Users Guide

Overview
The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make server administrators more productive and improve
the overall availability of Dell servers. iDRAC alerts administrators to server issues, helps them perform remote server
management, and reduces the need for physical access to the server.
iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller technology is part of a larger data center solution that helps keep business critical applications
and workloads available always. The technology allows administrators to deploy, monitor, manage, configure, update,
troubleshoot and remediate Dell servers from any location, and without the use of agents. It accomplishes this regardless of
operating system or hypervisor presence or state.
Several products work with the iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller to simplify and streamline IT operations, such as:
Dell Management plug-in for VMware vCenter
Dell Repository Manager
Dell Management Packs for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and Microsoft System Center
Configuration Manager (SCCM)
BMC Bladelogic
Dell OpenManage Essentials
Dell OpenManage Power Center
The iDRAC is available in the following variants:
Basic Management with IPMI (available by default for 200-500 series servers)
iDRAC Express (available by default on all 600 and higher series of rack or tower servers, and all blade servers)
iDRAC Enterprise (available on all server models)
For more information, see the iDRAC Overview and Feature Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
Topics:
Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
Key features
New in this release
How to use this user guide
Supported web browsers
Supported OS, Hypervisors
Managing licenses
Licensed features in iDRAC7 and iDRAC8
Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC
iDRAC port information
Other documents you may need
Social media reference
Contacting Dell
Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site
Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
The benefits include:
Increased Availability Early notification of potential or actual failures that help prevent a server failure or reduce recovery
time after failure.
Improved Productivity and Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Extending the reach of administrators to larger
numbers of distant servers can make IT staff more productive while driving down operational costs such as travel.
Secure Environment By providing secure access to remote servers, administrators can perform critical management
functions while maintaining server and network security.
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