Feature
Basic
Manage
ment
(iDRAC
7)
iDRAC8
Basic
iDRAC7
Express
iDRAC8
Express
iDRAC7
Express
for
Blades
iDRAC8
Express for
Blades
iDRAC7
Enterprise
iDRAC8
Enterprise
Role-based authority
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Local users
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SSL encryption
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP blocking
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Directory services (AD,
LDAP)
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Two-factor
authentication (smart
card)
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Single sign-On
(kerberos)
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
PK authentication (for
SSH)
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Remote Presence
Power control
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Boot control
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Serial-over-LAN
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Virtual Media
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Virtual Folders
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Remote File Share
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Virtual Console
No
No
No
No
Single
user
Single user
Yes
6 users
VNC connection to OS
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Quality/bandwidth
control
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Virtual Console
collaboration (up to six
simultaneous users)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Virtual Console chat
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Virtual Flash partitions
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
1,2
Power and Thermal
Automatic power on
after loss
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Real-time power meter
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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