Installation Manual

iDRAC6 Overview 19
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iDRAC6 Overview
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller6 (iDRAC6) is a systems
management hardware and software solution that provides remote
management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control
functions for the Dell PowerEdge systems.
The iDRAC6 uses an integrated System-on-Chip microprocessor for the
remote monitor/control system. The iDRAC6 co-exists on the system board
with the managed PowerEdge server. The server operating system is concerned
with executing applications; the iDRAC6 is concerned with monitoring and
managing the server’s environment and state outside of the operating system.
You can configure the iDRAC6 to send you an e-mail or Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) trap alert for warnings or errors. To help you
diagnose the probable cause of a system crash, iDRAC6 can log event data and
capture an image of the screen when it detects that the system has crashed.
The iDRAC6 network interface is enabled with a static IP address of
192.168.0.120 by default. It must be configured before the iDRAC6 is
accessible. After the iDRAC6 is configured on the network, it can be accessed
at its assigned IP address with the iDRAC6 Web interface, Telnet, or
Secure
Shell (SSH)
, and supported network management protocols, such as
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).
What’s New in This Release
• Support for DIMM configurations and PCI cards (see Release Notes for
details.)
• Support for Internet Explorer 10 browser.
• The default Certificate Signing Request (CSR) encryption key length is
changed to 2048 bits.