Users Guide

Enabling or disabling default password warning message using web interface........................ 42
Enabling or disabling warning message to change default login password using RACADM.... 42
Invalid password credentials...............................................................................................................43
3 Setting up managed system and management station...............................44
Setting up iDRAC IP address...............................................................................................................44
Setting up iDRAC IP using iDRAC settings utility......................................................................... 45
Setting up iDRAC IP using CMC web interface............................................................................48
Enabling provisioning server.........................................................................................................49
Configuring servers and server components using Auto Config................................................50
Using hash passwords for improved security.............................................................................. 56
Setting up management station......................................................................................................... 57
Accessing iDRAC remotely............................................................................................................57
Setting up managed system............................................................................................................... 58
Modifying local administrator account settings...........................................................................58
Setting up managed system location...........................................................................................58
Optimizing system performance and power consumption........................................................59
Configuring supported web browsers............................................................................................... 65
Adding iDRAC to the list of trusted domains................................................................................67
Disabling whitelist feature in Firefox.............................................................................................67
Viewing localized versions of web interface................................................................................68
Updating device firmware.................................................................................................................. 68
Downloading device firmware...................................................................................................... 71
Updating firmware using iDRAC web interface............................................................................71
Updating device firmware using RACADM...................................................................................75
Scheduling automatic firmware updates......................................................................................75
Updating firmware using CMC web interface.............................................................................. 77
Updating firmware using DUP.......................................................................................................77
Updating firmware using remote RACADM................................................................................. 78
Updating firmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services.................................................78
Updating CMC firmware from iDRAC...........................................................................................78
Viewing and managing staged updates............................................................................................. 79
Viewing and managing staged updates using iDRAC web interface.......................................... 79
Viewing and managing staged updates using RACADM..............................................................79
Rolling back device firmware..............................................................................................................79
Rollback firmware using iDRAC web interface............................................................................80
Rollback firmware using CMC web interface...............................................................................81
Rollback firmware using RACADM................................................................................................81
Rollback firmware using Lifecycle Controller.............................................................................. 81
Rollback firmware using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services.................................................81
Recovering iDRAC.........................................................................................................................82
Using TFTP server..........................................................................................................................82
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