Dell iDRAC 7, User Manual, Page: 24 / 309

Feature Basic
Manage
ment
(iDRAC
7)
iDRAC8
Basic
iDRAC7
Express
iDRAC8
Express
iDRAC7
Express
for
Blades
iDRAC8
Express for
Blades
iDRAC7
Enterprise
iDRAC8
Enterprise
Out of Band
Performance
Monitoring
No No No No No No No Yes
Update
Remote agent-free
update
Yes
3
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Embedded update tools No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Sync with repository
(scheduled updates)
No No No No No No Yes Yes
Auto-update No No No No No No No Yes
Deployment and Configuration
Embedded OS
deployment tools
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Embedded
configuration tools
(iDRAC Settings Utility)
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Embedded
configuration wizards
(Lifecycle Controller
wizards)
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Auto-Discovery No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote OS deployment No No No Yes No Yes No Yes
Embedded driver pack No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Full configuration
inventory
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Inventory export No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Remote configuration No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Zero-touch
configuration
No No No No No No No Yes
System Retire/
Repurpose
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Diagnostics, Service, and Logging
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