Dell PowerEdge R640 - iDRAC Lifecycle controller; iDRAC features and comparison

• Agent-based management
• Dell EMC consoles
• OpenManage systems management tools, utilities and protocols
• Integration with third-party consoles
• OpenManage connections with third-party consoles
• Dell EMC server management operations
OpenManage systems management
The Dell EMC OpenManage systems management portfolio includes powerful hardware and software management tools and consoles.
OpenManage simplies the lifecycle of deploying, updating, monitoring and maintaining your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
iDRAC Lifecycle controller
The PowerEdge server provides storage expandability that allows you to adapt to your workload and operational demands. With
comprehensive storage options, the server oer various drive types, internal and external storage controllers, and dierent backplanes for
varied number of drives. The microcontroller is responsible for acting as an interface or gateway between the host system (i.e., server
management software) and the peripheral devices. These peripheral devices, which may or may not be Intelligent Platform Management
Interface (IPMI) compliant, consist of the power supplies, the storage backplane, integrated storage controllers, control panel with semi-
intelligent display, and Lifecycle Controller.
iDRAC features and comparison
iDRAC9 is available in basic, express, and enterprise options.
Table 19. 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—HTML5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Racadm command line—
local/remote
Yesses 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 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Connectivity
Shared NIC Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes
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