Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- iDRAC Service Module 2.4 Installation Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- New in this release
- iDRAC Service Module monitoring features
- Operating system information
- Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating system
- Automatic system recovery feature
- Windows Management Instrumentation Providers
- Automatic Technical Support Report collection
- Prepare to remove NVMe PCIe SSD device
- Remote iDRAC hard reset
- iDRAC access via Host OS (Experimental Feature)
- In-band support for iDRAC SNMP alerts
- Supported features — operating systems matrix
- Co-existence of Server Administrator and iDRAC Service Module
- Software availability
- Downloading iDRAC Service Module
- Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site
- Software license agreement
- Other documents you may need
- Preinstallation setup
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Modifying the iDRAC Service Module components on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Repairing the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Uninstalling the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Installing iDRAC Service Module on supported Linux operating system
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Citrix XenServer
- Configuring the iDRAC Service Module
- Frequently asked questions
- Linux installer packages
Installing iDRAC Service Module on
supported Linux operating system
The complete iDRAC Service Module is packaged in a single Red Hat Package Manager (rpm). The package, accompanied by a
shell script can install, uninstall, or enable/disable the features available.
As the Installer on Linux is a single rpm install, there is no granular install support. You can enable/disable the features through
the scripted installs only.
NOTE: The Installer is available for all iDRAC Service Module supported 64–bit versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2, SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 operating systems.
NOTE: On repository-based installs such as, Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM), VMware Update Manager (VUM) and
Citrix XenServer supplemental pack, all the features are enabled by default.
NOTE: The OS log collection feature of Automatic TechSupport Report is not supported on CentOS.
Topics:
• Preinstallation requirement for Linux operating system
• Linux install dependency
• Installing The iDRAC Service Module on Linux operating system
• Uninstalling the iDRAC Service Module on Linux operating system
Preinstallation requirement for Linux operating
system
To install the iDRAC Service Module on systems running the supported Linux operating system, run setup.sh.
Ensure that the basic functional requirements are met, such as:
● The OS-to-iDRAC Pass-through feature for USBNIC mode is enabled by default. If it is disabled, enable it manually.
● The IPv4 Network stack is enabled in the Host Operating system.
● The USB subsystem is enabled.
● udev is enabled; required to start iDRAC Service Module automatically.
For more information on iDRAC, see the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at dell.com/support/
home.
Linux install dependency
The following are the list of dependent packages/executable(s) that need to be installed to complete the installation.
Table 5. Linux install dependency
Executable Commands Package Name
/sys fileSystem
grep grep
cut, cat, echo, pwd, coreutils
lsusb usbutils
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