Reference Guide

3 No Restrictions | iDRAC Access via Host Operating System
Table of contents
Revisions ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Executive summary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1 Initial Installation ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
2 iDRAC Access via Microsoft Windows Operating Systems ................................................................................................ 7
2.1 PowerShell configuration .............................................................................................................................................. 8
3 iDRAC Access via Linux Operating Systems ....................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Configuration using Linux Command line ................................................................................................................... 10
4 Troubleshooting and Recovery ............................................................................................................................................. 13
4.1 Failure to access iDRAC via Host OS due to Iptables holding the lock in Linux OS ......................................... 13
4.2 Failure to access iDRAC via Host OS due to disabling of IP Forwarding in Linux kernel ................................. 13
4.3 Failure to access iDRAC via Host OS due to a Firewall rule that is configured by some other application to
block the listen port ................................................................................................................................................................ 14
4.4 Failure to access iDRAC via Host OS due to a Firewall rule is configured to block the IP .............................. 14
4.5 Failure to access iDRAC via Host OS during iDRAC reset ...................................................................................... 14
4.6 Failure to access iDRAC via Host OS while iDRAC is unavailable ......................................................................... 14
4.7 Failure to access iDRAC via Host OS due to iDRAC Network ............................................................................... 15
4.8 Failure to access iDRAC via Host OS due to iptables filter FORWARD rule on RHEL 7.2 and SLES12 SP1 OS
es 15
4.9 iDRAC Access via Host OS feature can’t be enabled post installation if it is not included manually during
installation using webpack ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.10 Failure to access iDRAC via Host OS on Microsoft Windows although the listen port and firewall are
configured ................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.11 Failure to access iDRAC via Host OS as an Active Directory user over LDAP when iDRAC is not connected
17
4.12 Failure to access iDRAC via Host OS after performing an iDRAC factory reset operation such as racadm
racresetcfg ................................................................................................................................................................................ 17