Users Guide

Uploading server certicate........................................................................................................................................94
Viewing server certicate...........................................................................................................................................95
Uploading custom signing certicate..........................................................................................................................95
Downloading custom SSL certicate signing certicate ............................................................................................ 96
Deleting custom SSL certicate signing certicate.................................................................................................... 96
Conguring multiple iDRACs using RACADM....................................................................................................................97
Creating an iDRAC conguration le...........................................................................................................................97
Disabling access to modify iDRAC conguration settings on host system........................................................................ 98
5 Viewing iDRAC and managed system information......................................................... 99
Viewing managed system health and properties...............................................................................................................99
Viewing system inventory.................................................................................................................................................99
Viewing sensor information.............................................................................................................................................100
Monitoring performance index of CPU, memory, and I/O modules................................................................................. 102
Monitoring performance index for of CPU, memory, and I/O modules using web interface...................................... 103
Monitoring performance index for of CPU, memory, and I/O modules using RACADM.............................................103
Checking the system for fresh air compliance.................................................................................................................103
Viewing historical temperature data................................................................................................................................ 103
Viewing historical temperature data using iDRAC web interface............................................................................... 104
Viewing historical temperature data using RACADM.................................................................................................104
Conguring warning threshold for inlet temperature.................................................................................................104
Viewing network interfaces available on host OS............................................................................................................105
Viewing network interfaces available on host OS using web interface...................................................................... 105
Viewing network interfaces available on host OS using RACADM.............................................................................105
Viewing FlexAddress mezzanine card fabric connections................................................................................................106
Viewing or terminating iDRAC sessions...........................................................................................................................106
Terminating iDRAC sessions using web interface...................................................................................................... 106
Terminating iDRAC sessions using RACADM.............................................................................................................106
6 Setting up iDRAC communication................................................................................108
Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable.........................................................................109
Conguring BIOS for serial connection..................................................................................................................... 109
Enabling RAC serial connection................................................................................................................................. 110
Enabling IPMI serial connection basic and terminal modes.........................................................................................110
Switching between RAC serial and serial console while using DB9 cable......................................................................... 112
Switching from serial console to RAC serial............................................................................................................... 112
Switching from RAC serial to serial console............................................................................................................... 112
Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI SOL................................................................................................................... 112
Conguring BIOS for serial connection...................................................................................................................... 113
Conguring iDRAC to use SOL.................................................................................................................................. 113
Enabling supported protocol...................................................................................................................................... 114
Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN........................................................................................................... 118
Conguring IPMI over LAN using web interface........................................................................................................ 118
Conguring IPMI over LAN using iDRAC settings utility.............................................................................................118
Conguring IPMI over LAN using RACADM...............................................................................................................118
Enabling or disabling remote RACADM............................................................................................................................ 119
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