Users Guide

NOTE: If you have changed the default HTTPS port number (port 80), access the CMC web interface using
<cmcname.domain-name>:<port number>, where the cmcname is the CMC host name for CMC, domain-name is the
domain name, and port number is the HTTPS port number.
CMC logs you in, using the Kerberos credentials that were cached by your browser when you logged in using your valid Active
Directory account. If the login is unsuccessful, the browser is redirected to the normal CMC login page.
NOTE: If you are not logged in to the Active Directory domain and are using a browser other than Internet Explorer, the login
is unsuccessful and the browser displays a only blank page.
Logging into CMC using serial, Telnet, or SSH console
You can log into CMC through a serial, Telnet, or SSH connection.
After you congure your management station terminal emulator software, perform the following tasks to log in to CMC:
1 Connect to CMC using your management station terminal emulation software.
2 Type your CMC user name and password, and then press <Enter>.
You are logged in to CMC.
Logging into CMC using public key authentication
You can log in to the CMC over SSH without typing a password. You can also send a single RACADM command as a command line
argument to the SSH application. The command line options behave similar to the remote RACADM, because the session ends after the
command is completed.
Before logging in to CMC over SSH, make sure that the public keys are uploaded. To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise License.
For example:
• Logging in: ssh service@<domain> or ssh service@<IP_address>, where IP_address is the CMC IP address.
• Sending RACADM commands: ssh service@<domain> racadm getversion and ssh service@<domain> racadm
getsel
When you log in using the service account, if a passphrase was set up when creating the public or private key pair, you may be prompted to
enter that passphrase again. If the passphrase is used with the keys, client systems running Windows and Linux provide methods to
automate the method. On client systems running Windows, you can use the Pageant application. It runs in the background and makes
entering the passphrase transparent. For client systems running Linux, you can use the ssh agent. For setting up and using either of these
applications, see their product documentation.
Multiple CMC sessions
A list of multiple CMC sessions that are possible by using the various interfaces is given here.
Table 11. Multiple CMC sessions
Interface Number of Sessions
CMC web interface 4
RACADM 4
Telnet 4
SSH 4
WSMan 4
Logging into CMC 41