Users Guide

Chapter 3: Setting up managed system and management station......................................................38
Setting up iDRAC IP address............................................................................................................................................. 38
Setting up iDRAC IP using iDRAC settings utility......................................................................................................39
Setting up iDRAC IP using CMC web interface.........................................................................................................42
Enabling provisioning server.........................................................................................................................................42
Configuring servers and server components using Auto Config.............................................................................43
Using hash passwords for improved security............................................................................................................ 48
Setting up management station........................................................................................................................................ 49
Accessing iDRAC remotely...........................................................................................................................................49
Setting up managed system.............................................................................................................................................. 49
Modifying local administrator account settings.........................................................................................................50
Setting up managed system location..........................................................................................................................50
Optimizing system performance and power consumption...................................................................................... 50
Configuring supported web browsers.............................................................................................................................. 56
Configuring Internet Explorer.......................................................................................................................................56
Configuring Mozilla Firefox...........................................................................................................................................57
Configuring web browsers to use virtual console......................................................................................................57
Viewing localized versions of web interface.............................................................................................................. 60
Updating device firmware...................................................................................................................................................61
Updating firmware using iDRAC web interface.........................................................................................................63
Updating device firmware using RACADM................................................................................................................ 65
Scheduling automatic firmware updates....................................................................................................................65
Updating firmware using CMC web interface........................................................................................................... 67
Updating firmware using DUP......................................................................................................................................67
Updating firmware using remote RACADM............................................................................................................... 67
Updating firmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services.............................................................................68
Updating CMC firmware from iDRAC.........................................................................................................................68
Viewing and managing staged updates............................................................................................................................ 68
Viewing and managing staged updates using iDRAC web interface...................................................................... 69
Viewing and managing staged updates using RACADM.......................................................................................... 69
Rolling back device firmware............................................................................................................................................. 69
Rollback firmware using iDRAC web interface.......................................................................................................... 70
Rollback firmware using CMC web interface.............................................................................................................70
Rollback firmware using RACADM.............................................................................................................................. 70
Rollback firmware using Lifecycle Controller.............................................................................................................. 71
Rollback firmware using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services...............................................................................71
Recovering iDRAC..........................................................................................................................................................71
Using TFTP server..........................................................................................................................................................71
Backing up server profile.....................................................................................................................................................71
Backing up server profile using iDRAC web interface...............................................................................................72
Backing up server profile using RACADM.................................................................................................................. 72
Scheduling automatic backup server profile.............................................................................................................. 72
Importing server profile.......................................................................................................................................................73
Importing server profile using iDRAC web interface................................................................................................. 74
Importing server profile using RACADM.....................................................................................................................75
Restore operation sequence........................................................................................................................................ 75
Monitoring iDRAC using other Systems Management tools......................................................................................... 75
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