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.