Users Guide

System Event Log............................................................................................................................. 346
Network security...............................................................................................................................347
Active Directory.................................................................................................................................347
Single Sign-On..................................................................................................................................350
Smart card login................................................................................................................................ 351
Virtual console...................................................................................................................................351
Virtual media..................................................................................................................................... 355
vFlash SD card...................................................................................................................................358
SNMP authentication........................................................................................................................358
Storage devices.................................................................................................................................358
iDRAC Service Module......................................................................................................................358
RACADM............................................................................................................................................ 361
Miscellaneous....................................................................................................................................362
25 Use case scenarios......................................................................................... 365
Troubleshooting an inaccessible managed system........................................................................ 365
Obtaining system information and assess system health...............................................................366
Setting up alerts and configuring email alerts.................................................................................366
Viewing and exporting Lifecycle log and System Event Log.......................................................... 366
Interfaces to update iDRAC firmware..............................................................................................366
Performing graceful shutdown........................................................................................................ 367
Creating new administrator user account....................................................................................... 367
Launching server's remote console and mounting a USB drive.....................................................367
Installing bare metal OS using attached virtual media and remote file share................................367
Managing rack density......................................................................................................................368
Installing new electronic license......................................................................................................368
Applying I/O Identity configuration settings for multiple network cards in single host system
reboot ...............................................................................................................................................368
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