Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 4.1.0.0 User’s Guide

Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Linux operating systems

1. Open the application and review the features displayed on the screen:

      [x] 1. Watchdog Instrumentation Service
      [x] 2. LifeCycle Log Information
      [x] 3. Operating System Information
      [ ] 4. iDRAC access via Host OS
              [ ] a. Access via GUI, WS-man, Redfish, Remote Racadm
              [ ] b. In-band SNMP Traps
              [ ] c. SNMP OMSA Traps
              [ ] d. Access via SNMP Get
      [x] 5. iDRAC SSO Launcher
              [x] a. Read only
              [ ] b. Administrator
      [ ] 6. Chipset S.M.A.R.T Monitoring
          7. iDRAC Hard Reset
          8. Support Assist
          9. Full Power Cycle
      [ ] 10. All Features
   

2. Install the required feature, by typing the number of the respective feature. Separate the number of the features to be installed by a comma. For example, to install the subfeatures, type 4.a, 4.b or 4.c.
3. Install the selected features, by typing I. If you do not want to continue the installation, type q to quit.
   NOTE After installing different features, you can also modify the same.

   To verify the iSM service status, run the command: systemctl status dcismeng.service. If iSM is installed and running, the status running is displayed.

   You must provide a unique port number in the range 1024 to 65535 if you chose to install iDRAC access via Host OS feature. If you do not provide a port number, port number 1266 or a previously configured port (if any) is assigned by default. If OpenManage Server Administrator is already installed on port 1311, the same port can not be utilized for iSM.

   When iSM 3.4.0 or later is installed on Linux operating systems, a gnome warning is observed similar to: "failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/iDRACGUILauncher.desktop file: cannot process file of type application/x-desktop''.