Dell iDRAC Service Module 5.3.0.0 User’s Guide

iDRAC access via Host OS

Using PowerEdge Servers, you can manage the hardware or the firmware of a device through iDRAC by configuring an iDRAC dedicated network. Through the dedicated network port, you can access the iDRAC interfaces such as UI, WS-Man, RACADM, and the Redfish client.

The prerequisite to manage the hardware or the firmware is to have a dedicated connection between a device and the supported iDRAC interface. Using iDRAC access via Host OS, you can connect to an iDRAC interface from an operating system IP or host irrespective of the connection between a device and an iDRAC dedicated network. This feature allows you to monitor the hardware or firmware even if the iDRAC is not connected to the network.

You can select any of the following subfeatures to enable the iDRAC access via the Host OS:

• Access via GUI, WS-Man, Redfish, Remote RACADM
• In-Band SNMP Traps
• SNMP OMSA Traps
• Access via SNMP Get

If you select iDRAC access via Host OS, all the subfeatures are selected by default. If you want to select any of the individual subfeatures, you can select a particular feature and enable it.

For more information, see iDRAC Access via Host operating system.