Reference Guide

6 No Restrictions | iDRAC Access via Host Operating System
1 Initial Installation
This feature will be disabled on a typical or default iDRAC Service Module installation. The user should
perform a custom install and enable this feature explicitly to be able to configure and use the same. The
Microsoft IP Helper Services should be running for this feature to function.
Enabling this feature will expect a port number using which user can connect to iDRAC. From 2.4.0 release
onwards, iDRAC Service Module shall use the IANA granted and certified port number “1266” for this feature
by default. However, this port number can be overridden by the user to a different port number which is
unique.
This port number will be the listening port number on the Host OS. In other words, the OS shall listen for
connections on this port which will be redirected to the corrosponding iDRAC interface. This configuration
of redirecting the connection to iDRAC is done by iSM. Any conflict in ths listen port number should be
resolved by the administrator.
Upon adding a valid listen port number; iSM will create a new In-Bound firewall rule (In windows refered as
OS2iDRAC). The listen port number will be added to the firewall rule in the Host OS .
This firewall rule will be enabled by the iDRAC Service Module when the feature is enabled.