Users Guide

Group Manager Single Sign On
All iDRACs in the group trust each other based on the shared passcode secret and shared group name. As a result an administrator user at
a group member IDRAC is grant administrator level privileges at any group member iDRAC when accessed through Group Manager web
interface single sign on. iDRACs logs <user>-<SVCTAG> as the user that logged on into peer members. <SVCTAG> is the service tag of
the iDRAC where the user first logged in.
Group Manager Concepts — Controlling System
• Automatically selected — by default the first iDRAC configured for Group Manager.
• Provides Group Manager GUI workflow.
• Keeps track of all members.
• Coordinates tasks.
• If a user logs in to any member and clicks on Open Group Manager the browser will be redirected to the primary controller.
Group Manager Concepts — Backup System
• Primary controller automatically selects a secondary controller to take over if the primary goes offline for an extended period of time
(10 mins or more).
• If both primary and secondary goes offline for an extended duration (for more than 14 mins) a new primary and secondary controller
gets elected.
• Keeps a copy of the group manager cache of all the groups members and tasks.
• The controlling system and backup system are automatically determined by group manager.
• No user configuration or involvement required.
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