Dell EMC PowerEdge R7425 - Idrac with Lifecycle Controller; Idrac Features and Comparison

iDRAC with Lifecycle controller
The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) with Lifecycle Controller is embedded within every Dell EMC PowerEdge
server and provides functionality that helps IT administrators deploy, update, monitor, and maintain servers with no need for any
additional software to be installed. iDRAC functions regardless of operating system or hypervisor presence because from a pre-OS or
bare-metal state, iDRAC is ready to work because it is embedded within each server from the factory.
iDRAC features and comparison
The R7425 supports the following iDRAC licenses – Basic (default), Express (upgrade) and Enterprise (upgrade).
NOTE: The features listed in bold in the below table are new for iDRAC9.
Table 29. iDRAC feature comparison
Features iDRAC8
Basic
iDRAC9
Basic
iDRAC8
Express
iDRAC9
Express
iDRAC8
Express for
Blades
iDRAC9
Express
for Blades
iDRAC8
Enterprise
iDRAC9
Enterprise
Interface/Standards
Redsh Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IPMI 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DCMI 1.5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Web-based GUI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Racadm command line—
local/remote
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SMASH-CLP—SSH-only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Telnet Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SSH Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Serial redirection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
WSMAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Network Time Protocol No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Connectivity
Shared NIC Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes
Dedicated NIC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
VLAN tagging Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IPv4 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IPv6 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DHCP (new default; no
static IP)
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DHCP with Zero Touch No No No No No No No Yes
Dynamic DNS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
OS pass-through Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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