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Contents

1 iDRAC6 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

iDRAC6 Express Management Features. . . . . . . . . 19
iDRAC6 Enterprise and vFlash Media. . . . . . . . . . 21
Supported Platforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Supported Operating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Supported Web Browsers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Supported Remote Access Connections . . . . . . . . 26
iDRAC6 Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Other Documents You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2 Getting Started With the iDRAC6 . . . . . . 31

3 Basic Installation of the iDRAC6. . . . . . . 33

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing the iDRAC6 Express/Enterprise
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Configuring Your System to Use an iDRAC6. . . . . . . 34
Software Installation and Configuration Overview. . . 36
Installing iDRAC6 Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36