Users Guide

Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through using RACADM

To enable or disable OS to iDRAC Pass-through using RACADM, use the objects in the iDRAC.OS-BMC group.

For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through using iDRAC settings utility

To enable or disable OS to iDRAC Pass-through using iDRAC Settings Utility:

1. In the iDRAC Settings utility, go to Communications Permissions.

The iDRAC Settings.Communications Permissions page is displayed.

2. Select any of the following options to enable OS to iDRAC pass-through:

• LOM — The OS to iDRAC pass-through link between the iDRAC and the host operating system is established through the

LOM or NDC.

• USB NIC — The OS to iDRAC pass-through link between the iDRAC and the host operating system is established through

the internal USB bus.

To disable this feature, select Disabled.

NOTE: The LOM option can be selected only of the card supports OS to iDRAC pass-through capability. Else, this

option is grayed-out.

3. If you select LOM as the pass-through conguration, and if the server is connected using dedicated mode, enter the IPv4

address of the operating system.

NOTE: If the server is connected in shared LOM mode, then the OS IP Address eld is disabled.

4. If you select USB NIC as the pass-through conguration, enter the IP address of the USB NIC.

The default value is 169.254.0.1. However, if this IP address conicts with an IP address of other interfaces of the host system or

the local network, you must change it. Do not enter 169.254.0.3 and 169.254.0.4 IPs. These IPs are reserved for the USB NIC

port on the front panel when a A/A cable is used

5. Click Back, click Finish, and then click Yes.

The details are saved.

Obtaining certicates

The following table lists the types of certicates based on the login type.

Table 12. Types of

certicate based on login type

Single Sign-on using Active Directory Trusted CA certicate Generate a CSR and get it signed from a

Certicate Authority

SHA-2 certicates are also supported.

Smart Card login as a local or Active

Directory user

• User certicate

• Trusted CA certicate

• User Certicate — Export the smart

card user certicate as Base64-

encoded le using the card

management software provided by the

smart card vendor.

• Trusted CA certicate — This

certicate is issued by a CA.

SHA-2 certicates are also supported.

Active Directory user login Trusted CA certicate This certicate is issued by a CA.