Dell iDRAC6 for Blade Servers Version 3.0 Manual

Integrated Dell Remote

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July 2010

1 iDRAC6 Enterprise Overview . . . . . . . . . . 19

IPv6 Ready Logo Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

iDRAC6 Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

iDRAC6 Enterprise and vFlash Media

Supported Platforms

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

. . . . . . . . . . 21

Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Supported Web Browsers

Supported Remote Access Connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

. . . . . . . . 24

iDRAC6 Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Other Documents You May Need

. . . . . . . . . . . . 26

2 Configuring iDRAC6 Enterprise . . . . . . . . 29

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Interfaces for Configuring iDRAC6

Configuration Tasks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Configure the Management Station

Configure iDRAC6 Networking

Configure iDRAC6 Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Configure Directory Services

Configure IP Filtering and IP Blocking

. . . . . . . . . . . 29

. . . . . . . . 33

. . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Contents 3

Configure Platform Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Enabling or Disabling Local

Configuration Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Configure iDRAC6 Services

Configure Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

. . . . . . . 36

Configure Virtual Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Configure a vFlash Media Card

Install the Managed Server Software

. . . . . . . . . . . 36

. . . . . . . 37

Configure the Managed Server for the

Last Crash Screen Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Configuring Network Settings Using CMC Web Interface

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Launching iDRAC6 Web Interface From CMC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Configuring Networking for iDRAC6 . . . . . . . . 39

Viewing FlexAddress Mezzanine Card Fabric Connections

FlexAddress MAC for iDRAC6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

. . . . . . . . . . . 40

Remote Syslog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

4 Contents

First Boot Device

Remote File Share

Internal Dual SD Module

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Viewing Internal Dual SD Module Status Using GUI

Updating iDRAC6 Firmware

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Downloading the Firmware or Update Package

Executing the Firmware Update

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

. . . . . . . . . . 49

Verifying the Digital Signature

for Linux DUPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using iDRAC6 Web Interface

. . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Updating iDRAC6 Firmware Using RACADM . . . . 55

Using the DOS Update Utility

. . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Updating the USC Repair Package

Configuring iDRAC6 For Use With IT Assistant

. . . . . . . . . . . 56

. . . . . 56

Using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility to Enable Discovery and Monitoring

. . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Using iDRAC6 Web Interface to Enable Discovery and Monitoring

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using IT Assistant to View iDRAC6 Status and Events

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

3 Configuring the Management

Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Management Station Set Up Steps . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Management Station Network Requirements . . . . . 61

Configuring a Supported Web Browser

Opening Your Web Browser

Configuring Your Web Browser to

Connect to the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Adding iDRAC6 to the List of Trusted Domains

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Viewing Localized Versions of the Web Interface

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Setting the Locale in Linux

Disabling the Whitelist Feature in Firefox

. . . . . . . . . 62

. . . . . . . . . . . . 62

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

. . . . . 68

Installing iDRAC6 Software on the Management Station

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Installing and Uninstalling RACADM on a Management Station

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Contents 5

Installing and Uninstalling RACADM

on Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Installing a Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Installing Telnet or SSH Clients

Telnet with iDRAC6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

. . . . . . 70

Configuring the Backspace Key For Telnet Sessions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

SSH With iDRAC6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Installing a TFTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Installing Dell OpenManage IT Assistant

Installing Dell Management Console

. . . . . . . . 74

. . . . . . . . . . 74

4 Configuring the Managed Server . . . . . 75

Installing the Software on the Managed Server . . . . 75

Configuring the Managed Server to Capture the Last Crash Screen

Disabling the Windows Automatic Reboot Option

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

5 Configuring iDRAC6 Enterprise

Using the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

6 Contents

Accessing the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Logging In

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Logging Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Using Multiple Browser Tabs and Windows

Configuring iDRAC6 NIC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

. . . . 81

Configuring the Network, IPMI,

and VLAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Configuring IP Filtering and IP Blocking . . . . . . 86

Configuring Platform Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Configuring Platform Event Filters (PEF)

. . . . . . 89

Configuring Platform Event Traps (PET) . . . . . . 90

Configuring E-Mail Alerts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Configuring IPMI Over LAN

