Dell PowerEdge Servers

Dell iDRAC Tools

Dell iDRAC Tools provides these useful utilities which enable administrators to deploy, monitor, manage, configure, update, and troubleshoot Dell servers from any location without using any agents.

RACADM

Command Line Interface (CLI): Enables scripting of iDRAC management operations.

IPMITool

Provides local and remote IPMI management of a server.

To obtain these utilities, search for and install the appropriate version of Dell iDRAC Tools for your OS, from Dell's Support website.

Fan Control

Third-Party PCIe Cards

Dell doesn't like third-party PCIe cards, so the PowerEdge will ramp up the fans if it detects a non-Dell card in the system. Luckily, they provide a way to disable this functionality, to get your fans to settle down a bit.