Users Guide

Contents
1 Overview........................................................................................................................15
Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller.............................................................................................................15
Key features..................................................................................................................................................................... 15
New in this release............................................................................................................................................................18
How to use this user's guide............................................................................................................................................. 18
Supported web browsers..................................................................................................................................................19
Managing licenses ............................................................................................................................................................19
Types of licenses.........................................................................................................................................................19
Methods for acquiring licenses....................................................................................................................................19
License operations...................................................................................................................................................... 19
Licensed features in iDRAC7 and iDRAC8........................................................................................................................20
Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC....................................................................................................................... 25
iDRAC port information.................................................................................................................................................... 27
Other documents you may need.......................................................................................................................................27
Social media reference..................................................................................................................................................... 28
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................28
Accessing documents from Dell support site....................................................................................................................29
2 Logging in to iDRAC......................................................................................................30
Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user........................................................................... 30
Logging in to iDRAC using a smart card............................................................................................................................31
Logging in to iDRAC as a local user using a smart card............................................................................................... 31
Logging in to iDRAC as an Active Directory user using a smart card...........................................................................31
Logging in to iDRAC using Single Sign-On .......................................................................................................................32
Logging in to iDRAC SSO using iDRAC web interface................................................................................................32
Logging in to iDRAC SSO using CMC web interface..................................................................................................32
Accessing iDRAC using remote RACADM........................................................................................................................ 33
Validating CA certificate to use remote RACADM on Linux........................................................................................33
Accessing iDRAC using local RACADM............................................................................................................................ 33
Accessing iDRAC using firmware RACADM..................................................................................................................... 33
Accessing iDRAC using SMCLP....................................................................................................................................... 33
Logging in to iDRAC using public key authentication........................................................................................................33
Multiple iDRAC sessions...................................................................................................................................................34
Changing default login password......................................................................................................................................34
Changing default login password using web interface................................................................................................34
Changing default login password using RACADM...................................................................................................... 35
Changing default login password using iDRAC settings utility.................................................................................... 35
Enabling or disabling default password warning message ................................................................................................35
Enabling or disabling default password warning message using web interface...........................................................35
Enabling or disabling warning message to change default login password using RACADM........................................ 35
Invalid password credentials.............................................................................................................................................35
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