Users Guide
Chapter 7: Configuring user accounts and privileges.................................................................. 127
Recommended characters in user names and passwords..................................................................................... 127
Configuring local users................................................................................................................................................... 128
Configuring local users using iDRAC web interface.......................................................................................... 128
Configuring local users using RACADM................................................................................................................128
Configuring Active Directory users............................................................................................................................. 129
Prerequisites for using Active Directory authentication for iDRAC.............................................................. 130
Supported Active Directory authentication mechanisms.................................................................................132
Standard schema Active Directory overview......................................................................................................132
Configuring Standard schema Active Directory................................................................................................. 134
Extended schema Active Directory overview.....................................................................................................135
Configuring Extended schema Active Directory................................................................................................ 138
Testing Active Directory settings.......................................................................................................................... 145
Configuring generic LDAP users.................................................................................................................................. 146
Configuring generic LDAP directory service using iDRAC web-based interface....................................... 146
Configuring generic LDAP directory service using RACADM..........................................................................147
Testing LDAP directory service settings..............................................................................................................147
Chapter 8: Configuring iDRAC for Single Sign-On or smart card login........................................ 148
Prerequisites for Active Directory Single Sign-On or smart card login.............................................................. 148
Registering iDRAC as a computer in Active Directory root domain.............................................................. 149
Generating Kerberos keytab file.............................................................................................................................149
Creating Active Directory objects and providing privileges.............................................................................149
Configuring iDRAC SSO login for Active Directory users......................................................................................150
Configuring iDRAC SSO login for Active Directory users using web interface.......................................... 150
Configuring iDRAC SSO login for Active Directory users using RACADM.................................................. 150
Configuring iDRAC smart card login for local users................................................................................................ 150
Uploading smart card user certificate................................................................................................................... 151
Uploading trusted CA certificate for smart card................................................................................................ 151
Configuring iDRAC smart card login for Active Directory users.......................................................................... 152
Enabling or disabling smart card login........................................................................................................................ 152
Enabling or disabling smart card login using web interface.............................................................................152
Enabling or disabling smart card login using RACADM.....................................................................................152
Enabling or disabling smart card login using iDRAC settings utility...............................................................153
Chapter 9: Configuring iDRAC to send alerts............................................................................. 154
Enabling or disabling alerts............................................................................................................................................ 154
Enabling or disabling alerts using web interface................................................................................................ 155
Enabling or disabling alerts using RACADM........................................................................................................ 155
Enabling or disabling alerts using iDRAC settings utility.................................................................................. 155
Filtering alerts ..................................................................................................................................................................155
Filtering alerts using iDRAC web interface..........................................................................................................155
Filtering alerts using RACADM............................................................................................................................... 156
Setting event alerts........................................................................................................................................................ 156
Setting event alerts using web interface.............................................................................................................156
Setting event alerts using RACADM.....................................................................................................................156
Setting alert recurrence event..................................................................................................................................... 157
Setting alert recurrence events using iDRAC web interface.......................................................................... 157
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