Users Guide

When importing server configuration profile, you can uncomment the existing password attribute or the

new password hash attribute(s). If both are uncommented an error is generated and the password is not

set. A commented attribute is not applied during an import.

Generating hash password without SNMPv3 and IPMI authentication

To generate hash password without SNMPv3 and IPMI authentication:

1. For iDRAC user accounts, you must salt the password using SHA256.

When you salt the password, a 16 byte binary string is appended. The Salt is required to be 16 bytes

long, if provided.

2. Provide hash value and salt in the imported server configuration profile, RACADM commands, or

WSMAN.

3. After setting the password, the normal plain text password authentication works except that SNMP v3

and IPMI authentication fails for iDRAC user accounts that had passwords updated with hash.

Setting up management station

A management station is a computer used for accessing iDRAC interfaces to remotely monitor and

manage the PowerEdge server(s).

To set up the management station:

1. Install a supported operating system. For more information, see the release notes.

2. Install and configure a supported Web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari).

3. Install the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (required if Java plug-in type is used to access

iDRAC using a Web browser).

4. From the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD, install Remote RACADM and

VMCLI from the SYSMGMT folder. Else, run

Setup on the DVD to install Remote RACADM by default

and other OpenManage software. For more information about RACADM, see iDRAC8 RACADM

Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals..

5. Install the following based on the requirement:

• Telnet

• SSH client

• TFTP

• Dell OpenManage Essentials

Related Concepts

Installing and using VMCLI utility

Related Tasks

Configuring supported web browsers

Accessing iDRAC remotely

To remotely access iDRAC Web interface from a management station, make sure that the management

station is in the same network as iDRAC. For example:

• Blade servers — The management station must be on the same network as CMC. For more

information on isolating CMC network from the managed system’s network, see Chassis Management

Controller User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.

• Rack and tower servers — Set the iDRAC NIC to Dedicated or LOM1 and make sure that the

management station is on the same network as iDRAC.