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Adding and Configuring iDRAC6 Users . . . . . . . . . 93

Public Key Authentication over SSH

. . . . . . . . 93

Securing iDRAC6 Communications Using SSL and Digital Certificates

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

. . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Certificate Signing Request (CSR) . . . . . . . . . 102

Accessing the SSL Main Menu

. . . . . . . . . . 102

Generating a New Certificate

Signing Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Uploading a Server Certificate

Viewing a Server Certificate

. . . . . . . . . . . 105

. . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Configuring and Managing Microsoft Active Directory Certificates

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Configuring Active Directory (Standard Schema and Extended Schema)

Viewing an Active Directory CA Certificate

. . . . . . . . . . 108

. . . . 114

Enabling or Disabling Local Configuration Access

Enabling Local Configuration Access

Disabling Local Configuration Access

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

. . . . . . . 114

. . . . . . . 115

Configuring iDRAC6 Services

Updating iDRAC6 Firmware

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Contents 7

Updating iDRAC6 Firmware Using CMC . . . . . 119

iDRAC6 Firmware Rollback

. . . . . . . . . . . . 120

6 Using iDRAC6 Directory Service . . . . . . 121

Using iDRAC6 With Microsoft Active Directory. . . . 121

Prerequisites for Enabling Active Directory Authentication for iDRAC6

Enabling SSL on a Domain Controller

Supported Active Directory Authentication Mechanisms

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

. . . . . . . . . 122

. . . . . . . 123

Extended Schema Active Directory Overview

Active Directory Schema Extensions

Overview of iDRAC6 Schema Extensions

Active Directory Object Overview

. . . . 126

. . . . . . . 126

. . . . . 127

. . . . . . . . 127

Accumulating Privileges Using

Extended Schema. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Configuring Extended Schema Active Directory to Access iDRAC6

Extending the Active Directory Schema

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

. . . . . 131

Installing the Dell Extension to the Active Directory Users and

Computers Snap-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Adding iDRAC6 Users and Privileges

to Active Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Configuring Microsoft Active Directory With Extended Schema

Using iDRAC6 Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Configuring Active Directory With Extended Schema Using RACADM

Standard Schema Active Directory Overview

. . . . . . . . 143

. . . . . 145

8 Contents

Single Domain Versus Multiple

Domain Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Configuring Standard Schema Active Directory to Access iDRAC6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Configuring Active Directory With Standard Schema Using iDRAC6 Web Interface

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Configuring Active Directory With

Standard Schema Using RACADM . . . . . . . . . 151

Testing Your Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Using iDRAC6 with LDAP Directory Service

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Configuring Generic LDAP Directory Service Using iDRAC6 Web-Based Interface . . . 155

Frequently Asked Questions

Active Directory Log In Issues

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

. . . . . . . . . . . 158

Active Directory Certificate Validation

Extended and Standard Schema

. . . . . . . . . . 162

Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

7 Configuring iDRAC6 for Single

Sign-On and Smart Card Login

About Kerberos Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Prerequisites for Active Directory SSO and Smart Card Authentication

Using Active Directory SSO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Configuring iDRAC6 to Use SSO

Logging Into iDRAC6 Using SSO . . . . . . . . . . 171

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

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Contents 9

Configuring Smart Card Authentication . . . . . . . . 172

Configuring Smart Card Login in iDRAC6

. . . . . . . 172

Logging Into iDRAC6 Using Active Directory Smart Card Authentication

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Frequently Asked Questions About SSO. . . . . . . . 174

Troubleshooting the Smart Card Logon in iDRAC6

8 Viewing the Configuration and

Health of the Managed Server . . . . . . . 179

System Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

System Details

Main System Enclosure

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 - Enterprise

WWN/MAC

Server Health

iDRAC6

CMC

Batteries

Temperatures

Voltages

Power Monitoring

CPU

POST

Misc Health

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

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. . 175

10 Contents

9 Configuring and Using Serial

Over LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Enabling Serial Over LAN in the BIOS. . . . . . . . . . 187

Configuring Serial Over LAN in iDRAC6 Web GUI

. . . 188

Using Serial Over LAN (SOL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Model for Redirecting SOL Over Telnet or SSH

