Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.5.1 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 GUI, WSMan, RACADM, and 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 the iDRAC access via Host operating system feature, you can connect to an iDRAC interface from an OS 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.

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

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