Users Guide

DRAC 5 Overview 27
DRAC 5 Standard Features
The DRAC 5 provides the following features:
• Two-factor authentication, which is provided by the Smart Card logon.
The two-factor authentication is based on what the users have (the Smart
Card) and what they know (the PIN).
• 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
• Dynamic Domain Name System (DNS) registration
• Remote system management and monitoring using a Web-based interface,
serial connection, remote RACADM, or telnet connection.
• Support for Active Directory authentication — Centralizes all DRAC 5
user ID and passwords in Active Directory using Standard Schema and
Extended Schema.
• Console Redirection — Provides remote system keyboard, video, and
mouse functions.
• Virtual Media — Enables a managed system to access a media drive on the
management station.
• Access to system event logs — Provides access to the system event log
(SEL), DRAC 5 log, and last crash screen of the crashed or unresponsive
system that is independent of the operating system state.
• Dell OpenManage software integration — Enables you to launch the
DRAC5 Web-based interface from Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator or IT Assistant.
• RAC alert — Alerts you to potential managed node issues through e-mail
messages or an SNMP trap using the
Dedicated , Shared with Failover , or
Shared NIC settings.
• Local and remote configuration — Provides local and remote
configuration using the RACADM command-line utility.
• Remote power management — Provides remote power management
functions from a management console, such as shutdown and reset.