Users Guide

● SNMPv3 authentication for user accounts stored locally in the iDRAC. It is recommended to use this, but it is disabled by
default.
● User ID and password configuration.
● Default login password modification.
● Set user passwords and BIOS passwords using one-way hash format for improved security.
● FIPS 140-2 Level 1 capability.
● Session time-out configuration (in seconds).
● Configurable IP ports (for HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, Virtual Console, and Virtual Media).
● 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 features added
This section provides the list of new features added in the following releases:
● Firmware version 4.40.00.00 on page 19
● Firmware version 4.30.30.30 on page 20
● Firmware version 4.20.20.20 on page 21
● Firmware version 4.10.10.10 on page 21
● Firmware version 4.00.00.00 on page 22
NOTE: In releases 4.00.00.00 and later, SMCLP and VMCLI are not supported.
Firmware version 4.40.00.00
This release includes all the features from the previous releases. Following are the new features that are added in this release:
NOTE:
For information about supported systems, refer to the respective version of Release Notes available at https://
www.dell.com/support/article/sln308699 .
● Added support for enhanced HTML5 (eHTML5) virtual KVM feature in virtual console
● Added support for eHTML5 virtual media
● Enhancement in Storage GUI page
● Added support for direct updates of PSU and SEP backplane
● Added support for uploading custom defaults and reset iDRAC to default settings using custom defaults
● Enhanced system lockdown mode support for supported devices
Following are the list of other features added in this release:
● Automation
○ Support for Redfish Updates
●
Monitoring/Alerting/Troubleshooting
○ FPGA Monitoring
○ SMART data logs enhancements including historical recording
○ Discrete voltage sensor reporting
○ Report actual start and completion info for job queue entries which require a server reboot to apply (Example: BIOS
update).
○ Providing CPU serial numbers in SupportAssist Collection
● Telemetry (requires iDRAC Datacenter license)
○ Multi-client support
○ Granular metric report options
○ Provision to POST a new custom MRD (Metric Report Definition) using any of the available 193 Metric Definitions and
set desired Report Interval (referred as Recurrence Interval in MRD)
○ A single MRD can have a maximum of 68 Metric Definitions (Metric IDs)
○ Provision to create up to 24 new custom MRDs which in turn will have 24 new Metric Reports. An iDRAC can support a
maximum of 48 Metric Reports (24 Pre-canned and 24 Custom
● Security
Overview of iDRAC
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