Users Guide

74 Configuring the DRAC 5 Using the Web User Interface
Adding and Configuring DRAC 5 Users
To manage your system with the DRAC 5 and maintain system security, create unique users with specific
administrative permissions (or role-based authority). For additional security, you can also configure alerts
that are emailed to specific users when a specific system event occurs.
To add and configure DRAC 5 users, perform the following steps:
NOTE: You must have Configure DRAC 5 permission to perform the following steps.
1 Expand the System tree and click Remote Access .
2 Click the Configuration tab and then click Users .
The
Users page appears, which includes each user’s State , RAC Privilege , IPMI LAN Privilege , and
IPMI Serial Privilege .
3 In the User ID column, click a user ID number.
4 In the User Configuration page, configure the user’s properties and privileges.
Table 4-6 describes the General settings for configuring a new or existing DRAC username and
password.
Table 4-7
describes the IPMI User Privileges for configuring the user’s LAN privileges.
Table 4-8
describes the User Group Permissions for the IPMI User Privileges and the DRAC User
Privileges
settings.
Table 4-9
describes the DRAC Group permissions. If you add a DRAC User Privilege to the
Administrator, Power User, or Guest User, the
DRAC Group will change to the Custom group.
5 When completed, click Apply Changes .
6 Click the appropriate User Configuration page button to continue. See Table 4-10.
IP Blocking Penalty
Time
The time span in seconds within which login attempts from an IP address with
excessive failures are rejected.
Table 4-5. Network Security Page Buttons
Button Description
Print Prints the Network Security page
Refresh Reloads the Network Security page
Apply Changes Saves the changes made to the Network Security page.
Go Back to Network
Configuration Page
Returns to the Network Configuration page.
Table 4-4. Network Security Page Settings
(continued)
Settings Description