Dell Precision 7920 Rack Owner's Manual

iDRAC 9 - New features

The following list contains the key new features available on iDRAC9:

• Added support for Redfish 2016.R1 and .R2, a RESTful Application Programming Interface (API), which is standardized by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). It provides a scalable and secure systems management interface.
• Enhanced iDRAC RESTful API support for System Configuration Profiles with access via local file streaming and via HTTP/S file transfer.
• Added System Configuration Profile support for firmware repository-based updates and JSON file format.
• Export and import System Configuration Profiles from the iDRAC GUI.
• Quick Sync 2 replaces Quick Sync NFC (Near Field Communication) with BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) and Wi-Fi for high throughput. Supports iDRAC GUI and Virtual Console access.
• Added support for HTTP/HTTPS file transfers
• Added support for WSman streaming for System Configuration Profiles.
• Added new feature Group Manager. All iDRACs in the same subnet can be grouped together and the systems can be grouped and managed by one master iDRAC of the group.
• Added Security Banner for GUI log in page.
• Multi Vector Cooling for better air flow cooling of 3rd party PCIe cards.
• DHCP is the default iDRAC IP address (static was the default on previous generations).
• Default password is randomly generated and printed on the pull out information tag, unless the legacy “root/calvin” was ordered from the factory.
• iDRAC Direct USB on the front of the system is now a Micro B slot, and is hard wired to iDRAC only for increased security.
• Added new System Lockdown feature to restrict use of Dell tools to make changes to BIOS, iDRAC, firmware, etc.
• iDRAC Service Module (iSM) is pre-installed on the iDRAC and can be surfaced to the OS; nothing to download.
• SupportAssist can be set up through the iDRAC for 1x1 ‘phone home’ service to Dell Support.
• SupportAssist Collector now includes iDRAC core dumps, hardware crash dumps, and ESXi logs.
• SupportAssist viewer - option to export HTML5 formatted report for customer viewing by standard web browsers.
• Full HTML5 web interface for faster page loading and ease of use.
• BIOS configuration in the iDRAC GUI.
• Expanded storage functions via iDRAC, such as Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) and RAID Level Migration (RLM) without the use of agents, via GUI or CLI.
• Improved add/delete of iDRAC Users.
• Streamlined alerts configuration.
• Added Power Control and Next Boot options in HTML5 vConsole.
• Added feature Connection View provide the switch and port for iDRAC, LOM’s and Dell supported PCIe cards.
• Internal 16GB vFlash card (optional).
• Bezel with LCD panel (optional).