Provides support for Microsoft Active Directory authentication — Centralizes iDRAC6 user IDs and passwords in Active Directory using an extended schema or a standard schema

Provides a generic solution to support Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)-based authentication — This feature does not require any schema extension on your directory services.

Monitoring — Provides access to system information and status of components

Access to system logs — Provides access to the system event log,

the iDRAC6 log, and the last crash screen of the crashed or unresponsive system, that is independent of the operating system state

Dell OpenManage software integration — Enables you to launch the iDRAC6 Web interface from Dell OpenManage Server Administrator or Dell OpenManage IT Assistant

iDRAC6 alert — Alerts you to potential managed node issues through an e-mail message or SNMP trap

Remote power management — Provides remote power management functions, such as shutdown and reset, from a management console

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) support

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption — Provides secure remote system management through the Web interface

Password-level security management — Prevents unauthorized access to a remote system

Role-based authority — Provides assignable permissions for different systems management tasks

IPv6 support — Adds IPv6 support such as providing access to the iDRAC6 Web interface using an IPv6 address, specifies iDRAC6 NIC IPv6 address, and specifies a destination number to configure an IPv6 SNMP alert destination.

WS-MAN support — Provides network accessible management using the Web Services for Management (WS-MAN) protocol.

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iDRAC6 Overview

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Dell manual IDRAC6 Overview