Owners Manual

Interfaces Document/Section

Dell Lifecycle

Controller

See Dell Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

OME Modular See Dell OpenManagement Enterprise Modular User’s Guide at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals

iDRAC Direct See Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

You can log in to iDRAC as:

● iDRAC user

● Microsoft Active Directory user

● Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user

If you have opted for secure default access to iDRAC, the iDRAC secure default password is available on the back of the system

Information tag. If you have not opted for secure default access to iDRAC, then the default user name and password are root

and calvin. You can also log in by using Single Sign-On or Smart Card.

NOTE: You must have the iDRAC credentials to log in to iDRAC.

NOTE: Ensure that you change the default user name and password after setting up the iDRAC IP address.

NOTE: The Intel® Quick Assist Technology (QAT) on the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX840c is supported with chipset

integration and is enabled through an optional license. The license files are enabled on the sleds through iDRAC.

For more information about drivers, documentation, and white papers on the Intel® QAT, see https://01.org/intel-

quickassist-technology.

For more information about logging in to the iDRAC and iDRAC licenses, see the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller

User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

You can also access iDRAC by using RACADM. For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Interface Reference

Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

Options to install the operating system

If the system is shipped without an operating system, install a supported operating system by using one of the following

resources:

Table 1. Resources to install the operating system

Resources Location

iDRAC www.dell.com/idracmanuals

Lifecycle Controller www.dell.com/idracmanuals > Lifecycle Controller

OpenManage Deployment Toolkit www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage

Deployment Toolkit

Dell certified VMware ESXi www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions

Installation and How-to videos for supported operating

systems on PowerEdge systems

Supported Operating Systems for Dell EMC PowerEdge

systems

Methods to download firmware and drivers

You can download the firmware and drivers by using any of the following methods:

Initial system setup and configuration