Users Guide
Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through using RACADM........................................... 104
Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through using iDRAC settings utility........................104
Obtaining certificates........................................................................................................................105
SSL server certificates................................................................................................................. 106
Generating a new certificate signing request............................................................................ 107
Uploading server certificate........................................................................................................107
Viewing server certificate............................................................................................................108
Uploading custom signing certificate........................................................................................ 109
Downloading custom SSL certificate signing certificate ..........................................................109
Deleting custom SSL certificate signing certificate....................................................................110
Configuring multiple iDRACs using RACADM..................................................................................110
Creating an iDRAC configuration file.......................................................................................... 111
Parsing rules.................................................................................................................................112
Modifying the iDRAC IP address..................................................................................................113
Disabling access to modify iDRAC configuration settings on host system.................................... 114
5 Viewing iDRAC and managed system information.....................................115
Viewing managed system health and properties............................................................................. 115
Viewing system inventory..................................................................................................................115
Viewing sensor information.............................................................................................................. 116
Monitoring performance index of CPU, memory, and I/O modules.............................................. 118
Monitoring performance index for of CPU, memory, and I/O modules using web
interface.......................................................................................................................................120
Monitoring performance index for of CPU, memory, and I/O modules using RACADM........ 120
Checking the system for fresh air compliance................................................................................120
Viewing historical temperature data................................................................................................ 120
Viewing historical temperature data using iDRAC web interface..............................................121
Viewing historical temperature data using RACADM................................................................. 121
Configuring warning threshold for inlet temperature............................................................... 122
Viewing network interfaces available on host OS............................................................................122
Viewing network interfaces available on host OS using web interface.................................... 122
Viewing network interfaces available on host OS using RACADM............................................123
Viewing FlexAddress mezzanine card fabric connections.............................................................. 123
Viewing or terminating iDRAC sessions........................................................................................... 124
Terminating iDRAC sessions using web interface......................................................................124
Terminating iDRAC sessions using RACADM.............................................................................124
6 Setting up iDRAC communication................................................................ 125
Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB99 cable.................................. 126
Configuring BIOS for serial connection......................................................................................127
Enabling RAC serial connection..................................................................................................127
Enabling IPMI serial connection basic and terminal modes......................................................127
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