Users Guide

3 Setting up managed system and management station...................................................38
Setting up iDRAC IP address............................................................................................................................................ 38
Setting up iDRAC IP using iDRAC settings utility........................................................................................................ 39
Setting up iDRAC IP using CMC web interface.......................................................................................................... 42
Enabling provisioning server....................................................................................................................................... 42
Conguring servers and server components using Auto Cong................................................................................. 43
Using hash passwords for improved security..............................................................................................................48
Setting up management station....................................................................................................................................... 49
Accessing iDRAC remotely......................................................................................................................................... 49
Setting up managed system.............................................................................................................................................50
Modifying local administrator account settings.......................................................................................................... 50
Setting up managed system location..........................................................................................................................50
Optimizing system performance and power consumption...........................................................................................51
Conguring supported web browsers...............................................................................................................................56
Conguring Internet Explorer..................................................................................................................................... 56
Conguring Mozilla Firefox......................................................................................................................................... 57
Conguring web browsers to use virtual console........................................................................................................58
Viewing localized versions of web interface................................................................................................................ 61
Updating device rmware................................................................................................................................................. 61
Updating rmware using iDRAC web interface...........................................................................................................64
Updating device rmware using RACADM................................................................................................................. 66
Scheduling automatic rmware updates.....................................................................................................................66
Updating rmware using CMC web interface.............................................................................................................68
Updating rmware using DUP.................................................................................................................................... 68
Updating rmware using remote RACADM................................................................................................................ 68
Updating rmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services..................................................................................69
Updating CMC rmware from iDRAC.........................................................................................................................69
Viewing and managing staged updates.............................................................................................................................69
Viewing and managing staged updates using iDRAC web interface............................................................................69
Viewing and managing staged updates using RACADM..............................................................................................70
Rolling back device rmware............................................................................................................................................ 70
Rollback rmware using iDRAC web interface.............................................................................................................71
Rollback rmware using CMC web interface...............................................................................................................71
Rollback rmware using RACADM...............................................................................................................................71
Rollback rmware using Lifecycle Controller...............................................................................................................72
Rollback rmware using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services...................................................................................72
Recovering iDRAC...................................................................................................................................................... 72
Using TFTP server......................................................................................................................................................72
Backing up server prole.................................................................................................................................................. 72
Backing up server prole using iDRAC web interface..................................................................................................73
Backing up server prole using RACADM................................................................................................................... 73
Scheduling automatic backup server prole................................................................................................................73
Importing server prole.....................................................................................................................................................74
Easy Restore.............................................................................................................................................................. 75
Importing server prole using iDRAC web interface....................................................................................................75
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