Users Guide

For information about the fields, see the iDRAC Online Help.
NOTE: iDRAC9 allows you to password protect the compressed file after you select Enabled only for compressed
configuration files to compress the file before importing. You can enter a password to secure the file by using Password
for Zip file option.
4. Click Apply to apply the settings.
Configuring USB management port using RACADM
To configure the USB management port, use the following RACADM sub commands and objects:
● To view the USB port status:
racadm get iDRAC.USB.PortStatus
● To view the USB port configuration:
racadm get iDRAC.USB.ManagementPortMode
● To view USB device inventory:
racadm hwinventory
● To set up overcurrent alert configuration:
racadm eventfilters
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM CLI Guide available at https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Configuring USB management port using iDRAC settings utility
To configure the USB port:
1. In the iDRAC Settings Utility, go to Media and USB Port Settings.
The iDRAC Settings Media and USB Port Settings page is displayed.
2. From the iDRAC Direct: USB Configuration XML drop-down menu, select options to configure a server by importing
server configuration profile stored on a USB drive:
● Disabled
● Enabled while server has default credential settings only
● Enabled only for compressed configuration files
● Enabled
For information about the fields, see the iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help.
3. Click Back, click Finish and then click Yes to apply the settings.
Importing Server Configuration Profile from USB device
Make sure to create a directory in root of the USB device called System_Configuration_XML that contains both the config
and control files:
● Server Configuration Profile (SCP) is in the System_Configuration_XML sub-directory under the USB device root
directory. This file includes all the attribute-value pairs of the server. This includes attributes of iDRAC, PERC, RAID, and
BIOS. You can edit this file to configure any attribute on the server. The file name can be <servicetag>-config.xml,
<servicetag>-config.json, <modelnumber>-config.xml, <modelnumber>-config.json,config.xml or
config.json.
● Control file – Includes parameters to control the import operation and does not have attributes of iDRAC or any other
component in the system. The control file contain three parameters:
○ ShutdownType – Graceful, Forced, No Reboot.
○ TimeToWait (in secs) – 300 minimum and 3600 maximum.
○ EndHostPowerState – on/off.
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Using USB port for server management