Users Guide

Logging in to iDRAC

You can log in to iDRAC as an iDRAC user, as a Microsoft Active Directory user, or as a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

(LDAP) user. The default user name is root and the default password is calvin. You can also log in using Single Sign-On or

Smart Card.

NOTE:

● You must have Login to iDRAC privilege to log in to iDRAC.

● iDRAC GUI does not support browser buttons such as Back, Forward, or Refresh.

NOTE: For information on recommended characters for user names and passwords, see Recommended characters in user

names and passwords on page 127.

Related tasks

Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user on page 29

Logging in to iDRAC using a smart card on page 30

Logging in to iDRAC using Single Sign-On on page 31

Changing default login password on page 34

Topics:

• Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user

• Logging in to iDRAC using a smart card

• Logging in to iDRAC using Single Sign-On

• Accessing iDRAC using remote RACADM

• Accessing iDRAC using local RACADM

• Accessing iDRAC using firmware RACADM

• Accessing iDRAC using SMCLP

• Logging in to iDRAC using public key authentication

• Multiple iDRAC sessions

• Changing default login password

• Enabling or disabling default password warning message

• IP Blocking

• Invalid password credentials

Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory

user, or LDAP user

Before you log in to iDRAC using the web interface, make sure that you have configured a supported web browser and the user

account is created with the required privileges.

NOTE: The user name is not case-sensitive for an Active Directory user. The password is case-sensitive for all users.

NOTE: In addition to Active Directory, openLDAP, openDS, Novell eDir, and Fedora-based directory services are supported.

NOTE: LDAP authentication with OpenDS is supported. The DH key must be larger than 768 bits.

To log in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user:

1. Open a supported web browser.

2. In the Address field, type https://[iDRAC-IP-address] and press <Enter>.

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