Users Guide

Logging in to iDRAC
You can log in to iDRAC as an iDRAC user, as a Microsoft Active Directory user, or as a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user.
The default user name is root and the default password is calvin. You can also log in using Single Sign-On or Smart Card.
NOTE:
• You must have Login to iDRAC privilege to log in to iDRAC.
• iDRAC GUI does not support browser buttons such as Back, Forward, or Refresh.
NOTE: For information on recommended characters for user names and passwords, see Recommended characters in user names
and passwords.
Topics:
• Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user
• Logging in to iDRAC using a smart card
• Logging in to iDRAC using Single Sign-On
• Accessing iDRAC using remote RACADM
• Accessing iDRAC using local RACADM
• Accessing iDRAC using rmware RACADM
• Accessing iDRAC using SMCLP
• Logging in to iDRAC using public key authentication
• Multiple iDRAC sessions
• Changing default login password
• Enabling or disabling default password warning message
• IP Blocking
• Invalid password credentials
Related link
Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user
Logging in to iDRAC using a smart card
Logging in to iDRAC using Single Sign-On
Changing default login password
Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory
user, or LDAP user
Before you log in to iDRAC using the web interface, make sure that you have congured a supported web browser and the user account is
created with the required privileges.
NOTE
: The user name is not case-sensitive for an Active Directory user. The password is case-sensitive for all users.
NOTE: In addition to Active Directory, openLDAP, openDS, Novell eDir, and Fedora-based directory services are supported.
NOTE: LDAP authentication with OpenDS is supported. The DH key must be larger than 768 bits.
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