Users Guide

Plugin Management
A plugin is individually packaged in a DUP. Plugins do not get removed on iDRAC reboot, reset, or AC cycles, they can only be removed by
iDRAC sanitize operation or LC wipe operation. You can enable or disable the plugins. When enabled, plugins are only installed but not
started.
To manage plugins from iDRAC GUI, go to iDARC Settings > Settings > Plugins.
NOTE: You must have Login privilege and Control and Configure Privilege to install, update, and remove the plugins. You can only
view the installed plugins with Login privilege.
Following are the information available in Plugin inventory:
● Name — Name of the plugin. Maximum number of characters-512
● Version — Version of Installed plugin
● State — Enabled / Disabled
● Status — Starting, Not Started, Running, Stopping, Updating, Stopped: Disabled, Stopped: Installed— No Hardware, Stopped:
Installed— Version Dependency, Stopped: Plugin Failure, Stopped: Internal Error — Unknown Error, Stopped: Plugin Conflict.
● Manufacture — Name of the company, maximum 512characters
● ReleaseDate — Date of creation of DUP
● SoftwareId — Component ID
Installing/Upgrading plugin
1. Download Plugin from Dell.com
2. Go to iDRAC Update page
3. Select Plugin DUP file
4. Install Plugin
NOTE: If a plugin is valid, a success message is shown after the plugin installed. If the hardware is not present, then an LC
message is logged indicating that Plugin is not started. If the plugin is invalid, an error message is displayed.
Remove Plugin
1. Go to Plugins page - iDARC Settings > Settings > Plugins
2. Select Uninstall/Remove
3. Plugin is then stopped and removed from iDRAC.
When a non-SDL (Non Supported Device List) card is installed, iDRAC cannot detect a SDK plugin. You need to manually find and install
the SDK plugin. iDRAC firmware downgrade can result in plugins being disabled or limited functionality.
NOTE: Installing, updating, or removing a plugin takes less than 5 minutes.
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