Users Guide
3 Setting up managed system and management station...................................................37
Setting up iDRAC IP address............................................................................................................................................37
Setting up iDRAC IP using iDRAC settings utility........................................................................................................38
Setting up iDRAC IP using CMC web interface...........................................................................................................41
Enabling provisioning server........................................................................................................................................41
Configuring servers and server components using Auto Config................................................................................. 42
Using hash passwords for improved security..............................................................................................................47
Setting up management station....................................................................................................................................... 48
Accessing iDRAC remotely.........................................................................................................................................48
Setting up managed system.............................................................................................................................................48
Modifying local administrator account settings.......................................................................................................... 49
Setting up managed system location..........................................................................................................................49
Optimizing system performance and power consumption..........................................................................................49
Configuring supported web browsers.............................................................................................................................. 54
Configuring Internet Explorer.....................................................................................................................................55
Configuring Mozilla Firefox.........................................................................................................................................56
Configuring web browsers to use virtual console....................................................................................................... 56
Viewing localized versions of web interface............................................................................................................... 59
Updating device firmware................................................................................................................................................ 60
Updating firmware using iDRAC web interface.......................................................................................................... 62
Updating device firmware using RACADM.................................................................................................................64
Scheduling automatic firmware updates.................................................................................................................... 64
Updating firmware using CMC web interface............................................................................................................ 66
Updating firmware using DUP....................................................................................................................................66
Updating firmware using remote RACADM................................................................................................................66
Updating firmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services................................................................................. 67
Updating CMC firmware from iDRAC.........................................................................................................................67
Viewing and managing staged updates.............................................................................................................................67
Viewing and managing staged updates using iDRAC web interface............................................................................67
Viewing and managing staged updates using RACADM.............................................................................................68
Rolling back device firmware............................................................................................................................................68
Rollback firmware using iDRAC web interface........................................................................................................... 69
Rollback firmware using CMC web interface..............................................................................................................69
Rollback firmware using RACADM............................................................................................................................. 69
Rollback firmware using Lifecycle Controller..............................................................................................................69
Rollback firmware using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services..................................................................................69
Recovering iDRAC......................................................................................................................................................70
Using TFTP server..................................................................................................................................................... 70
Backing up server profile..................................................................................................................................................70
Backing up server profile using iDRAC web interface..................................................................................................71
Backing up server profile using RACADM....................................................................................................................71
Scheduling automatic backup server profile................................................................................................................71
Importing server profile.................................................................................................................................................... 72
Easy Restore.............................................................................................................................................................. 72
Importing server profile using iDRAC web interface................................................................................................... 73
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