purchased with the server. You must contact the sales representative or technical support to buy a new or upgrade license.
For more information, see the online help for the self-service portal page.
● Point-of-Sale — License is acquired while placing the order for a system.
New Features
The following list contains the key new features available on iDRAC8:
● iDRAC Direct — Securely connect directly to iDRACWeb UI via USB Cable in front of the server.
● iDRAC Direct (USB) — Offers the convenience of USB keys to install new hardware configurations to Dell 13G servers.
● iDRAC Quick Sync — This feature enables at-the-server management with a Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled
mobile device. Customers may view inventory and monitoring information and configure basic iDRAC settings using a mobile
device. This feature is only available on the PowerEdge R630, R730, and R730XD.
● Real-Time Storage Configuration — Configure storage real-time through the iDRACUI.
● Agent-Free SAS Monitoring and PCIe-SSD Monitoring — Monitor 12Gb SAS and PCIe-SSD storage via iDRAC without any
OS agents.
● Easy Restore — Automatically restore hardware configuration and license information after a system board replacement.
● Tech Support Report — Gathers all hardware and OS logs and inventory information required for technical support.
● Agent-Free Performance Monitoring — Monitor basic memory, CPU, and I/O performance metrics through iDRAC.
Configurable Temperature and Power Thresholds
● This feature provides capability to modify default warning thresholds for temperature and power consumption warning
thresholds from GUI , RACADM, WSMAN, OMSA, and IPMI tool.
● Applicable to both lower and upper warning thresholds for temperature sensors and warning threshold for power
consumption reading.
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