Users Guide

• Single Sign-On and Public Key Authentication.
• Role-based authorization, to configure specific privileges for each user.
• SNMPv3 authentication for user accounts stored locally in the iDRAC. It is recommended to use this, but it is disabled by default.
• User ID and password configuration.
• Default login password modification.
• Set user passwords and BIOS passwords using one-way hash format for improved security.
• FIPS 140-2 Level 1 capability.
• Support for TLS 1.2, 1.1, and 1.0. To enhance security, default setting is TLS 1.1 and higher.
• SMCLP and web interfaces that support 128 bit and 40-bit encryption (for countries where 128 bit is not acceptable), using the TLS
1.2 standard.
NOTE: To ensure a secure connection, Dell recommends using TLS 1.1 and higher.
• Session time-out configuration (in seconds).
• Configurable IP ports (for HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, Telnet, Virtual Console, and Virtual Media).
NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption and is disabled by default.
• Secure Shell (SSH) that uses an encrypted transport layer for higher security.
• Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from that IP address when the limit is exceeded.
• Limited IP address range for clients connecting to iDRAC.
• Dedicated Gigabit Ethernet adapter available on rack and tower servers (additional hardware may be required).
New in this release
• Added fixes to improve iDRAC stability.
How to use this user guide
The contents of this User's Guide enable you to perform the tasks by using:
• iDRAC web interface — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the fields and options, see the
iDRAC Online Help that you can access from the web interface.
• RACADM — The RACADM command or the object that you must use is provided here. For more information, see the iDRAC
RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
• iDRAC Settings Utility — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the fields and options, see the
iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help that you can access when you click Help in the iDRAC Settings GUI (press <F2> during boot, and
then click iDRAC Settings on the System Setup Main Menu page).
Supported web browsers
iDRAC is supported on the following browsers:
• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Safari
For the list of supported versions, see the iDRAC Release Notes available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Supported OS, Hypervisors
iDRAC is supported on the following OS, Hypervisors:
• Microsoft
• VMware
• Citrix
• RedHat
• SuSe
NOTE: For the list of supported versions, see the
iDRAC Release Notes available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
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