Users Guide

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Using the iDRAC6 With Microsoft

Active Directory

A directory service maintains a common database of all information needed

for controlling users, computers, printers, etc. on a network. If your company

already uses the Microsoft

Active Directory

service software, you can

configure the software to provide access to iDRAC6, allowing you to add and

control iDRAC6 user privileges to your existing users in your Active Directory

software.

NOTE: Using Active Directory to recognize iDRAC6 users is supported on the

Microsoft Windows

2000, Windows Server

2003, and Windows Server 2008

operating systems.

Table 7-1 shows the nine iDRAC6 Active Directory user privileges.

Table 7-1. iDRAC6 User Privileges

Privilege Description

Configure iDRAC Enables the user to configure the iDRAC6

Configure Users Enables the user to allow specific users to access

the system

Clear Logs Enables the user to clear the iDRAC6 logs

Execute Server Control

Commands

Enables the user to execute RACADM commands

Access Console Redirection Enables the user to run Console Redirection

Access Virtual Media Enables the user to run and use Virtual Media

Test Alerts Enables the user to send test alerts (e-mail and

PET) to a specific user

Execute Diagnostic Commands Enables the user to run diagnostic commands