Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) Version 3.00.00.00 User's Guide Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2017 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners. 2017-08 Rev. A01 Contents 1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................................17 Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller........................................................................................................18 Key features.......................................................................................................................................................................18 New in this release............................................................................................................................................................21 How to use this user's guide........................................................................................................................................... 21 Supported web browsers................................................................................................................................................22 Supported OS, Hypervisors...................................................................................................................................... 22 Managing licenses ...........................................................................................................................................................22 Types of licenses........................................................................................................................................................ 22 Methods for acquiring licenses................................................................................................................................ 22 License operations..................................................................................................................................................... 22 Licensed features in iDRAC8 and iDRAC9....................................................................................................................23 Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC................................................................................................................... 30 iDRAC port information................................................................................................................................................... 32 Other documents you may need....................................................................................................................................33 Social media reference.................................................................................................................................................... 34 Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................34 Accessing documents from Dell support site............................................................................................................... 34 2 Logging in to iDRAC.....................................................................................................................................35 Customizing the security banner................................................................................................................................... 35 Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user................................................................... 36 Logging in to iDRAC as a local user using a smart card.............................................................................................. 36 Logging in to iDRAC as an Active Directory user using a smart card.................................................................. 37 Logging in to iDRAC using Single Sign-On ...................................................................................................................37 Logging in to iDRAC SSO using iDRAC web interface.......................................................................................... 37 Logging in to iDRAC SSO using CMC web interface............................................................................................ 38 Accessing iDRAC using remote RACADM.................................................................................................................... 38 Validating CA certificate to use remote RACADM on Linux................................................................................. 38 Accessing iDRAC using local RACADM.........................................................................................................................39 Accessing iDRAC using firmware RACADM................................................................................................................. 39 Logging in to iDRAC using public key authentication.................................................................................................. 39 Multiple iDRAC sessions..................................................................................................................................................39 Accessing iDRAC using SMCLP.....................................................................................................................................39 Secure default password.................................................................................................................................................40 Resetting default iDRAC password locally..............................................................................................................40 Resetting default iDRAC password remotely.......................................................................................................... 41 Changing default login password....................................................................................................................................41 Changing default login password using web interface.......................................................................................... 42 Changing default login password using RACADM................................................................................................. 42 Changing default login password using iDRAC settings utility............................................................................. 42 Contents 3 Enabling or disabling default password warning message ......................................................................................... 42 IP Blocking........................................................................................................................................................................ 43 Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through using web interface..................................................................... 43 Enabling or disabling alerts using RACADM..................................................................................................................44 3 Setting up managed system.........................................................................................................................45 Setting up iDRAC IP address..........................................................................................................................................45 Setting up iDRAC IP using iDRAC settings utility...................................................................................................46 Setting up iDRAC IP using CMC web interface..................................................................................................... 48 Enabling provisioning server..................................................................................................................................... 49 Configuring servers and server components using Auto Config......................................................................... 50 Using hash passwords for improved security.........................................................................................................55 Modifying local administrator account settings............................................................................................................57 Setting up managed system location.............................................................................................................................57 Setting up managed system location using web interface....................................................................................57 Setting up managed system location using RACADM...........................................................................................57 Setting up managed system location using iDRAC settings utility.......................................................................57 Optimizing system performance and power consumption.........................................................................................58