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Dell Remote Access Controller

The Dell Remote Access Controller (or "DRAC") is a management component for Dell servers. It stays on even when the server is shut down. One can log in to the web interface and manage these things:

  • installing an OS from an ISO on the local computer
  • Powering off/on
  • KVM over IP like behavior

The DRAC also functions as a BMC for IPMI communication.

Older DRACs (through version 5) were add-on cards that plugged into a dedicated slot on the server. Starting with version 6, DRACs have been integrated into server motherboards, although a dedicated NIC must still be purchased separately in order to enable completely out-of-band management. Concurrent with the move to integrated hardware, Dell rebranded their DRACs under the "iDRAC" name.

Starting with the iDRAC7, Dell has moved to a license-based capability system; the same hardware will function with only basic IPMI support, a limited set of additional features ("Express"), or the full range of remote management features ("Enterprise") depending on the license purchased from Dell.

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Restrict IPMI access on Dell BMC and iDRAC to an allowed IP range

I'm trying to secure the iDRAC's and BMC's on some of my Dell servers (R210, R410, R510). I want to restrict access to IPMI commands to only a few IP addresses. I've successfully restricted access to the iDrac using the instructions from…
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iDRAC 6 Express and Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS Server

I have a Dell R610 server with the iDRAC 6 Express remote management extention. The problem is that this thing is using the NIC1 interface in some kind of shared mode. Dell is talking about NIC teaming which should be enabled on the operating system…
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Dell DRAC console sessions won't time out

I've got a Dell DRAC 5 card connected to a PowerEdge 2900. I've used the console redirect successfully before, but presently the "console redirection" section shows "Active Sessions" = 2, so it won't allow any more console redirection sessions. I…
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Is there a way to power down/reset a USB port if it or a device attached has issues?

I've got an issue with some hardware in a test lab that, when the device being tested has an issue, it seems to "crash" the USB controller, causing the port to not show devices connected...however it gets worse. If the Server the device is attached…
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Connecting to remote console on Dell iDRAC on R815 fails

The iDRAC's virtual console uses jnlp. I have installed: sudo apt-get install icedtea-netx Connecting to the iDRAC's webserver works using Firefox. When I click 'Launch Virtual Console' it starts the java app. The JVM then asks for a few…
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Unable to connect to iDrac8 over SSH

We are running Dell PowerEdge M630 servers. I have a few updates I need to make on the iDracs but I am unable to make a connection to ssh server. The server is running Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8. When I connect with Putty from a…
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RACADM reboot to Lifecycle Controller

I am using RACADM to manage my Dell servers. I am familiar with the OneTimeBootSeq, but I do not see a way to force the server into the F10 Lifecycle Controller via this method. Is it possible to push a server to the lifecycle controller via RACADM?
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vSphere Hypervisor on Dell Power Edge R610 monitoring CPU and NIC

I would like to virtualize before putting in another Rack server but I am reluctant in fear of losing the ability to monitor actual physical CPU and Network I/O. My apps are real-time and highly Network I/O intensive. I monitor and allocate CPUs…
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DRAC 4/I Console Redirection Applet Perpetually Stuck Connecting

The Problem Attempting to connect via the Java virtual console results in perpetual attempt at connecting, even though the applet otherwise loads properly and attempts to connect to the proper address, it never connects. Webpage Applet What I've…
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How to change the SNMP Community string on an unlicensed iDRAC?

At our company, we have many Dell servers. We recently got another server, with an unlicensed iDRAC. For various reasons, we like to change the SNMP community string from the default of 'public'. Unfortunately, having tried a few methods that would…
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iDRAC 8 systemPowerState returning 0 over SNMP

We're upgrading our aging fleet of Dell servers to new 13th Gen Dells with iDRAC 8 enterprises. We are polling the power status of the server via SNMP with the following OID: .1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.5.2.4.0 (systemPowerState) This is meant to return…
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Access IPMI / iLOM / iDRAC / any Java-based Remote Console applet via Proxy on OSX

This question is probably more of an OSX + Java / Proxy issue than a iLOM / DRAC / IPMI issue. I am able to set up SSH tunnels for access to a server management network which contains various servers & network equipment (Dell, SuperMicro, Sun,…
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iDRACView on PowerEdge M915 fails to start

I have an M1000e enclosure with eight M915 blades. Hardware was recently unboxed and all settings are default. All nodes have iDRAC6 v3.65(Build 6) and seven of them are accessible through iDRACView java application, which is being download from the…
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Reset DELL iDRAC password without rebooting ESXi

For one of our machines we lost our root password for the iDrac7 Enterprise interface. The machine is running many virtual machines and turning them off would be a huge task. So, my question is: Is there a way to reset the iDrac Password without…
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Hardware status with ESXi shows incomplete hardware info; wrong BMC details

I have an ESXi host that's part of a cluster of identical Dell R710 servers. One of the servers in the "Hardware" tab shows an incomplete list of hardware sensors, and under the BMC node, shows totally the wrong details: Wrong wrong wrong wrong…
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