In this video, you will learn how to create and deploy iDRAC Service Module container image. Before you begin the process to create and deploy iDRAC Service Module container image, you must fulfilthe prerequisite. Open Command Prompt.
To download the iDRAC Service Module container image creation script, type the command: wget https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/ism/ os_dependent/ism_docker/docker_bootstrap.sh and press enter. The docker_bootstrap.sh file is downloaded. You can now create the iDRAC Service Module container image by using the command: sh docker_bootstrap.sh and press enter. You can see that all the dependencies for the image and packages for iDRAC Service Module container image are installed.
You can now import the aliases for the iDRAC Service Module features by typing yes and pressing enter when requested. This downloads the dellism_aliases.sh file to the system. The file contains the configurations required to support the aliases. Now, to configure the aliases in the host operating system root directory, type the command: vim .bash_profile and press enter. Now, type source /opt/dell/srvadmin/iSM/etc/dellism_aliases.sh and press enter to add the dellism_aliases.sh to the bash profile file. Update the bash profile file by typing the command: . .bash_profile and press enter.
The aliases are now successfully imported into the operating system. Now let us invoke two aliases. To run the iDRAC Service Module as a container image, type the command: dell_ism_start and press enter. An instance of the container image is now running and displays the container ID. Enter the command dell_ism_status to check the status of the iDRAC Service Module service.
The current status of the iDRAC Service Module service is shown here. Now, login to iDRAC using your credentials. To check the iDRAC Service Module status, click iDRAC Settings and then click Settings. Then, in the Settings tab, expand iDRAC Service Module Setup and make sure that Connection Status on Host OS is Running. For more information about iDRAC Service module in the container environment, visit https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/ism/. For more information about iDRAC Service Module, visit www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
