iDRAC 8/7 v2.30.30.30 User’s Guide

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Setting up iDRAC communication

You can communicate with iDRAC using any of the following modes:

iDRAC Web Interface
Serial connection using DB9 cable (RAC serial or IPMI serial) - For rack and tower servers only
IPMI Serial Over LAN
IPMI Over LAN
Remote RACADM
Local RACADM
Remote Services

For an overview of the supported protocols, supported commands, and pre-requisites, see the following table.

Table 1. Communication modes —summary
Mode of Communication	Supported Protocol	Supported Commands	Prerequisite
iDRAC Web Interface	Internet Protocol (https)	NA	Web Server
Serial using Null modem DB9 cable	Serial Protocol	RACADM SMCLP IPMI	Part of iDRAC firmware RAC Serial or IPMI Serial is enabled.
IPMI Serial Over LAN	Intelligent Platform Management Bus protocol SSH Telnet	IPMI	IPMITool is installed and IPMI Serial Over LAN is enabled.
IPMI over LAN	Intelligent Platform Management Bus protocol	IPMI	IPMITool is installed and IPMI Settings is enabled.
SMCLP	SSH Telnet	SMCLP	SSH or Telnet on iDRAC is enabled.
Remote RACADM	https	Remote RACADM	Remote RACADM is installed and enabled.
Firmware RACADM	SSH Telnet	Firmware RACADM	Firmware RACADM is installed and enabled
Local RACADM	IPMI	Local RACADM	Local RACADM is installed.
Remote Services [1]	WS-MAN	WinRM (Windows) OpenWSMAN (Linux)	WinRM is installed (Windows) or OpenWSMAN is installed (Linux).
[1] For more information, see the Lifecycle Controller Remote Services User’s Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Related concepts

Logging in to iDRAC

Modifying network settings

Configuring services

Configuring front panel display

Setting up managed system location

Configuring time zone and NTP

Configuring user accounts and privileges

Monitoring and managing power

Enabling last crash screen

Configuring and using virtual console

Managing virtual media

Managing vFlash SD card

Setting first boot device

Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through

Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB99 cable

Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN

Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI SOL

Configuring Linux for serial console during boot

Disabling local RACADM

Enabling IPMI on managed system

Enabling or disabling remote RACADM

Supported SSH cryptography schemes

Switching between RAC serial and serial console while using DB9 cable

Related tasks

Configuring iDRAC to send alerts