Users Guide

IP Blocking........................................................................................................................................................................ 39
Invalid password credentials........................................................................................................................................... 39
3 Setting up managed system and management station.................................................................................. 41
Setting up iDRAC IP address..........................................................................................................................................42
Setting up iDRAC IP using iDRAC settings utility...................................................................................................42
Setting up iDRAC IP using CMC web interface..................................................................................................... 45
Enabling provisioning server..................................................................................................................................... 46
Conguring servers and server components using Auto Cong..........................................................................47
Using hash passwords for improved security.........................................................................................................52
Setting up management station.....................................................................................................................................53
Accessing iDRAC remotely....................................................................................................................................... 53
Setting up managed system...........................................................................................................................................53
Modifying local administrator account settings..................................................................................................... 54
Setting up managed system location...................................................................................................................... 54
Optimizing system performance and power consumption...................................................................................55
Conguring supported web browsers........................................................................................................................... 60
Conguring Internet Explorer................................................................................................................................... 60
Conguring Mozilla Firefox........................................................................................................................................ 61
Conguring web browsers to use virtual console.................................................................................................. 62
Viewing localized versions of web interface...........................................................................................................65
Updating device rmware...............................................................................................................................................66
Updating rmware using iDRAC web interface......................................................................................................68
Updating device rmware using RACADM.............................................................................................................70
Scheduling automatic rmware updates..................................................................................................................71
Updating rmware using CMC web interface........................................................................................................ 72
Updating rmware using DUP.................................................................................................................................. 72
Updating rmware using remote RACADM............................................................................................................ 73
Updating rmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services.......................................................................... 73
Updating CMC rmware from iDRAC..................................................................................................................... 73
Viewing and managing staged updates......................................................................................................................... 74
Viewing and managing staged updates using iDRAC web interface....................................................................74
Viewing and managing staged updates using RACADM....................................................................................... 74
Rolling back device rmware..........................................................................................................................................75
Rollback rmware using iDRAC web interface....................................................................................................... 76
Rollback rmware using CMC web interface......................................................................................................... 76
Rollback rmware using RACADM...........................................................................................................................76
Rollback rmware using Lifecycle Controller.......................................................................................................... 76
Rollback rmware using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services........................................................................... 77
Recovering iDRAC......................................................................................................................................................77
Using TFTP server..................................................................................................................................................... 77
Backing up server prole.................................................................................................................................................77
Backing up server prole using iDRAC web interface........................................................................................... 78
Backing up server prole using RACADM...............................................................................................................78
Scheduling automatic backup server prole...........................................................................................................78
Importing server prole................................................................................................................................................... 79
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