Interface or

Description

Protocol

 

 

 

 

 

are encrypted using 128-bit SSL to provide privacy and integrity. Any connection to

 

the HTTP port is redirected to HTTPS. Administrators can upload their own SSL

 

certificate through an SSL CSR generation process to secure the Web server. The

 

default HTTP and HTTPS ports can be changed. The user access is based on user

 

privileges.

RACADM

Use this command line utility to perform iDRAC and server management. You can

 

use RACADM locally and remotely.

 

• Local RACADM command line interface runs on the managed systems that

 

 

have Server Administrator installed. Local RACADM communicates with iDRAC

 

 

through its in-band IPMI host interface. Since it is installed on the local

 

 

managed system, users are required to log in to the operating system to run

 

 

this utility. A user must have a full administrator privilege or be a root user to

 

 

use this utility.

 

• Remote RACADM is a client utility that runs on a management station. It uses

 

 

the out-of-band network interface to run RACADM commands on the

 

 

managed system and uses the HTTPs channel. The –r option runs the RACADM

 

 

command over a network.

 

• Firmware RACADM is accessible by logging in to iDRAC using SSH or telnet.

 

 

You can run the firmware RACADM commands without specifying the iDRAC

 

 

IP, user name, or password.

 

• You do not have to specify the iDRAC IP, user name, or password to run the

 

 

firmware RACADM commands. After you enter the RACADM prompt, you can

 

 

directly run the commands without the racadm prefix.

Server LCD Panel/

Use the LCD on the server front panel to:

Chassis LCD Panel

• View alerts, iDRAC IP or MAC address, user programmable strings.

 

 

Set DHCP

 

• Configure iDRAC static IP settings.

 

For blade servers, the LCD is on the chassis front panel and is shared between all

 

the blades.

 

To reset iDRAC without rebooting the server, press and hold the System

 

Identification button for 16 seconds.

CMC Web

In addition to monitoring and managing the chassis, use the CMC Web interface

Interface

to:

 

 

• View the status of a managed system

 

Update iDRAC firmware

• Configure iDRAC network settings

• Log in to iDRAC Web interface

• Start, stop, or reset the managed system

• Update BIOS, PERC, and supported network adapters

Lifecycle Controller Use Lifecycle Controller to perform iDRAC configurations. To access Lifecycle

 

Controller, press <F10> during boot and go to System Setup Advanced

 

Hardware Configuration iDRAC Settings. For more information, see Lifecycle

 

Controller User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Telnet

Use Telnet to access iDRAC where you can run RACADM and SMCLP commands.

 

For details about RACADM, see iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface

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