Users Guide

Logging in to CMC

You can log in to CMC as a CMC local user, as a Microsoft Active Directory user, or as an LDAP user. The default user name and password

is root and calvin respectively. You can also log in using Single Sign-On or a Smart Card.

NOTE: CMC does not support the following special characters as user name or password from chassis prole using XML:

" , ! , #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), -, _, +, =, ?, {, }, +, &, >, |, ., ', [

Topics:

• Accessing CMC Web Interface

• Logging in to CMC as a Local User, Active Directory User, or LDAP User

• Logging in to CMC Using a Smart Card

• Logging in to CMC Using Single Sign-on

• Logging In To CMC Using Serial, Telnet, Or SSH Console

• Accessing CMC Using RACADM

• Logging in to CMC Using Public Key Authentication

• Multiple CMC Sessions

• Changing Default Login Password

• Enabling or Disabling Default Password Warning Message

• Use case scenarios

Accessing CMC Web Interface

Before you log in to CMC using the web interface, make sure that you have congured a supported web browser (Internet Explorer or

Firefox) and the user account is created with the required privileges.

NOTE

: If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, connect using a proxy, and if you see the error The XML page cannot be

displayed, you must disable the proxy to continue.

To access the CMC web interface:

1 Open a web browser supported on your system.

For the latest information on supported web browsers, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix located at dell.com/support/

manuals.

2 In the Address eld, type the following URL, and then press <Enter>:

• To access CMC using IPv4 address: https://<CMC IP address>

If the default HTTPS port number (port 443) was changed, type: https://<CMC IP address>:<port number>

• To access CMC using IPv6 address: https://[<CMC IP address>]

If the default HTTPS port number (port 443) was changed, type: https://[<CMC IP address>]:<port number>, where

<CMC IP address> is the IP address for CMC and <port number> is the HTTPS port number.

The CMC Login page appears.

NOTE

: While using IPv6, you must enclose the CMC IP address in parenthesis ([ ]).

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