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Dell™ PowerEdge™ T610 Technical Guidebook
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III. iDRAC6 Express
The iDRAC6 Express is the first tier of iDRAC6 upgrades. In addition to upgrading the system with a
Lifecycle Controller, the iDRAC6 Express oers the following key features:
•Graphicalwebinterface
•Standard-basedinterfaces
•ServerSensormonitoringandfaultalerting
•Secureoperationofremoteaccessfunctionsincludingauthentication,authorization,
and encryption
•Powercontrolandmanagementwiththeabilitytolimitserverpowerconsumptionand
remotely control server power states
•Advancedtroubleshootingcapabilities
For more information on iDRAC6 Express features see the table below.
IV. iDRAC6 Enterprise
The optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card provides access to advanced iDRAC6 features. The iDRAC6
Enterprise connects directly to the T610 planar and is mounted parallel to the planar with stand‑os.
Key features for the iDRAC6 Enterprise include:
•ScriptingcapabilitywithDell’sRacadmcommand-line
•Remotevideo,keyboard,andmousecontrolwithVirtualConsole
•RemotemediaaccesswithVirtualMedia
•Dedicatednetworkinterface
Additionally, the iDRAC6 Enterprise can be upgraded by adding the vFlash Media card. This is a 1GB
Dell branded SD card that enables a persistent 256MB virtual flash partition. In the future, vFlash will be
expanded to include additional features.
A more detailed feature list for iDRAC6 Enterprise and vFlash is included in the table below.
FEATURE DESCRIPTION
More Comprehensive
Diagnostics
Diagnostic utilities are embedded on system
Simplied Hardware
Conguration
Detects RAID controller and allows user to congure virtual disk and
choose virtual disk as boot device, eliminating the need to launch a
separate utility. Also provides conguration for iDRAC, BIOS, and
NIC/LOM.
FEATURE BMC
IDRAC6
EXPRESS
IDRAC6
ENTERPRISE
VFLASH
MEDIA
Interface and Standards Support
IPMI 2.0
4 4 4 4
Web-based GUI
4 4 4
SNMP
4 4 4
WSMAN
4 4 4
SMASH-CLP
4 4 4