Model for the SOL Proxy

Model for Redirecting SOL Over IPMItool

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

. . . . . 192

Disconnecting SOL session in iDRAC6

Command Line Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Using SOL over PuTTY

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Using SOL over Telnet with Linux. . . . . . . . . . 194

Using SOL over OpenSSH with Linux

Using SOL over IPMItool

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

. . . . . . . . 194

Opening SOL with SOL proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Operating System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Linux Enterprise Operating System

. . . . . . . . . 201

Windows 2003 Enterprise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

10 Using GUI Virtual Console . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Using Virtual Console

Clear Your Browser’s Cache

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

. . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Supported Screen Resolutions

and Refresh Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Configuring the Management Station

. . . . . . . 211

Configuring Virtual Console and

Virtual Media in iDRAC6 Web Interface . . . . . . 212

Contents 11

Opening a Virtual Console Session . . . . . . . . 214

Virtual Console Preview

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Using the Video Viewer

Synchronizing the Mouse Pointers

Disabling or Enabling Local Console

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

. . . . . . . . 222

. . . . . . . 222

Launching Virtual Console and Virtual Media Remotely

URL Format

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

General Error Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

11 Configuring the vFlash SD Card

and Managing vFlash Partitions . . . . . . 231

Installing a vFlash or Standard SD Card. . . . . . . . 232

Removing a vFlash or Standard SD Card

Configuring vFlash or Standard SD Card Using RACADM

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Displaying the vFlash or Standard SD Card Properties

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Enabling or Disabling the vFlash or Standard SD Card

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Initializing the vFlash or Standard SD Card

Getting the Last Status on the vFlash or Standard SD Card

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Resetting the vFlash or Standard SD Card

. . . . . 233

. . . . 236

12 Contents

Managing vFlash Partitions Using iDRAC6 Web Interface

Creating an Empty Partition

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

. . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Creating a Partition Using an Image File

Formatting a Partition

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

. . . . . 239

Viewing Available Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Modifying a Partition

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Attaching and Detaching Partition . . . . . . . . . 243

Deleting Existing Partitions

Downloading Partition Contents

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

. . . . . . . . . . 245

Booting to a Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Managing vFlash Partitions Using RACADM . . . . . . 247

Creating a Partition

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Deleting a Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Getting the Status of a Partition

Viewing Partition Information

. . . . . . . . . . 249

. . . . . . . . . . . 249

Booting to a Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Attaching or Detaching a Partition

Modifying a Partition

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

. . . . . . . . . 250

Frequently Asked Questions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

12 Configuring and Using

Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Windows-Based Management Station

Linux-Based Management Station

Configuring Virtual Media

Running Virtual Media

Disconnecting Virtual Media

Booting From Virtual Media

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

. . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Installing Operating Systems

Using Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Using Virtual Media When the Server’s Operating System Is Running

. . . . . . 252

. . . . . . . . . 253

. . . . . . . 258

Contents 13

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

13 Using the RACADM Command

Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

RACADM Subcommands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Using local RACADM Commands

. . . . . . . . . . . 266

Using the RACADM Utility to Configure iDRAC6

Displaying Current iDRAC6 Settings

Managing iDRAC6 Users with RACADM

Adding an iDRAC6 User

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

. . . . . . . 267

. . . . . 268

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Enabling an iDRAC6 User With

Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Uploading, Viewing, and Deleting

SSH Keys Using RACADM . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Removing an iDRAC6 User

Testing E-mail Alerting

. . . . . . . . . . . . 271

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Testing iDRAC6 SNMP Trap Alert Feature . . . . 272

Configuring iDRAC6 Network Properties

Configuring IPMI Over LAN

Configuring PEF

Configuring PET

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

. . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Configuring IP Filtering (IP Range)

Configuring IP Blocking

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

. . . . . 272

. . . . . . . . 278

Configuring iDRAC6 Telnet and SSH Services Using Local RACADM

. . . . . . . 282

14 Contents

Remote and SSH/Telnet RACADM

Remote RACADM Usage

Remote RACADM Options

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

. . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Using an iDRAC6 Configuration File

. . . . . . . . . . . 283

. . . . . . . . . . 285

Creating an iDRAC6 Configuration File . . . . . . . 285

Configuration File Syntax

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Modifying iDRAC6 IP Address

in a Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Loading the Configuration File

