Concept Guide
6 Side-by-side comparison of the features of Dell EMC iDRAC9 and iDRAC8
Feature
iDRAC8
Basic
iDRAC9
Basic
iDRAC8
Express
iDRAC9
Express
iDRAC8
Express
for
Blades
iDRAC9
Express
for Blades
iDRAC8
Enterprise
iDRAC9
Enterprise
Security
Role-based authority
Local users
SSL encryption
IP blocking
Directory services (AD,
LDAP)
Two-factor authentication
Single sign-on
PK authentication
FIPS 140-2
Secure UEFI boot -
certificate management
Lock down mode
Factory-generated iDRAC
default password
Customizable Security
Policy Banner - login page
Quick Sync 2.0 - optional
auth for read operations
Quick Sync 2.0 - add
mobile device number to
LCL
Remote Presence
Power control
Boot control
Serial-over-LAN
Virtual Media
Virtual Folders
Remote File Share
Virtual Console
HTML5 access to Virtual
Console
VNC connection to OS
Quality/bandwidth control
Virtual Console
collaboration (6 users)
Virtual Console chat