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Table Of Contents
Chapter 1: Overview.....................................................................................................................15
Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller.................................................................................................... 15
Key features........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
New in this release.............................................................................................................................................................18
How to use this guide....................................................................................................................................................... 18
Supported web browsers................................................................................................................................................. 18
Supported OS and Hypervisors................................................................................................................................ 18
iDRAC licenses ...................................................................................................................................................................19
Types of licenses..........................................................................................................................................................19
Methods for acquiring licenses.................................................................................................................................19
Acquiring license key from Dell Digital Locker......................................................................................................20
License operations...................................................................................................................................................... 20
Licensed features in iDRAC9...........................................................................................................................................21
Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC................................................................................................................. 26
iDRAC port information....................................................................................................................................................28
Other documents you may need................................................................................................................................... 29
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Accessing documents from Dell support site............................................................................................................. 30
Chapter 2: Logging in to iDRAC....................................................................................................31
Logging into iDRAC using OpenID Connect................................................................................................................32
Logging in to iDRAC as local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user.............................................................32
Logging in to iDRAC as a local user using a smart card...........................................................................................33
Logging in to iDRAC as an Active Directory user using a smart card.............................................................33
Logging in to iDRAC using Single Sign-On .................................................................................................................33
Logging in to iDRAC SSO using iDRAC web interface....................................................................................... 34
Logging in to iDRAC SSO using CMC web interface..........................................................................................34
Accessing iDRAC using remote RACADM...................................................................................................................34
Validating CA certificate to use remote RACADM on Linux............................................................................. 34
Accessing iDRAC using local RACADM........................................................................................................................35
Accessing iDRAC using firmware RACADM............................................................................................................... 35
Viewing system health..................................................................................................................................................... 35
Logging in to iDRAC using public key authentication...............................................................................................35
Multiple iDRAC sessions.................................................................................................................................................. 36
Accessing iDRAC using SMCLP.....................................................................................................................................36
Secure default password.................................................................................................................................................36
Resetting default iDRAC password locally............................................................................................................ 37
Resetting default iDRAC password remotely....................................................................................................... 38
Changing the default login password........................................................................................................................... 38
Changing the default login password using web interface............................................................................... 38
Changing the default login password using RACADM....................................................................................... 39
Changing the default login password using iDRAC settings utility..................................................................39
Enabling or disabling default password warning message ..................................................................................... 39
IP Blocking.......................................................................................................................................................................... 39
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