Into iDRAC6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Configuring Multiple iDRAC6s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

14 Power Monitoring and

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Configuring and Managing Power . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Power Monitoring

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Viewing Power Monitoring

Power Budgeting

Viewing Power Budget

Power Budget Threshold

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Viewing and Modifying PCIe

Power Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Power Control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Executing Power Control Operations on the Server

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

15 Using iDRAC6 Enterprise

SM-CLP Command Line Interface

System Management With SM-CLP . . . . . . . . . . . 306

iDRAC6 SM-CLP Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

How to start an SM–CLP session

SM-CLP Features

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

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Contents 15

Navigating the MAP Address Space . . . . . . . . . 310

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Targets

Using the Show Verb

Using the -display Option

Using the -level Option

Using the -output Option

iDRAC6 SM-CLP Examples

Server Power Management

SEL Management

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

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MAP Target Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

16 Using the WS-MAN Interface . . . . . . . . 317

WS-Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Supported CIM Profiles

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

17 Deploying Your Operating

System Using iVMCLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Remote System Requirements

Network Requirements

. . . . . . . . . . 323

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

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Creating a Bootable Image File

Creating an Image File for Linux Systems

. . . . . . . . . . . . 324

. . . . 324

Creating an Image File for

Windows Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Preparing for Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Configuring the Remote Systems

Deploying the Operating System

. . . . . . . . . 324

. . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Using the Virtual Media Command

Line Interface Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Installing the iVMCLI Utility

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Command Line Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

iVMCLI Parameters

iVMCLI Operating System Shell Options

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

. . . . . . 331

18 Using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility . . . . 333

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Starting iDRAC6 Configuration Utility

. . . . . . . . . . 334

Using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . 334

iDRAC6 LAN

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

IPMI Over LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

LAN Parameters

Virtual Media Configuration

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

. . . . . . . . . . . . 339

System Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

LAN User Configuration

Reset to Default

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

System Event Log Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Exiting iDRAC6 Configuration Utility

. . . . . . . . 345

19 Recovering and Troubleshooting

the Managed System

Safety First – For You and Your System . . . . . . . . . 347

Trouble Indicators

LED Indicators

Hardware Trouble Indicators

Other Trouble Indicators

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

. . . . . . . . . . . . 349

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

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Problem Solving Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Checking the System Health

Checking the System Event Log (SEL)

. . . . . . . . . . . 350

. . . . . . 351

Checking the Post Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Viewing the Last System Crash Screen

Viewing the Most Recent Boot Sequences

. . . . . . 353

. . . 354

Checking the Server Status Screen

for Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Viewing iDRAC6 Log

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Viewing System Information . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Identifying the Managed Server in the Chassis

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Using the Diagnostics Console . . . . . . . . . . 365

Managing Power on a Remote System

. . . . . . 367

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

18 Contents

iDRAC6 Enterprise Overview

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC6) Enterprise 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.

iDRAC6 uses an integrated system-on-chip microprocessor for the remote monitor/control system, and co-exists on the system board with the managed Dell PowerEdge server. The server operating system executes application programs; iDRAC6 monitors and manages the server’s environment and state outside of the operating system.

iDRAC6 can be configured to send an e-mail or Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap alert for warnings or errors. To help you diagnose the 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.

Managed servers are installed in a Dell M1000e system enclosure (chassis) with modular power supplies, cooling fans, and a Chassis Management Controller (CMC). CMC monitors and manages all components installed in the chassis. A redundant CMC can be added to provide hot failover if the primary CMC fails. The chassis provides access to iDRAC6 devices through its LCD display, local console connections, and its Web interface. Each blade in a chassis has an iDRAC6. A total of 16 blades can be installed in the M1000e.

All network connections to iDRAC6 are routed through CMC network interfaces (CMC RJ45 connection port labeled "GB1"). CMC routes traffic to the iDRAC6 devices through a private, internal network. This private management network is outside of the server’s data path and outside of the operating system’s control—that is, it is out-of-band. The managed server inband network interfaces are accessed through I/O modules (IOMs) installed in the chassis.

