Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 User's Guide

This release includes all the features from the previous releases. Following are the new features that are added in this release:

• Added support for enhanced HTML5 (eHTML5) virtual KVM feature in virtual console
• Added support for eHTML5 virtual media
• Enhancement in Storage GUI page
• Added support for direct updates SEP backplane
• Added support for new update for PSU update
• Added support for uploading custom defaults and reset iDRAC to default settings using custom defaults
• Enhanced system lockdown mode support for supported devices

Following are the list of other features added in this release:

• Automation
  • Support for Redfish Updates
• Monitoring/Alerting/Troubleshooting
  • FPGA Monitoring
  • SMART data logs enhancements including historical recording
  • Discrete voltage sensor reporting
  • Report actual start and completion info for job queue entries which require a server reboot to apply (Example: BIOS update).
  • Providing CPU serial numbers in SupportAssist Collection
• Telemetry (requires iDRAC Datacenter license)
  • Multi-client support
  • Granular metric report options
  • Provision to POST a new custom MRD (Metric Report Definition) using any of the available 193 Metric Definitions and set desired Report Interval (referred as Recurrence Interval in MRD)
  • A single MRD can have a maximum of 68 Metric Definitions (Metric IDs)
  • Provision to create up to 24 new custom MRDs which in turn will have 24 new Metric Reports. An iDRAC can support a maximum of 48 Metric Reports (24 Pre-canned and 24 Custom
• Security
  • Automatic Certificate Enrollment Enhancements (requires iDRAC Datacenter License)
  • Integrate RSA SecurID Client into iDRAC for 2FA (requires iDRAC Datacenter License)
  • Compliance with STIG requirement – “network device must authenticate NTP”
  • Removal of Telnet and TLS 1.0 from web server
• Platform feature support
  • BOSS 1.5 updates
  • Infiniband support

In 4.40.00.00 release, following features are added in Storage page on iDRAC GUI:

• From the Dashboard, you can see suggested actions to solve any health alters.
• The Storage page has been modified to included tabs for storage monitoring information, a Storage Hardware and Software Inventory, a list of Pending and Current storage jobs, and SEKM.
  • From the Storage Inventory, users can find all storage related hardware and software.
  • The Pending and Current Jobs tab allows users to queue and monitor jobs from a centralized location.
  • You can also configure SEKM via the Storage page.
• When monitoring storage devices, you can customize the columns that are displayed for each device table. Column customization will be saved and persist between user sessions.
• New basic and advanced filters provided on each device page allow you to easily and efficiently customize the list of objects displayed.
• The Storage Configuration wizard has two options to create a Virtual disk - Basic and Advanced.
  • In the basic Virtual Disk wizard, you can quickly create a VD from a list of available RAID configurations. iDRAC will automatically set the default values of the VD to streamline the process.
  • For the Advanced Virtual Disk wizard, you can select all the details of the VD. You can create a new volume for the VD or select and existing volume.
• Each devices pages has new global actions that allow you to show related devices or preform group operations.
  • For example, you can choose physical disks and perform group operation such as Blink, Unblink, and Create Virtual Disk.
  • Also, you can view the Physical disk inventory and create a Virtual Disk by choosing the drives without having to navigate away from the screen.
• Instead of the numerical value, the size of the physical disk is shown as a data visualization with values on the scale.
  • This gives you an idea of used and available space on the drive.
• You can filter disks based on the various physical disk properties.
  • The filtering properties are displayed so that the user knows what filtering is currently being applied.