Users Guide

98 Configuring the DRAC 5 Using the Web User Interface
Adding and Configuring DRAC 5 Users
To manage your system with the DRAC 5 and maintain system security, create
unique users with specific administrative permissions (or role-based authority).
For additional security, you can also configure alerts that are e-mailed to
specific users when a specific system event occurs.
To add and configure DRAC 5 users, perform the following steps:
NOTE: You must have Configure DRAC 5 permission to perform the following steps.
1 Expand the System tree and click Remote Access .
2 Click the Configuration tab and then click Users .
The
Users page appears, which includes each user’s State , User Name, RAC
Privilege
, IPMI LAN Privilege , IPMI Serial Privilege and Serial Over LAN .
3 In the User ID column, click a user ID number.
4 On the User Main Menu page, you can configure users, upload a user
certificate, view an existing user certificate, upload a trusted certification
authority (CA) certificate, or view a trusted CA certificate.
If you select
Configure User and click Next , the User Configuration page
is displayed. See step 5 for more information.
See Table 4-6 if you select the options under the
Smart Card
Configuration
section.
5 In the User Configuration page, configure the user’s properties and privileges.
Table 4-7 describes the General settings for configuring a new or existing
DRAC username and password.
Table 4-8
describes the IPMI User Privileges for configuring the user’s
LAN privileges.
Table 4-9
describes the User Group Permissions for the IPMI User
Privileges
and the DRAC User Privileges settings.
Ta bl e 4 -1 0
describes the DRAC Group permissions. If you add a DRAC
User Privilege to the Administrator, Power User, or Guest User, the
DRAC
Group
will change to the Custom group.
6 When completed, click Apply Changes .
7 Click the appropriate User Configuration page button to continue. See
Ta bl e 4 -1 1.