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6 19 What s New in This Release.. 19iDRAC6 Express Management Features.. 20iDRAC6 Enterprise and vFlash Media.. 21 Supported Platforms.. 25 Supported Operating Systems.. 25 Supported Web Browsers.. 25 Supported Remote Access Connections .. 26iDRAC6 Ports.. 26 Other Documents You May Need .. 27 Accessing Documents From dell Support Site.. 292 Getting Started With the iDRAC6 .. 313 Basic Installation of the iDRAC6.. 33 Before You Begin .. 33 Installing the iDRAC6 Express/Enterprise Hardware .. 33 Configuring Your System to Use an iDRAC6.. 344 ContentsSoftware Installation and Configuration Overview.

7 36 Installing iDRAC6 Software.. 36 Configuring iDRAC6.. 36 Installing the Software on the Managed System .. 37 Installing the Software on the Management Station .. 37 Installing and Removing RACADM on a Linux Management Station.. 38 Installing RACADM.. 38 Uninstalling RACADM.. 38 Updating the iDRAC6 Firmware .. 39 Before You Begin.. 39 Downloading the iDRAC6 Firmware .. 39 Updating the iDRAC6 Firmware Using the Web-Based Interface.. 40 Updating the iDRAC6 Firmware Using RACADM .. 40 Updating the iDRAC6 Firmware Using dell Update Packages for Supported Windows and Linux Operating Systems.

8 41 Configuring a Supported Web Browser.. 41 Configuring Your Web Browser to Connect to the iDRAC6 Web-Based Interface .. 41 List of Trusted Domains.. 42 Viewing Localized Versions of the Web-Based Interface.. 424 Configuring the iDRAC6 Usingthe Web Interface.. 45 Accessing the Web Interface .. 46 Logging In.. 47 Logging Out.. 48 Contents5 Using Multiple Browser Tabs and Windows.. 48 Configuring the iDRAC6 NIC.. 49 Configuring the Network and IPMI LAN Settings .. 49 Configuring IP Filtering and IP Blocking .. 54 Configuring Platform Events.. 56 Configuring Platform Event Filters (PEF).

9 57 Configuring Platform Event Traps (PET) .. 58 Configuring E-Mail Alerts.. 59 Configuring IPMI Using Web Interface.. 60 Configuring iDRAC6 Users.. 62 Securing iDRAC6 Communications Using SSL and Digital Certificates .. 62 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) .. 63 Certificate Signing Request (CSR) .. 63 Accessing SSL Through the Web-Based Interface.. 64 Generating a Certificate Signing Request .. 65 Uploading a Server Certificate.. 66 Configuring and Managing Active Directory .. 67 Configuring and Managing Generic LDAP .. 71 Configuring iDRAC6 Services.. 72 Updating the iDRAC6 Firmware/SystemServices Recovery Image.

10 75iDRAC6 Firmware Rollback.. 77 Remote Syslog.. 78 First Boot Device.. 79 Remote File Share.. 806 ContentsInternal Dual SD Module.. 82 Viewing Internal Dual SD Module Status Using GUI .. 835 Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration.. 85 Before You Begin.. 85 Configuring iDRAC6 for Viewing Serial Output Remotely Over SSH/Telnet.. 85 Configuring the iDRAC6 Settings to Enable SSH/Telnet .. 86 Starting a Text Console Through Telnet or SSH.. 86 Using a Telnet Console .. 87 Using the Secure Shell (SSH).. 89 Configuring Linux for Serial Console During Boot.. 91 Configuring iDRAC6 for Serial Connection.