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Provides support for Microsoft Active Directory authentication —
Centralizes iDRAC6 user IDs and passwords in Active Directory using an
extended schema or a standard schema
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Provides a generic solution to support Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP)-based authentication — This feature does not require
any schema extension on your directory services.
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Monitoring — Provides access to system information and status of
components
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Access to system logs — Provides access to the system event log,
the iDRAC6 log, and the last crash screen of the crashed or unresponsive
system, that is independent of the operating system state
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Dell OpenManage software integration — Enables you to launch the
iDRAC6 Web interface from Dell OpenManage Server Administrator or
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant
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iDRAC6 alert — Alerts you to potential managed node issues through an
e-mail message or SNMP trap
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Remote power management — Provides remote power management
functions, such as shutdown and reset, from a management console
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Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) support
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption — Provides secure remote system
management through the Web interface
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Password-level security management — Prevents unauthorized access to a
remote system
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Role-based authority — Provides assignable permissions for different
systems management tasks
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IPv6 support — Adds IPv6 support such as providing access to the
iDRAC6 Web interface using an IPv6 address, specifies iDRAC6 NIC IPv6
address, and specifies a destination number to configure an IPv6 SNMP
alert destination.
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WS-MAN support — Provides network accessible management using
the Web Services for Management (WS-MAN) protocol.
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