Owner's Manual

Introducing Dell Remote Access Configuration

Tool

Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool (DRACT) discovers and configures Remote Access Controllers (RACs) for

systems on your network from a single console. You can use this tool to perform the following:

• Discover or import RAC IP addresses on the network.

• Update firmware for selected RAC IP addresses.

• Configure standard or extended schema-based Active Directory (AD) settings for selected RAC IP addresses.

• Create RAC objects on the AD server for extended schema-based AD.

Supported RACs

DRACT supports the following types of RACs that support RACADM commands:

• Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7)

• Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Enterprise for rack and tower servers

• Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Enterprise for blade servers

• Chassis Management Controller (CMC)

• Dell Remote Access Controller 5 (DRAC 5)

• Dell Remote Access Controller 4 (DRAC 4)

Supported Operating System

You can install DRACT on 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows Vista,

Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008.

Before You Begin

Before using DRACT, make sure that you have performed the following to use the AD authentication feature:

• Deploy AD infrastructure. See the Microsoft website for information on how to set up an AD infrastructure.

• Setup the standard Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) mechanism. RACs use the PKI mechanism to authenticate

securely into the AD; therefore, an integrated PKI into the AD infrastructure is required. See the Microsoft

website for more information on the PKI setup.

• Enable the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) on all domain controllers that the RAC connects to. This is required to

correctly authenticate all the domain controllers. For more specific information, see "Enabling SSL on a Domain

Controller" section in the appropriate RAC user guide listed in Other Documents You May Need.

• If you are planning to use extended schema-based AD authentication, extend your current AD schema to

incorporate Dell Remote Access Controller classes and attributes using the AD setup package or

Dell Systems

Management Tools and Documentation

DVD. For information about the AD setup package, see the readme file

available with the package.