Owner's Manual

24 Overview
• iDRAC single sign-on.
• Network time protocol (NTP) support.
• Enhanced server summary, power reporting, and power control pages.
• Forced CMC failover, and virtual reseat of servers.
• Multi-chassis management, allows up to 8 other chassis to be visible from
the lead chassis.
Security Features
CMC provides the following security features:
• Password-level security management — Prevents unauthorized access to a
remote system.
• Centralized user authentication through:
– Active Directory using Standard Schema or an Extended Schema
(optional.)
– Hardware-stored user IDs and passwords.
• Role-based authority — Enables an administrator to configure specific
privileges for each user.
• User ID and password configuration through the Web interface.
• Web interface supports 128-bit SSL 3.0 encryption and 40-bit SSL 3.0
encryption (for countries where 128-bit is not acceptable).
NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption.
• Configurable IP ports (if applicable).
• Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from the IP address
when the limit is exceeded.
• Configurable session auto time out, and more than one simultaneous
sessions.
• Limited IP address range for clients connecting to CMC.
• Secure Shell (SSH), which uses an encrypted layer for higher security.
• Single Sign-on, Two-Factor Authentication, and Public Key
Authentication.