Users Guide

SSL server certicates............................................................................................................................................ 100
Generating a new certicate signing request........................................................................................................101
Uploading server certicate.....................................................................................................................................101
Viewing server certicate........................................................................................................................................102
Uploading custom signing certicate.....................................................................................................................103
Downloading custom SSL certicate signing certicate ....................................................................................103
Deleting custom SSL certicate signing certicate............................................................................................. 104
Conguring multiple iDRACs using RACADM.............................................................................................................104
Creating an iDRAC conguration le..................................................................................................................... 105
Disabling access to modify iDRAC conguration settings on host system............................................................. 105
5 Viewing iDRAC and managed system information.......................................................................................106
Viewing managed system health and properties........................................................................................................106
Viewing system inventory..............................................................................................................................................106
Viewing sensor information...........................................................................................................................................108
Monitoring performance index of CPU, memory, and IO modules...........................................................................109
Monitoring performance index for of CPU, memory, and IO modules using web interface............................ 110
Monitoring performance index for of CPU, memory, and IO modules using RACADM....................................110
Checking the system for fresh air compliance............................................................................................................ 110
Viewing historical temperature data.............................................................................................................................. 111
Viewing historical temperature data using iDRAC web interface.........................................................................111
Viewing historical temperature data using RACADM............................................................................................112
Conguring warning threshold for inlet temperature............................................................................................112
Viewing network interfaces available on host OS....................................................................................................... 112
Viewing network interfaces available on host OS using web interface.............................................................. 113
Viewing network interfaces available on host OS using RACADM..................................................................... 113
Viewing FlexAddress mezzanine card fabric connections..........................................................................................113
Viewing or terminating iDRAC sessions........................................................................................................................114
Terminating iDRAC sessions using web interface..................................................................................................114
Terminating iDRAC sessions using RACADM.........................................................................................................114
6 Setting up iDRAC communication............................................................................................................... 115
Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable................................................................ 116
Conguring BIOS for serial connection.................................................................................................................. 117
Enabling RAC serial connection............................................................................................................................... 117
Enabling IPMI serial connection basic and terminal modes..................................................................................117
Switching between RAC serial and serial console while using DB9 cable................................................................119
Switching from serial console to RAC serial...........................................................................................................119
Switching from RAC serial to serial console...........................................................................................................119
Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI SOL..............................................................................................................120
Conguring BIOS for serial connection................................................................................................................. 120
Conguring iDRAC to use SOL................................................................................................................................121
Enabling supported protocol................................................................................................................................... 122
Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN.....................................................................................................125
Conguring IPMI over LAN using web interface.................................................................................................. 125
Conguring IPMI over LAN using iDRAC settings utility..................................................................................... 126
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