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NOTE: It is recommended that you isolate or separate the chassis management

network, used by iDRAC6 and CMC, from your production network(s). Mixing management and production or application network traffic may cause congestion or network saturation resulting in CMC and iDRAC6 communication delays. The delays may cause unpredictable chassis behavior such as CMC displaying that iDRAC6 is offline even though it is operating properly. This may also cause other unpredictable behavior.

iDRAC6 network interface is disabled by default. It must be configured before iDRAC6 is accessible. After iDRAC6 is enabled and configured on the network, it can be accessed through its assigned IP address with iDRAC6 Web interface, Telnet or SSH, and supported network management protocols, such as Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).

IPv6 Ready Logo Certification

The IPv6 Ready Logo Committee's mission is to define the test specifications for IPv6 conformance and interoperability testing, to provide access to self

-test tools, and to deliver the IPv6 Ready Logo.

iDRAC6 is Phase

02-C-000380. For information on the IPv6 Ready Logo Program, see http://www.ipv6ready.org/.

-2 IPv6 Ready Logo certified and the Logo ID is

iDRAC6 Security Features

• User authentication through Microsoft Active Directory, generic LDAP Directory Service, or locally administered user IDs and passwords

• Two-factor authentication provided by the Smart–Card logon feature. The two-factor authentication is based on what the users Smart– Card) and what they

• Role-based authorization, which enables an administrator to configure specific privileges for each user

• User ID and password configuration

• SM-CLP and Web interfaces that support 128-bit and 40-bit encryption (for countries where 128 bit is not acceptable), using the SSL 3.0 standard

• Session time-out configuration (in seconds)

• Configurable IP ports (where applicable)

know

(the PIN)

have

(the

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• Secure Shell (SSH), which uses an encrypted transport layer for higher security

• Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from that IP address when the limit is exceeded

• Configurable client IP address range for clients connecting to iDRAC6

iDRAC6 Enterprise and vFlash Media

iDRAC6 Enterprise provides SD card slots for vFlash Media. For more information about iDRAC6 Enterprise and vFlash Media, see your Hardware Owner’s Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.

Table 1-1 lists the features available for iDRAC6 Enterprise and vFlash Media.

Table 1-1. iDRAC6 Feature List

Feature iDRAC6 Enterprise iDRAC6

Enterprise with vFlash Media

Interface and Standards Support

IPMI 2.0

Web G U I

SNMP

WS–MAN

SM-CLP

RACADM Command Line

Connectivity

Shared/Failover Network Modes

IPv4

VLAN Tagging

IPv6

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Table 1-1. iDRAC6 Feature List

Feature iDRAC6 Enterprise iDRAC6

Dynamic DNS

Dedicated NIC

Security and Authentication

Role-based Authorization

Local Users

Active Directory

Two-factor Authentication

Single sign-on

SSL Encryption

Remote Management and Remediation

Remote Firmware Update

Server Power Control

(continued)

Enterprise with vFlash Media

Serial-over-LAN (with proxy)

Serial-over-LAN (no proxy)

Power Capping

Last Crash Screen Capture

Boot Capture

Virtual Media

Remote File Share

Virtual Console

Virtual Console Sharing

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Table 1-1. iDRAC6 Feature List

Feature iDRAC6 Enterprise iDRAC6

vFlash

Monitoring

Sensor Monitoring and Alerting

Real-time Power Monitoring

Real-time Power Graphing

Historical Power Counters

Logging

System Event Log (SEL)

RAC Log

Tra c e L og

Remote Syslog

= Supported; =Not Supported

(continued)

Enterprise with vFlash Media

Supported Platforms

For the latest supported platforms, see iDRAC6 Readme file and the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix available at support.dell.com/manuals.

Supported Operating Systems

For the latest information, see iDRAC6 Readme file and the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix available at support.dell.com/manuals.

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Supported Web Browsers

For the latest information, see iDRAC6 Readme file and the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix available at support.dell.com/manuals.

NOTE: Support for SSL 2.0 has been discontinued because of security flaws.

Ensure that your browser is configured to enable SSL 3.0.

Supported Remote Access Connections

Table 1-2 lists the connection features.

