Users Guide

Table 20. User Types (continued)
Privilege Description
NOTE: CMC users with the Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege can configure
power settings. However, the Chassis Control Administrator privilege is required to perform
chassis power operations, including power on, power off, and power cycle.
User Configuration
Administrator
User can:
• Add a new user.
• Change the password of a user.
• Change the privileges of a user.
• Enable or disable the login privilege of a user but retain the name and other privileges of the user in the
database.
Clear Logs
Administrator
User can clear the hardware log and CMC log.
Chassis Control
Administrator (Power
Commands)
CMC users with the Chassis Power Administrator privilege can perform all power-related operations.
They can control chassis power operations, including power on, power off, and power cycle.
NOTE: To configure power settings, the Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege is
needed.
Server Administrator This is a blanket privilege, granting a CMC user all rights to perform any operation on any servers present in
the chassis.
When a user with Server Administrator privilege issues an action to be performed on a server, the CMC
firmware sends the command to the targeted server without checking the privileges of a user on the server.
In other words, the Server Administrator privilege overrides any lack of administrator privileges on the
server.
Without the Server Administrator privilege, a user created on the chassis can only execute a command on
a server when all of the following conditions are true:
• The same user name exists on the server.
• The same user name must have the same password on the server.
• The user must have the privilege to execute the command.
When a CMC user who does not have Server Administrator privilege issues an action to be performed on
a server, CMC sends a command to the targeted server with the user’s login name and password. If the user
does not exist on the server, or if the password does not match, the user is denied the ability to perform the
action.
If the user exists on the target server and the password matches, the server responds with the privileges of
which the user was granted on the server. Based on the privileges responding from the server, CMC
firmware decides if the user has the right to perform the action.
Listed below are the privileges and the actions on the server to which the Server Administrator is entitled.
These rights are applied only when the chassis user does not have the Server Administrative privilege on the
chassis.
Server Configuration Administrator:
• Set IP address
• Set gateway
• Set subnet mask
• Set first boot device
Configure Users:
• Set iDRAC root password
• iDRAC reset
Server Control Administrator:
• Power on
• Power off
116 Configuring User Accounts and Privileges