How to Install an Operating System Remotely Using iDRAC Virtual Media Step by step
This YouTube video will walk you through the step-by-step on how to use iDRAC’s Virtual Media feature to perform a remote OS installation on a Dell PowerEdge Server. We have also discussed the steps via this blog post: https://techdirectarchive.com/2025/06...
With these steps, you can administer iDRAC irrespective of their versions including the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC 9). You may want to learn about the difference between iDRAC, IPMI, and ILO: https://techdirectarchive.com/2020/01...
Lastly, I have also described the steps to upgrade your Operating System (OS) without sitting in front of the server via iDRAC: https://techdirectarchive.com/2023/05...
Here are some practical walkthroughs of connecting via IPMI. This covers HTML5 and Java console options and basic configuration steps: https://techdirectarchive.com/2024/03... and how to use the IPMI interface to apply software updates to the Object First OOTBI cluster: https://techdirectarchive.com/2024/08...
Great credit to DELL for the video and also for this remote administration tool. You may also want to learn about the "Physical and Hardware Control: Why and how to disable IPMI on appliances post-deployment to minimise attack surface: https://techdirectarchive.com/2025/03...