Users Guide

Enabling or Disabling Default Password Warning Message Using Web Interface......................41
Enabling or Disabling Warning Message to Change Default Login Password Using
RACADM.........................................................................................................................................41
3 Setting Up Managed System and Management Station..............................42
Setting Up iDRAC IP Address..............................................................................................................42
Setting Up iDRAC IP Using iDRAC Settings Utility........................................................................43
Setting Up iDRAC IP Using CMC Web Interface.......................................................................... 46
Enabling Auto-discovery...............................................................................................................46
Configuring Servers and Server Components Using Auto Config.............................................. 47
Using Hash Passwords for Improved Security..............................................................................51
Setting Up Management Station.........................................................................................................52
Accessing iDRAC Remotely.......................................................................................................... 52
Setting Up Managed System...............................................................................................................53
Modifying Local Administrator Account Settings.........................................................................53
Setting Up Managed System Location......................................................................................... 53
Optimizing System Performance and Power Consumption.......................................................54
Configuring Supported Web Browsers.............................................................................................. 60
Adding iDRAC to the List of Trusted Domains.............................................................................62
Disabling Whitelist Feature in Firefox........................................................................................... 62
Viewing Localized Versions of Web Interface..............................................................................62
Updating Device Firmware................................................................................................................. 63
Downloading Device Firmware.................................................................................................... 65
Updating Firmware Using iDRAC Web Interface..........................................................................65
Updating Device Firmware Using RACADM.................................................................................69
Scheduling Automatic Firmware Updates....................................................................................70
Updating Firmware Using CMC Web Interface............................................................................ 71
Updating Firmware Using DUP......................................................................................................71
Updating Firmware Using Remote RACADM............................................................................... 72
Updating Firmware Using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services................................................72
Updating CMC Firmware From iDRAC......................................................................................... 72
Viewing and Managing Staged Updates.............................................................................................73
Viewing and Managing Staged Updates Using iDRAC Web interface.........................................73
Viewing and Managing Staged Updates Using RACADM.............................................................73
Rolling Back Device Firmware............................................................................................................ 74
Rollback Firmware Using iDRAC Web Interface...........................................................................74
Rollback Firmware Using CMC Web Interface............................................................................. 75
Rollback Firmware Using RACADM...............................................................................................75
Rollback Firmware Using Lifecycle Controller.............................................................................76
Rollback Firmware Using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services................................................76
Recovering iDRAC......................................................................................................................... 76
Using TFTP Server..........................................................................................................................76