Users Guide

• Set user passwords and BIOS passwords using one-way hash format for improved security.
• FIPS 140-2 Level 1 capability.
• Support for TLS 1.2, 1.1, and 1.0. To enhance security, default setting is TLS 1.1 and higher.
• SMCLP and web interfaces that support 128 bit and 40-bit encryption (for countries where 128 bit is not acceptable), using the TLS
1.2 standard.
NOTE: To ensure a secure connection, Dell recommends using TLS 1.1 and higher.
• Session time-out configuration (in seconds).
• Configurable IP ports (for HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, Telnet, Virtual Console, and Virtual Media).
NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption and is disabled by default.
• Secure Shell (SSH) that uses an encrypted transport layer for higher security.
• Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from that IP address when the limit is exceeded.
• Limited IP address range for clients connecting to iDRAC.
• Dedicated Gigabit Ethernet adapter available on rack and tower servers (additional hardware may be required).
New in this release
This release includes all the features from the previous releases. Following are the new features added in this release:
• Added support for cipher selection suite.
• Added support for P4800 drives.
• Enabled Auto Dispatch for drives using SupportAssist in iDRAC.
• Added support for Enhanced HBA controller mode on PERC 10 cards.
• Added support for NVDIMM inventory.
• Added support for Get and Set storage controller boot virtual disk.
• Added support for modifying state and replacing the physical disk which is part of a RAID volume.
• Added support to set a hot spare disk in persistent mode.
• Added support to unlock secure foreign configuration.
• Added support for HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS).
• Added Alert Configuration Summary and support for quick configuration of alerts.
• Added support for asset tracking.
• Added HTML5 support for stand-alone virtual media.
• Added support for drivers mount/unmount.
• Added support for Redfish 2016 R2 and R3 APIs including PCIe device and NVDIMM inventory, OS Host Interface access, and
Privilege registry.
• Added support for Redfish 2017 R1, R2, and R3 APIs including boot source configuration, virtual media management, and maintenance
window scheduling.
• Added support for Dell OEM APIs mapping WS-Man methods to iDRAC RESTful APIs.
• Enabled RACADM to support ESXi, provide NVDIMM management, implement key DTK RAIDcfg commands, and support 14G BIOS
recovery operation.
NOTE:
For a list of new features, enhancements, and fixes see the iDRAC Release Notes available at www.dell.com/
idracmanuals.
How to use this guide
The contents of this user's guide enable you to perform various tasks using:
• iDRAC web interface — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the fields and options, see the
iDRAC Online Help that you can access from the web interface.
• RACADM — The RACADM command or the object that you must use is provided here. For more information, see the iDRAC
RACADM CLI Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
• iDRAC Settings Utility — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the fields and options, see the
iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help that you can access when you click Help in the iDRAC Settings GUI (press <F2> during boot, and
then click iDRAC Settings on the System Setup Main Menu page).
• Redfish — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the fields and options, see the iDRAC Redfish API
Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
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