Technical deck aimed at showcasing a number of the advanced features & benefits of Dell-EMC's embedded iDRAC (Dell Remote access controller) . The iDRAC 8 is the out-of-band controller solution for Dell-EMC's PowerEdge range of servers & blades.
18. Product History – Where did we come from?
DRAC
DRAC2
DRSC
DRAC3XT
ERA
ERA/O
DRAC3
DRAC4/I
DRAC4/P
DRAC5
Lifecycle Controller
iDRAC6
MMC DRAC/MC CMC
iDRAC iDRAC6
Blade Servers
Remote Power
Control
IPMI Interface,
Continuous Video
Virtual Media
Linux Kernel,
No OS Drivers
Integrated
Rich Features
Tiers, Integrated
Video
Integrated
Initial Blade
Launch
Separated Blade & Chassis Mgmt, Dell
Developed, Independent Blade Virtual
Console, More, Fabrics, Tuned for
Performance
Digital KVM
Flexible IO
Improved OOB
Access, Virtual
Console
LC2
iDRAC7
Automated
updates, Enhanced
Comms Support
VRTX, FX
Enablement
LC3
iDRAC8
Easy Restore.
TSR, iDRAC
Direct
Integrated on system board
Optional Ports
card