Installation Manual

Contents 3
Contents
1 iDRAC6 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
What’s New in This Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
iDRAC6 Express Management Features. . . . . . . . . 20
iDRAC6 Enterprise and vFlash Media
. . . . . . . . . . 21
Supported Platforms
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Supported Web Browsers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Supported Remote Access Connections
. . . . . . . . 26
iDRAC6 Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Other Documents You May Need
. . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site
. . . . . 29
2 Getting Started With the iDRAC6 . . . . . . 31
3 Basic Installation of the iDRAC6 . . . . . . . 33
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing the iDRAC6 Express/Enterprise
Hardware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Configuring Your System to Use an iDRAC6
. . . . . . . 34