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This solution supports the use of Dell EMC PowerEdge rack server solutions.
The iDRAC driver should support Dell EMC PowerEdge R720xd and R620 rack servers but is no longer actively tested. Dell EMC cannot guarantee performance and compatibility with the R720xd and R620.
Servers with a Chassis Management Controller (CMC) are incompatible with the iDRAC driver since they lack an iDRAC.
Supported Dell EMC server hardware includes:
In addition, this solution utilizes the following storage controllers:
Ironic supports the following hardware types shown in Table 1 for managing Dell EMC server hardware.
Hardware type |
Comment |
ipmi |
Fewest features. |
redfish |
More features. In active development, new features being added. |
idrac |
Most features. Can be configured to use either the WSMAN or Redfish protocols. |
Table 2 compares the benefits of using either the WSMAN or Redfish protocols with the iDRAC driver.
Protocol |
Benefits |
WSMAN |
Extended support for deploying nodes using WSMAN, including:
|
Redfish |
Basic support for deploying nodes using Redfish, including:
|
The iDRAC driver team is actively working on upgrading Redfish support to parity with WSMAN support. New features will only support Redfish.