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Features
iDRAC8
Basic
iDRAC9
Basic
iDRAC8
Express
iDRAC9
Express
iDRAC8
Express for
Blades
iDRAC9
Express
for Blades
iDRAC8
Enterprise
iDRAC9
Enterprise
LED health status
indicator
Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Quick Sync—require NFC
bezel (13 G only)
Yes No Yes No N/A No Yes No
Quick Sync 2.0—requires
BLE/WiFi hardware
No Yes No Yes No
N/A No Yes
iDRAC Direct—front USB
mgmt port
Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
iDRAC Service Module
(iSM) embedded
No Yes No Yes No
Yes No Yes
iSM to inband alert
forwarding to consoles
No Yes No Yes No
Yes No Yes
Crash screen capture
No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Crash video capture No
No No No No No Yes Yes
Boot capture
No
No No No No No Yes Yes
Remote reset for iDRAC—
requires iSM
Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual NMI
Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
OS watchdog
Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SupportAssist Report—
embedded
Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
System Event Log Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lifecycle Log
Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enhanced logging in the
Lifecycle controller log
Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Work notes
Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Syslog
No
No No No No No Yes Yes
License management Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Improved customer experience
iDRAC -Faster processor,
more memory
No Yes No Yes No
Yes No Yes
GUI rendered in HTML5 No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Add BIOS
configuration
to
iDRAC GUI
No Yes No Yes No
Yes No Yes
iDRAC support for SW
RAID licensing
No Yes No Yes No
Yes No Yes