Users Guide

Configuring iDRAC Launch Method Using CMC Web
Interface
To configure the iDRAC launch method from the General Chassis Settings page:
1. In the left pane, click Chassis OverviewSetup.
The General Chassis Settings page is displayed.
2. In the drop-down menu for the iDRAC Launch Method property, select IP Address or DNS.
3. Click Apply.
NOTE: A DNS-based launch is used for any particular iDRAC only if:
The chassis setting is DNS.
CMC has detected that the specific iDRAC is configured with a DNS name.
Configuring iDRAC Launch Method Using RACADM
To update CMC firmware using RACADM, use the cfgRacTuneIdracDNSLaunchEnable subcommand.
For more information, see the
Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command
Line Reference Guide
available at dell.com/support/manuals.
Configuring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using CMC
Web Interface
NOTE: To perform the following tasks, you must have Chassis Configuration Administrator
privilege.
The Log in Security enables you to configure the IP range attributes for CMC login using the CMC web
interface. To configure the IP range attributes using CMC web interface:
1. In the left pane, go to Chassis Overview and click NetworkNetwork.
The Network Configuration page is displayed.
2. In the IPv4 Settings section, click Advanced Settings. Alternatively, to access the Log in Security
page, in the left pane, go to Chassis Overview, click SecurityLog in.
The Log in Security page is displayed.
3. To enable the user blocking or IP blocking feature, in the Login Lockout Policy section, select
Lockout by User Name or Lockout by IP Address (IPV4) .
The options to set the other login lockout policy attributes are activated.
4. Enter the required values for login lockout policy attributes in the activated fields — Lockout Fail
Count, Lockout Fail Window , and Lockout Penalty Time. For more information, see the CMC
Online Help.
5. To save these settings, click Apply.
Configuring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using
RACADM
You can use RACADM to configure the Login lockout policy attributes for the following features:
User blocking
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