Features iDRAC8
Basic
iDRAC9
Basic
iDRAC8
Express
iDRAC9
Express
iDRAC8
Express for
Blades
iDRAC9
Express for
Blades
iDRAC8
Enterprise
iDRAC9
Enterprise
Lock down mode No No No No Yes
Unique iDRAC default
password
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Customizable Security Policy
Banner-login page
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Quick Sync 2.0-optional auth
for read operations
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Quick Sync 2.0-add mobile
device number to LCL
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Remote Presence
Power control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Boot control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Serial-over-LAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual Media No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual Folders No No No No No No Yes Yes
Remote File Share No No No No No No Yes Yes
Virtual Console No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
HTML5 access to virtual
console
No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
VNC connection to OS No No No No No No Yes Yes
Quality/bandwidth control No No No No No No Yes Yes
Virtual Console collaboration
ā6 users
No No No No No No Yes Yes
Virtual Console chat No No No No No No Yes Yes
Virtual Flash partitions No No No No No No Yes Yes
Group manager No No No No No No No Yes
HTTP/HTTPS support along
with HFS/CIFS
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Power and Thermal
Real-time power meter Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power thresholds & alerts No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real-time power graphing No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Historical power counters No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power capping No No No No No No Yes Yes
Power Center integration No No No No No No Yes Yes
Temperature monitoring Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Temperature graphing No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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