Users Guide

Network security............................................................................................................................................................316
Active Directory.............................................................................................................................................................. 316
Single Sign-On................................................................................................................................................................ 318
Smart card login..............................................................................................................................................................319
Virtual console.................................................................................................................................................................319
Virtual media...................................................................................................................................................................323
vFlash SD card............................................................................................................................................................... 325
SNMP authentication....................................................................................................................................................325
Storage devices............................................................................................................................................................. 325
iDRAC Service Module..................................................................................................................................................325
RACADM.........................................................................................................................................................................327
Miscellaneous................................................................................................................................................................. 328
How to nd an iDRAC IP address for a blade server?........................................................................................ 328
How to nd the CMC IP address related to the blade server?......................................................................... 329
How to nd iDRAC IP address for rack and tower server?................................................................................329
iDRAC network connection is not working...........................................................................................................329
Inserted the blade server into the chassis and pressed the power switch, but it did not power on.............330
How to retrieve an iDRAC administrative user name and password?...............................................................330
How to change the name of the slot for the system in a chassis?...................................................................330
iDRAC on blade server is not responding during boot........................................................................................ 330
When attempting to boot the managed server, the power indicator is green, but there is no POST or
no video.....................................................................................................................................................................330
25 Use case scenarios................................................................................................................................... 331
Troubleshooting an inaccessible managed system..................................................................................................... 331
Obtaining system information and assess system health......................................................................................... 332
Setting up alerts and conguring email alerts............................................................................................................ 332
Viewing and exporting Lifecycle log and System Event Log.................................................................................... 332
Interfaces to update iDRAC rmware......................................................................................................................... 333
Performing graceful shutdown.....................................................................................................................................333
Creating new administrator user account...................................................................................................................333
Launching server remote console and mounting a USB drive................................................................................. 333
Installing bare metal OS using attached virtual media and remote le share......................................................... 334
Managing rack density.................................................................................................................................................. 334
Installing new electronic license................................................................................................................................... 334
Applying IO Identity conguration settings for multiple network cards in single host system reboot ................334
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