Dell Poweredge C6420 Integrated Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) Version 3.00.00.00 User's Guide User Manual EMCPower Edge Idrac9 Lifecycle V3.00.00.00 En Us
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- Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) Version 3.00.00.00 User's Guide
- Overview
- Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
- Key features
- New in this release
- How to use this user's guide
- Supported web browsers
- Managing licenses
- Licensed features in iDRAC8 and iDRAC9
- Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC
- iDRAC port information
- Other documents you may need
- Social media reference
- Contacting Dell
- Accessing documents from Dell support site
- Logging in to iDRAC
- Customizing the security banner
- Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user
- Logging in to iDRAC as a local user using a smart card
- Logging in to iDRAC using Single Sign-On
- Accessing iDRAC using remote RACADM
- Accessing iDRAC using local RACADM
- Accessing iDRAC using firmware RACADM
- Logging in to iDRAC using public key authentication
- Multiple iDRAC sessions
- Accessing iDRAC using SMCLP
- Secure default password
- Changing default login password
- Enabling or disabling default password warning message
- IP Blocking
- Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through using web interface
- Enabling or disabling alerts using RACADM
- Setting up managed system
- Setting up iDRAC IP address
- Modifying local administrator account settings
- Setting up managed system location
- Optimizing system performance and power consumption
- Setting up management station
- Configuring supported web browsers
- Updating device firmware
- Updating firmware using iDRAC web interface
- Updating device firmware using RACADM
- Scheduling automatic firmware updates
- Updating firmware using CMC web interface
- Updating firmware using DUP
- Updating firmware using remote RACADM
- Updating firmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services
- Updating CMC firmware from iDRAC
- Viewing and managing staged updates
- Rolling back device firmware
- Backing up server profile
- Importing server profile
- Monitoring iDRAC using other Systems Management tools
- Support Server Configuration Profile (SCP) — Import and Export
- Secure Boot Configuration from BIOS Settings (F2)
- Configuring iDRAC
- Viewing iDRAC information
- Modifying network settings
- FIPS mode
- Configuring services
- Configuring TLS
- Using VNC client to manage remote server
- Configuring front panel display
- Configuring time zone and NTP
- Setting first boot device
- Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through
- Obtaining certificates
- Configuring multiple iDRACs using RACADM
- Disabling access to modify iDRAC configuration settings on host system
- Viewing iDRAC and managed system information
- Viewing managed system health and properties
- Viewing system inventory
- Viewing sensor information
- Monitoring performance index of CPU, memory, and I/O modules
- Checking the system for Fresh Air compliance
- Viewing historical temperature data
- Viewing network interfaces available on host OS
- Viewing network interfaces available on host OS using RACADM
- Viewing FlexAddress mezzanine card fabric connections
- Viewing or terminating iDRAC sessions
- Setting up iDRAC communication
- Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable
- Switching between RAC serial and serial console while using DB9 cable
- Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI SOL
- Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN
- Enabling or disabling remote RACADM
- Disabling local RACADM
- Enabling IPMI on managed system
- Configuring Linux for serial console during boot
- Supported SSH cryptography schemes
- Configuring user accounts and privileges
- Recommended characters in user names and passwords
- Configuring local users
- Configuring Active Directory users
- Prerequisites for using Active Directory authentication for iDRAC
- Supported Active Directory authentication mechanisms
- Standard schema Active Directory overview
- Configuring Standard schema Active Directory
- Extended schema Active Directory overview
- Configuring Extended schema Active Directory
- Testing Active Directory settings
- Configuring generic LDAP users
- System Lockdown Mode
- Configuring iDRAC for Single Sign-On or smart card login
- Configuring iDRAC to send alerts
- iDRAC 9 Group Manager
- Managing logs
- Monitoring and managing power
