Users Guide

• For the –i option, the parameter must be svcacct. All other parameters for -i fail in CMC. The svcacct is a special account for
public key authentication over SSH in CMC.
• To log in to the CMC, the user must be service. Users of the other categories do have access to the public keys entered using the
sshpkauth command.
Viewing Public Keys
To view the public keys that you have added to the CMC, type:
racadm sshpkauth –i svcacct –k all –v
To view one key at a time, replace all with a number from 1 – 6. For example, to view key 2, type:
racadm sshpkauth –i svcacct –k 2 –v
Adding Public Keys
To add a public key to the CMC using the le upload -f option, type:
racadm sshpkauth –i svcacct –k 1 –p 0xfff –f <public key file>
NOTE: You can only use the le upload option with remote RACADM. For more information, see Chassis Management Controller
for Dell PowerEdge M1000e RACADM Command Line Reference Guide .
To add a public key using the text upload option, type:
racadm sshpkauth –i svcacct –k 1 –p 0xfff –t “<public key text>”
Deleting Public Keys
To delete a public key type:
racadm sshpkauth –i svcacct –k 1 –d
To delete all public keys type:
racadm sshpkauth –i svcacct –k all –d
Enabling Front Panel to iKVM Connection
For information and instructions on using the iKVM front panel ports, see Enabling or Disabling Access to iKVM from Front Panel
Conguring Terminal Emulation Software
The CMC supports a serial text console from a management station running one of the following types of terminal emulation software:
• Linux Minicom.
• Hilgraeve’s HyperTerminal Private Edition (version 6.3).
Perform the steps in the following subsections to congure the required type of terminal software.
Conguring Linux Minicom
Minicom is a serial port access utility for Linux. The following steps are valid for conguring Minicom version 2.0. Other Minicom versions
may dier slightly but require the same basic settings. See the information in the Required Minicom Settings section to congure other
versions of Minicom.
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