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Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using Web Interface................................................ 33
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.............................................................................34
Setting Date and Time on CMC Using RACADM................................................................................................ 34
Configuring LEDs to Identify Components on the Chassis..................................................................................... 34
Configuring LED Blinking Using CMC Web Interface......................................................................................... 34
Configuring LED Blinking Using RACADM.............................................................................................................35
Configuring CMC Properties.......................................................................................................................................... 35
Configuring iDRAC Launch Method Using CMC Web Interface............................................................................35
Configuring iDRAC Launch Method Using RACADM............................................................................................... 35
Configuring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using CMC Web Interface .......................................................... 35
Configuring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using RACADM............................................................................... 36
Understanding Redundant CMC Environment...........................................................................................................36
About Standby CMC...................................................................................................................................................37
CMC Failsafe Mode.....................................................................................................................................................37
Active CMC Election Process...................................................................................................................................37
Obtaining Health Status of Redundant CMC....................................................................................................... 37
Configuring Front Panel...................................................................................................................................................38
Configuring Power Button........................................................................................................................................ 38
Configuring LCD.......................................................................................................................................................... 38
Accessing a Server Using KVM................................................................................................................................38
Chapter 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......................................................... 41
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................................................................................................................................... 43
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................ 45
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................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Conversion of External Shared PERC 8 card Non-High Availability to High Availability Mode using
RACADM................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Chapter 4: Updating Firmware.....................................................................................................47
Downloading CMC Firmware.......................................................................................................................................... 47
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