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This repo was created to enable connecting to legacy iDRACs without having unsafe software on your main system.

Dell iDRAC Client

Vagrant box to start up a pre-configured Linux environment to connect to Dell iDRACs.

Requirements

• Vagrant >= 2.x

Getting Started

Clone the repo and vagrant up:

git clone https://github.com/damaestro/dell-idrac-client-vagrant.git
cd dell-idrac-client-vagrant
vagrant up

Using Specific Virt Technology

To start the environment in a specific virt technology when muliple are available, use the --provider flag:

vagrant up --provider virtualbox

vagrant up --provider libvirt

Connecting to an iDRAC

Depending on your provider and environment there are a few ways to get connected:

VirtualBox

The VirtualBox GUI should be present and firefox automatically started. The window is resizeable.

Libvirt

Connect using your favorite libvirt client such as libvirt-manager or connect to the VNC port with a VNC client (i.e. vncviewer :0).

X-11 Forwarding

If you have local X11 support, vagrant ssh and start firefox. You will need to start a new profile (i.e. firefox -P tunneled) or kill the automatically running firefox (pkill firefox).

Why Is This Needed?

The Java based iDRAC client does not run with a modern Java due to security policy changes. It also has to run 32bit.

This environment is a safe way to run a security relaxed 32bit java without damaging your host system's security.

Updates

Sometimes upstream updates, when applied, could cause things to break. Try a vagrant provision and if that does not work please file an issue.