Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 4 41
To access the DRAC 4 remote access interface using Server Administrator, first launch Server
Administrator. From the system tree on the left pane of the Server Administrator home page,
click System → Main System Chassis → Remote Access Controller. For more information about
using Server Administrator remote access features, see your Server Administrator User’s Guide.
For information about accessing the DRAC 4 using the racadm CLI, see "Using the serial and
racadm Commands."
DRAC 4 Software Basics for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
The DRAC 4 is supported on precompiled kernels that are a part of the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux distribution. The DRAC 4 is not supported on recompiled kernels with other
configuration options (for example, kernels configured for performance-tuning purposes).
NOTICE: Red Hat Enterprise Linux may fail to load when started on recompiled kernels. If this situation
occurs, you must either restore the kernel and modules from backup, or you must reinstall the kernel
from the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM).
The following list describes basic software information for using a DRAC 4 with the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux operating system:
• To verify that the DRAC 4 event server for the managed system is loaded, type the
following command:
service racsvc status
• To start, stop, get status of, restart, or reload the racsrvc service, type the following command:
service racsvc <

action

>
where
<

action

>
is
start
,
stop
,
status
, or
probe
.
• For additional information on one of the three DRAC 4 services, type the following command:
man racsvc
NOTE: All three services (racser, racsrvc, and racvnc) start automatically when they are installed and
when the system is booted. These services stop automatically when they are uninstalled or when the
system is shut down.
• To determine which version of a particular RPM package you have installed, use a package
management tool such as GnoRPM, or use the RPM query command (
rpm
-
q
).
For example:
rpm -q <
package_name
>
• To determine which files were installed and where they are located, type the following command:
rpm -ql <
package_name
>
• To remove a package, type the following command:
rpm -e <
package_name
>