- Inventorying, monitoring, and configuring network devices
- Inventorying and monitoring network devices
- Inventorying and monitoring FC HBA devices
- Dynamic configuration of virtual addresses, initiator, and storage target settings
- Supported cards for I/O Identity Optimization
- Supported NIC firmware versions for I/O Identity Optimization
- Virtual/Flex Address and Persistence Policy behavior when iDRAC is set to Flex Address mode or Console mode
- System behavior for FlexAddress and I/O Identity
- Enabling or disabling I/O Identity Optimization
- Configuring persistence policy settings
- Managing storage devices
- Understanding RAID concepts
- Supported controllers
- Supported enclosures
- Summary of supported features for storage devices
- Inventorying and monitoring storage devices
- Viewing storage device topology
- Managing physical disks
- Managing virtual disks
- Managing controllers
- Configuring controller properties
- Importing or auto importing foreign configuration
- Clearing foreign configuration
- Resetting controller configuration
- Switching the controller mode
- 12 Gbps SAS HBA adapter operations
- Monitoring predictive failure analysis on drives
- Controller operations in non-RAID (HBA) mode
- Running RAID configuration jobs on multiple storage controllers
- Manage Preserved cache
- Managing PCIe SSDs
- Managing enclosures or backplanes
- Choosing operation mode to apply settings
- Viewing and applying pending operations
- Storage devices — apply operation scenarios
- Blinking or unblinking component LEDs
- BIOS Settings
- Configuring and using virtual console
- Using iDRAC Service Module
- Installing iDRAC Service Module
- Supported operating systems for iDRAC Service Module
- iDRAC Service Module monitoring features
- Redfish profile support for network attributes
- Operating system information
- Replicate Lifecycle logs to OS log
- Automatic system recovery options
- Windows Management Instrumentation providers
- Remote iDRAC Hard Reset
- In-band Support for iDRAC SNMP Alerts
- iDRAC access via Host OS
- Coexistence of OpenManage Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module
- Using iDRAC Service Module from iDRAC web interface
- Using iDRAC Service Module from RACADM
- Using iDRAC Service Module on Windows Nano OS
- Using USB port for server management
- Using iDRAC Quick Sync 2
- Managing virtual media
- Installing and using VMCLI utility
- Managing vFlash SD card
- Using SMCLP
- Deploying operating systems
- Troubleshooting managed system using iDRAC
- Using diagnostic console
- Viewing post codes
- Viewing boot and crash capture videos
- Viewing logs
- Viewing last system crash screen
- Viewing System status
- Hardware trouble indicators
- Viewing system health
- Checking server status screen for error messages
- Restarting iDRAC
- Erasing system and user data
- Resetting iDRAC to factory default settings
- SupportAssist Integration in iDRAC
- Frequently asked questions
- System Event Log
- Network security
- Active Directory
- Single Sign-On
- Smart card login
- Virtual console
- Virtual media
- vFlash SD card
- SNMP authentication
- Storage devices
- iDRAC Service Module
- RACADM
- Permanently setting the default password to calvin
- Miscellaneous
- When an OS is installed, hostname may or may not appear/change automatically.
- How to find an iDRAC IP address for a blade server?
- How to find the CMC IP address related to the blade server?
- How to find iDRAC IP address for rack and tower server?
- iDRAC network connection is not working.
- Inserted the blade server into the chassis and pressed the power switch, but it did not power on.
- How to retrieve an iDRAC administrative user name and password?
- How to change the name of the slot for the system in a chassis?
- iDRAC on blade server is not responding during boot.
- When attempting to boot the managed server, the power indicator is green, but there is no POST or no video.
- Use case scenarios
- Troubleshooting an inaccessible managed system
- Obtaining system information and assess system health
- Setting up alerts and configuring email alerts
- Viewing and exporting System Event Log and Lifecycle Log
- Interfaces to update iDRAC firmware
- Performing graceful shutdown
- Creating new administrator user account
- Launching server's remote console and mounting a USB drive
- Installing bare metal OS using attached virtual media and remote file share
- Managing rack density
- Installing new electronic license
- Applying I/O Identity configuration settings for multiple network cards in single host system reboot