Installation Manual

20 iDRAC6 Overview
iDRAC6 Express Management Features
The iDRAC6 Express provides the following management features:
• Provides Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) registration.
• Provides remote system management and monitoring using a Web
interface and the Server Management Command Line Protocol (SM-CLP)
command line over a serial, Telnet, or SSH connection.
• Provides support for Microsoft Active Directory authentication —
Centralizes iDRAC6 user IDs and passwords in Active Directory using an
extended schema or a standard schema.
• Provides a generic solution to support Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP) based authentication — This feature does not require
any schema extension on your directory services.
• Provides access to system information and status of components for
monitoring.
• Provides access to the system event log, the iDRAC6 log, and the last crash
screen of the crashed or unresponsive system, that is independent of the
operating system state.
• Provides option to add work notes to the Lifecycle Controller Log through
the GUI or the CLI.
• Enables you to launch the iDRAC6 Web interface from Dell OpenManage
Server Administrator or Dell OpenManage IT Assistant.
• Alerts you to potential managed node issues through an e-mail message or
SNMP trap.
• Provides remote power management functions, such as shutdown and
reset, from a management console.
• Provides Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) support.
• Provides secure remote system management through the Web interface.
• Prevents unauthorized access to a remote system through password-level
security management.
• Provides assignable permissions for different systems management tasks
through role-based authority.