Users Guide

Table 2. Licensed features in iDRAC9 (continued)
Feature iDRAC
9 Basic
iDRAC9
Express
iDRAC9 Express
for Blades
iDRAC9 Enterprise iDRAC9
Datacenter
Crash video capture
1
No No No Yes Yes
Agent Free Crash Video
Capture (Windows only)
No No No No Yes
Boot capture
No No No Yes Yes
Manual reset for iDRAC
(LCD ID button)
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote reset for iDRAC
(requires iSM)
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual NMI
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
OS watchdog
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
System Event Log
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lifecycle Log
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enhanced Logging in
Lifecycle Controller Log
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Work notes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Syslog
No No No Yes Yes
License management
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Improved Customer Experience
iDRAC -Faster processor,
more memory
N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes
GUI rendered in HTML5 N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes
Add BIOS configuration to
iDRAC GUI
N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes
[1] Requires iSM or OMSA agent on target server.
Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC
The following table lists the interfaces to access iDRAC.
NOTE: Using more than one interface at the same time may generate unexpected results.
Table 3. Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC
Interface or Protocol Description
iDRAC Settings Utility
(F2)
Use the iDRAC Settings utility to perform pre-OS operations. It has a subset of the features that are
available in iDRAC web interface along with other features.
To access iDRAC Settings utility, press <F2> during boot and then click iDRAC Settings on the
System Setup Main Menu page.
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