Users Guide

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Configuring Your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Version 4) Management Station 32

Installing and Removing RACADM on a Linux Management Station

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Installing RACADM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Configuring a Supported Web Browser

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Configuring Your Web Browser to Connect to the Web-Based Interface

. 33

List of Trusted Domains

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32-bit and 64-bit Web Browsers

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Viewing Localized Versions of the Web-Based Interface . . . . . . . . . 33

Configuring DRAC 5 Properties

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Configuring the DRAC 5 Network Settings

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Adding and Configuring DRAC 5 Users

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Updating the DRAC 5 Firmware

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Before You Begin

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Downloading the DRAC 5 Firmware

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Updating the DRAC 5 Firmware Using the Web-Based Interface

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Clearing the Browser Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Accessing the DRAC 5 Through a Network

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Configuring IPMI

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Configuring IPMI Using the Web-Based Interface

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Configuring IPMI Using the RACADM CLI

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Configuring Platform Events

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Configuring Platform Event Filters (PEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Configuring PET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Configuring E-Mail Alerts

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3 Configuring and Using the DRAC 5 Command Line Console 49

Command Line Console Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Enabling and Configuring the Managed System to Use a Serial or Telnet Console

Using the connect com2 Serial Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Configuring the BIOS Setup Program for a Serial Connection on the Managed

System

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Using the Remote Access Serial Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Configuring Linux for Serial Console Redirection During Boot

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Enabling Login to the Console After Boot

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