VxRail: iDRAC Settings That Cannot be Changed

Summary: iDRAC is the backend of ISM which provides hardware monitoring functionality on the VxRail appliance. This article describes the required settings on iDRAC.

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Instructions

Part of the VxRail Manager hardware monitor function relies on the proper communication with ISM and iDRAC.

This article lists the default iDRAC settings that cannot be changed.

  • OS to iDRAC Pass-through // iDRAC management UI > iDRAC Settings > Connectivity > OS to iDRAC Pass-through
State: Enabled
Pass-through mode: USB NIC
USB NIC IP address: 169.254.0.1
Screenshot from idrac that shows the OS to iDRAC Pass-through configration
  • Password Settings // iDRAC management UI > iDRAC settings > Users > Global User Settings > Password Settings


Screenshot from the iDrac that shows the password settings 

Changing the minimum length to a value greater than 9 may cause VxRail to not be able to connect to the node correctly and the RASR to fail. Consult support prior to making any changes to the user password policy.
 
 
  • iDRAC management GUI > iDRAC settings > Services 
    • > Web Server > Settings
HTTPS: 443
SSL Encryption: 128-bits or higher
TLS Protocol: TLS 1.2 and higher
    • > SSH
Status: Enabled
Port number: 22
    • > Remote RACADM
Status: Enabled
 
7.0.010+:      

iDRAC users // iDRAC management GUI > iDRAC settings > Users > Local Users

  • Needs to have the vxpsvc account as pictured below

iDrac screenshot that shows the needed service user

     
    User privileges for vxpsvc account:      
    iDrac screenshot that shows the needed service user permissions 
    iDrac screenshot that shows the needed service user permissions under the advanced settings
    • Special needs for G560/560F
    iDRAC Settings > Connectivity > Network > Network Settings > NIC Selection = LOM1
    iDRAC GUI configuration > BIOS settings > Integrated Devices: Embedded NIC1 = enabled

    iDrac screenshot showing the necessary configuration for g560 servers 

    Second screenshot of the necessary configuration for g560 servers 

    **Note: After making the above changes, run command "esxcfg-nics -l " on the node to verify that the embedded NIC appears as vmnic0. If it does not, then a RASR reset of the node may be necessary

    A good example:     
      
    #esxcfg-nics -l

    Name PCI Device Driver Admin Status Link Status Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description ------ ------------ --------- ------------ ----------- ----- ------ ----------------- ---- ------------------------------------------------- vmnic0 0000:04:00.0 igbn Up Up 1000 Full 50:9a:4c:69:41:de 1500 Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection <<<<< vmnic1 0000:18:00.0 i40en Up Up 10000 Full 3c:fd:fe:54:8f:e0 1500 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ vmnic2 0000:18:00.1 i40en Up Up 10000 Full 3c:fd:fe:54:8f:e2 1500 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ vmnic3 0000:5e:00.0 i40en Up Down 0 Half 3c:fd:fe:2d:fd:e0 1500 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ vmnic4 0000:5e:00.1 i40en Up Down 0 Half 3c:fd:fe:2d:fd:e2 1500 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ vusb0 Pseudo cdc_ether Up Up 10 Half 50:9a:4c:69:3b:27 1500 Unknown Unknown

    Affected Products

    VxRail 460 and 470 Nodes, VxRail Appliance Family, VxRail Appliance Series, VxRail G Series Nodes, VxRail D560, VxRail D560F, VxRail E Series Nodes, VxRail E460, VxRail E560, VxRail E560F, VxRail E560N, VxRail E660, VxRail E660F, VxRail E660N , VxRail E665, VxRail E665F, VxRail E665N, VxRail G560, VxRail G560F, VxRail P Series Nodes, VxRail P470, VxRail P570, VxRail P570F, VxRail P580N, VxRail P670F, VxRail P670N, VxRail P675F, VxRail P675N, VxRail S Series Nodes, VxRail S470, VxRail S570, VxRail S670, VxRail Software, VxRail V Series Nodes, VxRail V470, VxRail V570, VxRail V570F, VXRAIL V670F, VxRail VD-4000R, VxRail VD-4510C, VxRail VD-4520C, VxRail VE-660, VxRail VE-6615, VxRail VP-760, VxRail VP-7625, VxRail VS-760 ...
    Article Properties
    Article Number: 000157690
    Article Type: How To
    Last Modified: 30 Jul 2025
    Version:  6
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