Users Guide
● Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool (DRACT)
Performing graceful shutdown
To perform graceful shutdown, in iDRAC Web interface, go to one of the following locations:
● Overview > Server > Power/Thermal > Power Configuration > Power Control. The Power Control page is displayed.
Select Graceful Shutdown and click Apply.
● Overview > Server > Power/Thermal > Power Monitoring. From the Power Control drop-down menu, select Graceful
Shutdown and click Apply.
NOTE: All Power options are dependent on the host operating system. For the options to function properly, you must make
required changes in the operating system. For example, Gnome-tweak-tool in RHEL 7.2.
For more information, see the iDRAC Online Help.
Creating new administrator user account
You can modify the default local administrator user account or create a new administrator user account. To modify the local
administrator user account, see Modifying local administrator account settings.
To create a new administrator account, see the following sections:
● Configuring local users
● Configuring active directory users
● Configuring generic LDAP users
Launching server remote console and mounting a USB
drive
To launch the remote console and mount a USB drive:
1. Connect a USB flash drive (with the required image) to the management station.
2. Use one the following methods to launch virtual console through the iDRAC Web Interface:
● Go to Overview > Server > Virtual Console and click Launch Virtual Console.
● Go to Overview > Server > Properties and click Launch under Virtual Console Preview.
The Virtual Console Viewer is displayed.
3. From the File menu, click Virtual Media > Launch Virtual Media.
4. Click Add Image and select the image that is located on the USB flash drive.
The image is added to the list of available drives.
5. Select the drive to map it. The image on the USB flash drive is mapped to the managed system.
Installing bare metal OS using attached virtual media
and remote file share
To do this, see Deploying operating system using remote file share.
Managing rack density
Suppose two servers are installed in a rack. To add two additional servers, need to determine how much capacity is left in the
rack.
To assess the capacity of a rack to add additional servers:
1. View the current power consumption data and historical power consumption data for the servers.
Use case scenarios
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