1Log in to the Web-based interface. See "Logging in to the CMC Using the Web-Based Interface" on page 31.

2Select Chassis in the system tree.

3Click the Network/Security tab, and then click the Users sub-tab. The Users page appears, listing each user’s user ID, login state, user name, and CMC privilege, including those of the root user. User IDs available for configuration have no user information displayed.

4Click an available user ID number. The User Configuration page is displayed.

To refresh the contents of the Users page, click Refresh. To print the contents of the Users page, click Print.

5Select general settings for the users.

For details on user groups and privileges, see "Adding and Configuring Users" in the CMC User’s Guide.

6Assign the user to a CMC user group.

When you select a user privilege setting from the CMC Group drop-down menu, the enabled privileges (shown as checked boxes in the list) are displayed according to the pre-defined settings for that group.

You can customize the privileges settings for the user by using the check boxes. After you have selected a CMC Group or made Custom user privilege selections, click Apply Changes to save the settings.

Configuring iDRAC Networking Using the Web-Based Interface

Follow this procedure if you did not configure the iDRAC in the LCD Configuration Wizard.

NOTE: If you did not configure the iDRAC using the LCD Configuration Wizard, the iDRAC is disabled until you configure it using the Web-based interface

NOTE: You must have Chassis Configuration Administrator privileges to set up iDRAC network settings from the CMC.

NOTE: The default CMC user name is root and the default password is calvin.

1Log in to the Web-based interface. See "Logging in to the CMC Using the Web-Based Interface" on page 31.

Initial System Configuration

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M1000E specifications

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