Users Guide

Enabling or disabling default password warning message using web interface........................ 42
Enabling or disabling warning message to change default login password using RACADM.... 42
Invalid password credentials...............................................................................................................43
3 Setting up managed system and management station...............................44
Setting up iDRAC IP address...............................................................................................................44
Setting up iDRAC IP using iDRAC settings utility......................................................................... 45
Setting up iDRAC IP using CMC web interface............................................................................48
Enabling auto-discovery...............................................................................................................49
Configuring servers and server components using Auto Config................................................50
Using hash passwords for improved security.............................................................................. 54
Setting up management station......................................................................................................... 55
Accessing iDRAC remotely........................................................................................................... 55
Setting up managed system............................................................................................................... 56
Modifying local administrator account settings...........................................................................56
Setting up managed system location...........................................................................................56
Optimizing system performance and power consumption........................................................ 57
Configuring supported web browsers............................................................................................... 63
Adding iDRAC to the list of trusted domains............................................................................... 65
Disabling whitelist feature in Firefox.............................................................................................65
Viewing localized versions of web interface................................................................................65
Updating device firmware.................................................................................................................. 66
Downloading device firmware..................................................................................................... 68
Updating firmware using iDRAC web interface........................................................................... 68
Updating device firmware using RACADM...................................................................................72
Scheduling automatic firmware updates......................................................................................73
Updating firmware using CMC web interface..............................................................................74
Updating firmware using DUP...................................................................................................... 74
Updating firmware using remote RACADM..................................................................................75
Updating firmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services.................................................75
Updating CMC firmware from iDRAC...........................................................................................75
Viewing and managing staged updates............................................................................................. 76
Viewing and managing staged updates using iDRAC web interface.......................................... 76
Viewing and managing staged updates using RACADM..............................................................76
Rolling back device firmware..............................................................................................................77
Rollback firmware using iDRAC web interface............................................................................ 78
Rollback firmware using CMC web interface...............................................................................78
Rollback firmware using RACADM................................................................................................79
Rollback firmware using Lifecycle Controller.............................................................................. 79
Rollback firmware using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services.................................................79
Recovering iDRAC......................................................................................................................... 79
Using TFTP server..........................................................................................................................79
4