Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- iDRAC Service Module 3.0.1 User’s Guide
- Introduction
- Preinstallation setup
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module
- Initial installation of iDRAC Service Module via iDRAC for Windows
- Initial installation of iSM via iDRAC Express
- Initial installation of iDRAC Service Module via iDRAC for Linux
- 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
- Installing iDRAC Service Module when the System Configuration Lock Down Mode is enabled
- Configuring the iDRAC Service Module
- iDRAC Service Module monitoring features
- Operating system information
- Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating system
- Automatic System Recovery
- Windows Management Instrumentation Providers
- Prepare to remove NVMe PCIe SSD device
- Remote iDRAC hard reset
- iDRAC access via Host OS
- In-band support for iDRAC SNMP alerts
- Enable WSMAN Remotely
- Auto-updating of iDRAC Service Module
- FullPowerCycle
- SupportAssist on the Box
- Frequently asked questions
- Linux installer packages
Supported platforms
iDRAC Service Module 3.0.1 supports Dell’s 14th generation of PowerEdge servers. Servers are classified based on the type, performance,
generation, and the processor used.
Table 2. Server Classification
Type of Server Specifics
Overall Performance Generation Processor
Rack = R
1 to 5 — Low End Server
5–10 — High End Server
4 — 14th generation 0 — Intel processorTower = T
Modular = M
The following is the list of supported platforms for iDRAC Service Module.
Table 3. Supported Platforms
Dell 14th generation PowerEdge servers
R740, R740 XD, R640, R940, and C6420
System requirements
• One of the supported operating systems. For more information on supported operating systems, see Supported operating systems.
• Minimum 2GB RAM.
• Minimum 512MB of hard drive space.
• Administrator rights.
• TCP/IPv4 connection.
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Preinstallation setup