Table 1-2. Supported Remote Access Connections

Connection Features

iDRAC6 NIC

• 10Mbps/100Mbs/1Gbps Ethernet via CMC Gb Ethernet port.

• DHCP support.

• SNMP traps and e-mail event notification.

• SM–CLP shell and RACADM commands for operations such as iDRAC6 configuration, system boot, reset, power on, and shutdown commands are supported through SSH and Telnet.

• Support for IPMI utilities, such as IPMItool and ipmish.

iDRAC6 Ports

Table 1-3 lists the ports on which iDRAC6 listens for connections. Table 1-4 identifies the ports that iDRAC6 uses as a client. This information is required when opening firewalls for remote access to an iDRAC6.

CAUTION: iDRAC6 does not check for conflicts between configurable ports.

When setting port configurations, verify that the port assignments do not conflict with each other.

Table 1-3. iDRAC6 Server Listening Ports

Port Number Function

22*

23*

80*

Secure Shell (SSH)

Te ln e t

HTTP

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Table 1-3. iDRAC6 Server Listening Ports

Port Number Function

443*

623

3668, 3669

3670, 3671

3672

5900*

5901*

5988*

* Configurable port

Table 1-4. iDRAC6 Client Ports

Port Number Function

162

636

3269

HTTPS

RMCP/RMCP+

Virtual Media Service

Virtual Media Secure Service

vFlash Service

Virtual Console keyboard/mouse

Virtual Console video

Used for WSMAN

SMTP

DNS

DHCP-assigned IP address

TFTP

SNMP trap

LDAPS

LDAPS for global catalog (GC)

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Configuring iDRAC6 Enterprise

This section provides information about how to establish access to iDRAC6 and to configure your management environment to use iDRAC6.

Before You Begin

Gather the following items prior to configuring iDRAC6:

• Dell Chassis Management Controller Firmware User Guide

• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation

The Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD includes the following components:

• DVD root — Contains the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility, which provides server setup and system installation information

• SYSMGMT — Contains the systems management software products including Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

Installation Guide and the Dell OpenManage Management Station Software Installation Guide available on the Dell Support website at

support.dell.com/manuals.

DVD

Interfaces for Configuring iDRAC6

You can configure iDRAC6 using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility, iDRAC6 Web interface, Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Web interface, Chassis LCD Panel, the local and remote RACADM CLI, iVMCLI, or the SM-CLP CLI. The local RACADM CLI is available after you have installed the operating system and the Dell OpenManage software on the managed server. Table 2-1 describes these interfaces.

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For greater security, access to iDRAC6 configuration through iDRAC6 Configuration Utility or the local RACADM CLI can be disabled by means of a RACADM command (see iDRAC6 Administrator Reference Guide available on support.dell.com/manuals) or from the GUI (see "Enabling or Disabling Local Configuration Access" on page 114.)

NOTE: Using more than one configuration interface at the same time may generate

unexpected results.

Table 2-1. Configuration Interfaces

Interface Description

iDRAC6 Configuration Utility

iDRAC6 Web Interface iDRAC6 Web interface is a browser-based

CMC Web Interface In addition to monitoring and managing the

Accessed at boot time, iDRAC6 Configuration Utility is useful when installing a new Dell PowerEdge server. Use it for setting up the network and basic security features and for enabling other features.

management application that you can use to interactively manage iDRAC6 and monitor the managed server. It is the primary interface for day-to-day tasks, such as monitoring system health, viewing the system event log, managing local iDRAC6 users, and launching CMC Web interface and Virtual Console sessions.

chassis, CMC Web interface can be used to view the status of a managed server, update iDRAC6 firmware, configure iDRAC6 network settings, logon to iDRAC6 Web interface, and to start, stop, or reset the managed server.

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Dell iDRAC6 for Blade Servers Version 3.0 Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

User Guide

Contents

iDRAC6 Enterprise Overview

IPv6 Ready Logo Certification

iDRAC6 Security Features

iDRAC6 Enterprise and vFlash Media

Supported Platforms

Supported Operating Systems

Supported Web Browsers

Supported Remote Access Connections

iDRAC6 Ports

Other Documents You May Need

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Before You Begin

Interfaces for Configuring iDRAC6