Users Guide

142 Using the DRAC 5 With Microsoft Active Directory

DRAC 5 Active Directory supports multiple domain environments provided

the domain forest function level is Native mode or Windows 2003 mode. In

addition, the groups among Association Object, RAC user objects, and RAC

Device Objects (including Association Object) must be universal groups.

NOTE: The Association Object and the Privilege Object must be in the same

domain. The Dell-extended Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in forces

you to create these two objects in the same domain. Other objects can be in

different domains.

Using Active Directory to Log Into the DRAC 5

You can use Active Directory to log in to the DRAC 5 using one of the

following methods:

• Web-based interface

• Remote RACADM

• Serial or telnet console.

The login syntax is the same for all three methods:

<username@domain>

where username is an ASCII string of 1–256 bytes.

White space and special characters (such as \, /, or @) cannot be used in the

user name or the domain name.

NOTE: You cannot specify NetBIOS domain names, such as Americas, because

these names cannot be resolved.

You can also log into the DRAC 5 using the Smart Card. For more

information, see "Logging Into the DRAC 5 Using the Smart Card" on

page 157.