Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 User's Guide December 2020 Rev. A02 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. © 2020 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. Contents Chapter 1: Overview of iDRAC......................................................................................................16 Benefits of using iDRAC...................................................................................................................................................16 Key features........................................................................................................................................................................ 17 New features added .........................................................................................................................................................19 Firmware version 4.40.00.00.................................................................................................................................... 19 Firmware version 4.30.30.30....................................................................................................................................20 Firmware version 4.20.20.20.....................................................................................................................................21 Firmware version 4.10.10.10.......................................................................................................................................21 Firmware version 4.00.00.00....................................................................................................................................22 How to use this guide.......................................................................................................................................................23 Supported web browsers................................................................................................................................................ 23 Supported OS and Hypervisors................................................................................................................................23 iDRAC licenses .................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Types of licenses......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Methods for acquiring licenses................................................................................................................................ 24 Acquiring license key from Dell Digital Locker......................................................................................................24 License operations...................................................................................................................................................... 25 Licensed features in iDRAC9..........................................................................................................................................26 Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC.................................................................................................................. 31 iDRAC port information....................................................................................................................................................33 Other documents you may need................................................................................................................................... 35 Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Accessing documents from Dell support site............................................................................................................. 35 Accessing Redfish API Guide......................................................................................................................................... 36 Chapter 2: Logging in to iDRAC................................................................................................... 37 Force Change of Password (FCP)................................................................................................................................38 Logging into iDRAC using OpenID Connect................................................................................................................38 Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user.............................................................38 Logging in to iDRAC as a local user using a smart card...........................................................................................39 Logging in to iDRAC as an Active Directory user using a smart card.............................................................40 Logging in to iDRAC using Single Sign-On ................................................................................................................ 40 Logging in to iDRAC SSO using iDRAC web interface....................................................................................... 40 Logging in to iDRAC SSO using CMC web interface..........................................................................................40 Accessing iDRAC using remote RACADM....................................................................................................................41 Validating CA certificate to use remote RACADM on Linux..............................................................................41 Accessing iDRAC using local RACADM.........................................................................................................................41 Accessing iDRAC using firmware RACADM................................................................................................................ 41 Simple 2-Factor Authentication (Simple 2FA)............................................................................................................41 RSA SecurID 2FA...............................................................................................................................................................42 Viewing system health..................................................................................................................................................... 43 Logging in to iDRAC using public key authentication............................................................................................... 43 Multiple iDRAC sessions.................................................................................................................................................. 44 Secure default password.................................................................................................................................................44 Contents 3 Resetting default iDRAC password locally............................................................................................................ 44 Resetting default iDRAC password remotely....................................................................................................... 46 Changing the default login password........................................................................................................................... 46 Changing the default login password using web interface............................................................................... 46 Changing the default login password using RACADM....................................................................................... 46 Changing the default login password using iDRAC settings utility..................................................................47 Enabling or disabling default password warning message ......................................................................................47 Password Strength Policy............................................................................................................................................... 47 IP Blocking...........................................................................................................................................................................47 Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through using web interface................................................................48 Enabling or disabling alerts using RACADM................................................................................................................49 Chapter 3: Setting up managed system....................................................................................... 50 Setting up iDRAC IP address..........................................................................................................................................50 Setting up iDRAC IP using iDRAC settings utility.................................................................................................51