Users Guide

26 DRAC 5 Overview
• User authentication through Microsoft Active Directory (optional) or
hardware-stored user IDs and passwords
• Role-based authority, which enables an administrator to configure specific
privileges for each user
• User ID and password configuration through the Web-based interface or
RACADM CLI
• RACADM CLI and Web-based interface operation, which supports 128-
bit SSL encryption and 40-bit SSL encryption (for countries where 128 bit
is not acceptable)
NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption.
• Session time-out configuration (in seconds) through the Web-based
interface or RACADM CLI
• Configurable IP ports (where applicable)
• Secure Shell (SSH), which uses an encrypted transport layer for higher
security.
• Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from the IP address
when the limit is exceeded.
• Limited IP address range for clients connecting to the DRAC 5
Supported Platforms
The DRAC 5 supports the following Dell systems:
• 1900
• 1950
• 2900
• 2950
• 2970
• 6950
•R300
•R600
•T600
• M605