Users Guide

Configuring iDRAC6 Enterprise 53
NOTE: If you enter incorrect arguments to the idrac16d command, or supply
the
-h option, you may notice an additional option, -nopresconfig in the
usage output. This option is used to update the firmware without preserving any
configuration information. You should not use this option unless explicitly told to do
so by a Dell Support Representative, because it deletes all of your existing iDRAC6
configuration information such as IP addresses, users, and passwords.
Verifying the Digital Signature
A digital signature is used to authenticate the identity of the signer of a file
and to certify that the original content of the file has not been modified since
it was signed.
If you do not already have it installed on your system, you must install the
Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG) to verify a digital signature. To use the standard
verification procedure, perform the following steps:
1
Download the Dell Linux public GnuPG key, if you do not already have it,
by navigating to
lists.us.dell.com and clicking the Dell Public GPG key
link. Save the file to your local system. The default name is
linux-security-
publickey.txt
.
2 Import the public key to your gpg trust database by running the following
command:
gpg --import <Public Key Filename>
NOTE: You must have your private key to complete the process.
3 To avoid a distrusted-key warning, change the trust level for the Dell
Public GPG key.
a Enter the following command:
gpg --edit-key 23B66A9D
b Within the GPG key editor, enter fpr . The following message
appears:
pub 1024D/23B66A9D 2001-04-16 Dell, Inc.
(Product Group) <[e-mail]>
Primary key fingerprint: 4172 E2CE 955A 1776
A5E6 1BB7 CA77 951D 23B6 6A9D
If the fingerprint of your imported key is the same as above, you have a
correct copy of the key.