Users Guide

Chapter 3: Setting up managed system and management station................................................ 38
Setting up iDRAC IP address..........................................................................................................................................38
Setting up iDRAC IP using iDRAC settings utility................................................................................................ 39
Setting up iDRAC IP using CMC web interface................................................................................................... 42
Enabling provisioning server..................................................................................................................................... 42
Configuring servers and server components using Auto Config..................................................................... 43
Using hash passwords for improved security.......................................................................................................48
Setting up management station.................................................................................................................................... 49
Accessing iDRAC remotely........................................................................................................................................50
Setting up managed system........................................................................................................................................... 50
Modifying local administrator account settings................................................................................................... 50
Setting up managed system location..................................................................................................................... 50
Optimizing system performance and power consumption.................................................................................51
Configuring supported web browsers.......................................................................................................................... 57
Configuring Internet Explorer................................................................................................................................... 57
Configuring Mozilla Firefox....................................................................................................................................... 58
Configuring web browsers to use virtual console............................................................................................... 58
Viewing localized versions of web interface.........................................................................................................62
Updating device firmware............................................................................................................................................... 62
Updating firmware using iDRAC web interface....................................................................................................64
Updating device firmware using RACADM............................................................................................................67
Scheduling automatic firmware updates................................................................................................................67
Updating firmware using CMC web interface......................................................................................................68
Updating firmware using DUP..................................................................................................................................69
Updating firmware using remote RACADM.......................................................................................................... 69
Updating firmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services......................................................................70
Updating CMC firmware from iDRAC.....................................................................................................................70
Viewing and managing staged updates........................................................................................................................70
Viewing and managing staged updates using iDRAC web interface...............................................................70
Viewing and managing staged updates using RACADM..................................................................................... 71
Rolling back device firmware...........................................................................................................................................71
Rollback firmware using iDRAC web interface..................................................................................................... 72
Rollback firmware using CMC web interface........................................................................................................72
Rollback firmware using RACADM.......................................................................................................................... 72
Rollback firmware using Lifecycle Controller........................................................................................................72
Rollback firmware using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services...................................................................... 73
Recovering iDRAC....................................................................................................................................................... 73
Using TFTP server.......................................................................................................................................................73
Backing up server profile.................................................................................................................................................73
Backing up server profile using iDRAC web interface........................................................................................ 74
Backing up server profile using RACADM............................................................................................................. 74
Scheduling automatic backup server profile......................................................................................................... 74
Importing server profile....................................................................................................................................................75
Importing server profile using iDRAC web interface...........................................................................................76
Importing server profile using RACADM................................................................................................................ 76
Restore operation sequence..................................................................................................................................... 77
Monitoring iDRAC using other Systems Management tools................................................................................... 77
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