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Integrated DELL(TM) REMOTE ACCESS CONTROLLER (iDRAC)

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This document contains updated information about the Integrated Dell

Remote Access Controller (iDRAC).

For more information about iDRAC, including installation and

configuration information, see the "Integrated Dell Remote Access

Controller User's Guide" and the "Dell OpenManage(TM) Server

Administrator User's Guide." These documents are located on your

Product Documentation CD and on the Dell Support site at

"support.dell.com."

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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This file contains the following sections:

* Criticality

* Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights

* Known Issues for iDRAC version 1.0

* Known Issues for Documentation

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CRITICALITY

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1 - Urgent

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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The following subsections list operating systems that are compatible

with the iDRAC.

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SUPPORTED SYSTEMS

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iDRAC is supported on the following Dell PowerEdge(TM) systems in the

Dell PowerEdge M1000-e system enclosure:

* Dell PowerEdge M600 and M605

Summary of content (8 pages)

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###################################################################### Integrated DELL(TM) REMOTE ACCESS CONTROLLER (iDRAC) ###################################################################### This document contains updated information about the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC).
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====================================================================== SUPPORTED MANAGED SERVER OPERATING SYSTEMS ====================================================================== The iDRAC is supported by the following operating systems: * Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 family The Windows Server 2003 family includes - Windows Server 2003 R2 (Enterprise and Standard Editions) with SP2 (32-bit). - Windows Server 2003 (Web Edition) with SP2 (32-bit).
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* Mozilla Firefox 1.5 (32-bit) on SUSE Linux (version 10) only. * Mozilla Firefox 2.0 (32-bit). ============================================= FIRMWARE VERSIONS ============================================= * iDRAC Firmware Version: 1.11 ###################################################################### RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS (FIRMWARE VERSION 1.11) ###################################################################### iDRAC version 1.
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media drive on the management station or ISO CD/DVD images on a network share. * Monitoring -- Provides access to system information and status of components. * Access to system logs -- Provides access to the system event log, the iDRAC log, and the last crash screen of the crashed or unresponsive system that is independent of the operating system. * Dell OpenManage(TM) integration -- Enables you to launch the iDRAC Web interface from Dell OpenManage Server Administrator or IT Assistant.
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* Manual OS Installation REQUIREMENT when using 'virtual floppy' Using vMedia to do a Windows / Other installation, there is one thing REQUIRED to enable completing the installation. When there is a need to install drivers using a floppy disk - ENSURE the 'Virtual Floppy' device is the FIRST device in the 'Boot Sequence'. Use BIOS Setup screens to ensure this. This way, the drivers in the floppy can be used to install the storage etc drivers and complete the Windows / Other installation.
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iDRAC when using CD-ROM devices in SLES 9. Another way to do the same when using SM-CLP is to set the /system1/sp1/oemdell_vmservice1 enabledstate to VMEDIA_AUTO_ATTACH. * Setting of iDRAC time, after an iDRAC FW update With OMSA installed When iDRAC firmware is updated, with OMSA installed, iDRAC's time is set by OMSA every 4 hours. This means about 4 hours after iDRAC is updated,it will receive the correct time from OMSA. From that point, the iDRAC will use that time for time stamping events in SEL, etc.
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* Behavior of the iDRAC Virtual Media functionality, when the media is removed On Windows Once the media is removed, the Explorer window(s) for this media do not close by themselves. User action IS required. Please close the Explorer window(s), once the media is removed. On Linux Once the media is removed, the file browser window(s) for this media do close by themselves. User action is NOT required.
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the iDRAC Firmware version 1.0 User's Guide. * None ###################################################################### Information in this document is subject to change without notice. (C) 2008 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: "Dell", "Dell OpenManage", and "PowerEdge" are trademarks of Dell Inc.