRAC Quick Sync hardware includes the following:

• Activation button – You must press this button to activate the Quick Sync interface. In a closely

stacked rack infrastructure, this helps to identify and enable the server that is the target for

communication. The Quick Sync feature is inactive after being idle for a configurable amount of time

(default is 30 seconds) or when pressed to de-activate.

• Activity LED – If Quick Sync is disabled, the LED blinks a few times and then turns off. Also, if the

configurable inactivity timer is triggered, the LED turns off and deactivates the interface.

After configuring iDRAC Quick Sync settings in iDRAC, hold the mobile device less than two centimeters

away and read pertinent information about the server and perform iDRAC configuration settings.

Using OpenManage Mobile, you can:

• View inventory information:

• View monitoring information:

• Configure the basic iDRAC network settings

For more information about OpenManage Mobile, see the OpenManage Mobile User’s Guide at dell.com/

support/manuals.