Users Guide

Using public key authentication for SSH..............................................................................................................122
Chapter 7: Configuring user accounts and privileges..................................................................125
Recommended characters in user names and passwords..................................................................................... 125
Configuring local users................................................................................................................................................... 126
Configuring local users using iDRAC web interface.......................................................................................... 126
Configuring local users using RACADM................................................................................................................126
Configuring Active Directory users............................................................................................................................. 128
Prerequisites for using Active Directory authentication for iDRAC.............................................................. 128
Supported Active Directory authentication mechanisms.................................................................................129
Standard schema Active Directory overview......................................................................................................129
Configuring Standard schema Active Directory..................................................................................................131
Extended schema Active Directory overview..................................................................................................... 132
Configuring Extended schema Active Directory................................................................................................ 135
Testing Active Directory settings.......................................................................................................................... 142
Configuring generic LDAP users.................................................................................................................................. 142
Configuring generic LDAP directory service using iDRAC web-based interface....................................... 143
Configuring generic LDAP directory service using RACADM......................................................................... 143
Testing LDAP directory service settings..............................................................................................................143
Chapter 8: System Lockdown mode........................................................................................... 145
Chapter 9: Configuring iDRAC for Single Sign-On or smart card login........................................ 147
Prerequisites for Active Directory Single Sign-On or smart card login.............................................................. 147
Registering iDRAC as a computer in Active Directory root domain.............................................................. 147
Generating Kerberos keytab file.............................................................................................................................148
Creating Active Directory objects and providing privileges.............................................................................148
Configuring iDRAC SSO login for Active Directory users...................................................................................... 148
Configuring iDRAC SSO login for Active Directory users using web interface.......................................... 149
Configuring iDRAC SSO login for Active Directory users using RACADM.................................................. 149
Configuring iDRAC smart card login for local users................................................................................................ 149
Uploading smart card user certificate.................................................................................................................. 149
Uploading trusted CA certificate for smart card............................................................................................... 149
Configuring iDRAC smart card login for Active Directory users.......................................................................... 150
Enabling or disabling smart card login........................................................................................................................ 150
Enabling or disabling smart card login using web interface.............................................................................150
Enabling or disabling smart card login using RACADM..................................................................................... 151
Enabling or disabling smart card login using iDRAC settings utility................................................................151
Chapter 10: Configuring iDRAC to send alerts............................................................................ 152
Enabling or disabling alerts............................................................................................................................................ 152
Enabling or disabling alerts using web interface................................................................................................ 152
Enabling or disabling alerts using RACADM........................................................................................................ 153
Enabling or disabling alerts using iDRAC settings utility.................................................................................. 153
Filtering alerts ..................................................................................................................................................................153
Filtering alerts using iDRAC web interface..........................................................................................................153
Filtering alerts using RACADM............................................................................................................................... 153
Setting event alerts.........................................................................................................................................................154
Setting event alerts using web interface.............................................................................................................154
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