Users Guide

Contents
1 Overview...................................................................................................................................................... 15
Benets of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller....................................................................................................... 16
Key features...................................................................................................................................................................... 16
New in this release............................................................................................................................................................19
How to use this user guide..............................................................................................................................................19
Supported web browsers.................................................................................................................................................19
Supported OS, Hypervisors.............................................................................................................................................19
Managing licenses ........................................................................................................................................................... 19
Types of licenses........................................................................................................................................................ 20
Methods for acquiring licenses................................................................................................................................ 20
License operations..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Licensed features in iDRAC7 and iDRAC8..................................................................................................................... 21
Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC................................................................................................................... 26
iDRAC port information...................................................................................................................................................28
Other documents you may need....................................................................................................................................29
Social media reference.................................................................................................................................................... 30
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................30
Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site............................................................................................... 31
2 Logging in to iDRAC.....................................................................................................................................32
Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user................................................................... 32
Logging in to iDRAC using a smart card........................................................................................................................33
Logging in to iDRAC as a local user using a smart card........................................................................................ 33
Logging in to iDRAC as an Active Directory user using a smart card..................................................................34
Logging in to iDRAC using Single Sign-On .................................................................................................................. 35
Logging in to iDRAC SSO using iDRAC web interface.......................................................................................... 35
Logging in to iDRAC SSO using CMC web interface............................................................................................ 35
Accessing iDRAC using remote RACADM.................................................................................................................... 35
Validating CA certicate to use remote RACADM on Linux................................................................................. 36
Accessing iDRAC using local RACADM.........................................................................................................................36
Accessing iDRAC using rmware RACADM.................................................................................................................36
Accessing iDRAC using SMCLP.....................................................................................................................................36
Logging in to iDRAC using public key authentication.................................................................................................. 36
Multiple iDRAC sessions..................................................................................................................................................37
Changing default login password................................................................................................................................... 37
Changing default login password using web interface.......................................................................................... 37
Changing default login password using RACADM................................................................................................. 38
Changing default login password using iDRAC settings utility............................................................................. 38
Enabling or disabling default password warning message ......................................................................................... 38
Enabling or disabling default password warning message using web interface................................................. 38
Enabling or disabling warning message to change default login password using RACADM.............................38
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