Dell iDRAC8 manual How To Use This Users Guide, Supported Web Browsers, Managing Licenses

–Automatic — Using iDRAC Service Module that automatically invokes the OS Collector tool.

–Manual — Using OS Collector tool

•Erase system and user data

•Six users can launch the Virtual Console at any point of time.

How To Use This User's Guide

The contents of this User's Guide enable you to perform the tasks by using:

•iDRAC Web interface — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the fields and options, see the iDRAC Online Help that you can access from the Web interface.

•RACADM — The RACADM command or the object that you must use is provided here. For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/ manuals.

•iDRAC Settings Utility — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the fields and options, see the iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help that you can access when you click Help in the iDRAC Settings GUI (press <F2> during boot, and then click iDRAC Settings on the System Setup Main Menu page).

Supported Web Browsers

iDRAC is supported on the following browsers:

•Internet Explorer

•Mozilla Firefox

•Google Chrome

•Safari

For the list of versions, see the iDRAC8 Release Notes available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Managing Licenses

iDRAC features are available based on the purchased license (Basic Management, iDRAC Express, or iDRAC Enterprise). Only licensed features are available in the interfaces that allow you to configure or use iDRAC. For example, iDRAC Web interface, RACADM, WS-MAN, OpenManage Server Administrator, and so on. Some features, such as dedicated NIC or vFlash requires iDRAC ports card. This is optional on 200-500 series servers.

iDRAC license management and firmware update functionality is available through iDRAC Web interface and RACADM.

Types of Licenses

The types of licenses offered are:

•30 day evaluation and extension — The license expires after 30 days and can be extended for 30 days. Evaluation licenses are duration based, and the timer runs when power is applied to the system.

•Perpetual — The license is bound to the service tag and is permanent.

Acquiring Licenses

Use any of the following methods to acquire the licenses:

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