Users Guide

Launching CMC Using Other Systems Management Tools........................................................................................34
Downloading and Updating CMC Firmware......................................................................................................................34
Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name...................................................................................................... 34
Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using Web Interface............................................................... 34
Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using RACADM...................................................................... 34
Setting Date and Time on CMC....................................................................................................................................... 34
Setting Date and Time on CMC Using CMC Web Interface.......................................................................................35
Setting Date and Time on CMC Using RACADM....................................................................................................... 35
Configuring LEDs to Identify Components on the Chassis............................................................................................... 35
Configuring LED Blinking Using CMC Web Interface..................................................................................................35
Configuring LED Blinking Using RACADM..................................................................................................................35
Configuring CMC Properties............................................................................................................................................36
Configuring iDRAC Launch Method Using CMC Web Interface.......................................................................................36
Configuring iDRAC Launch Method Using RACADM....................................................................................................... 36
Configuring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using CMC Web Interface .........................................................................36
Configuring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using RACADM.......................................................................................... 36
Understanding Redundant CMC Environment..................................................................................................................37
About Standby CMC.................................................................................................................................................. 37
CMC Failsafe Mode....................................................................................................................................................37
Active CMC Election Process.................................................................................................................................... 38
Obtaining Health Status of Redundant CMC............................................................................................................. 38
Configuring Front Panel................................................................................................................................................... 38
Configuring Power Button..........................................................................................................................................38
Configuring LCD.........................................................................................................................................................38
Accessing a Server Using KVM..................................................................................................................................39
3 Logging in to CMC........................................................................................................ 40
Accessing CMC Web Interface........................................................................................................................................ 40
Logging in to CMC as a Local User, Active Directory User, or LDAP User....................................................................... 40
Logging in to CMC Using a Smart Card............................................................................................................................ 41
Logging in to CMC Using Single Sign-on..........................................................................................................................42
Logging In To CMC Using Serial, Telnet, Or SSH Console................................................................................................42
Accessing CMC Using RACADM......................................................................................................................................42
Logging in to CMC Using Public Key Authentication........................................................................................................ 43
Multiple CMC Sessions.....................................................................................................................................................43
Changing Default Login Password....................................................................................................................................43
Changing Default Login Password Using Web Interface.............................................................................................44
Changing Default Login Password Using RACADM....................................................................................................44
Enabling or Disabling Default Password Warning Message ..............................................................................................44
Enabling or Disabling Default Password Warning Message Using Web Interface........................................................44
Enabling or Disabling Warning Message to Change Default Login Password Using RACADM....................................44
Use case scenarios...........................................................................................................................................................45
Conversion of External Shared PERC 8 card High Availability to Non-High Availability Mode using Web Interface....45
Conversion of External Shared PERC 8 card Non-High Availability to High Availability Mode using Web Interface....45
Conversion of External Shared PERC 8 card High Availability to Non-High Availability Mode using RACADM...........45
Conversion of External Shared PERC 8 card Non-High Availability to High Availability Mode using RACADM...........46
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