Technology and components
The following sections contain information about the technology and components in the system.
Topics:
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iDRAC9
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Dell Lifecycle Controller
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Processors
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Chipset
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System memory
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LCD panel
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Expansion cards and expansion card risers
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Storage
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Power supply units
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Trusted platform module
iDRAC9
The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make system administrators more productive and improve the overall
availability of Dell system. iDRAC alerts administrators to system issues, helps them perform remote system management, and reduces the
need for physical access to the system.
iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller technology is part of a larger data center solution that helps keep business critical applications and
workloads available always. The technology allows administrators to deploy, monitor, manage, configure, update, troubleshoot and remediate
Dell system from any location, and without the use of agents. It accomplishes this regardless of operating system or hypervisor presence or
state.
iDRAC9 is available in the following variants:
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iDRAC9 Basic
- available by default on all 200-500 series of rack or tower systems.
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iDRAC9 Express
- available by default on all 600 and higher series of rack or tower systems, and all blade systems.
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iDRAC9 Enterprise
- available on all system models.
For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
iDRAC 9 - New features
The following list contains the key new features available on iDRAC9:
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Added support for Redfish 2016.R1 and .R2, a RESTful Application Programming Interface (API), which is standardized by the
Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). It provides a scalable and secure systems management interface.
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Enhanced iDRAC RESTful API support for System Configuration Profiles with access via local file streaming and via HTTP/S file
transfer.
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Added System Configuration Profile support for firmware repository-based updates and JSON file format.
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Export and import System Configuration Profiles from the iDRAC GUI.
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