Specifications

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Intel® Cloud Builders Guide: Dell* OpenManage* Power Center
Server Setup & Configuration
Out of the box setup is quite simple,
adding power cords for each PSU and one
Ethernet cable for Network Interface Card
(NIC) 1, and another Ethernet cable for the
iDRAC7 port. In this testing scenario, we
chose to use the same subnet for both the
data and manageability ports. The reader
is expected to have basic knowledge of
the server conguration and operating
system installation.
1. The iDRAC7 will have a pre-populated
name assigned to it, which is related
to the system tag.
a. The naming convention is: idrac-
<systemtag>.domain.name where
“domain name” is provided via
DHCP in this case.
b. The default username: root and
password: calvin is used for first
time iDRAC7 authentication.
It is recommended that the
reader change the username
and password to meet their
local information security
requirements.
c. By default, this root user has
administrative rights on the
server.
2. Installation of an operating system
on the Dell PowerEdge server can be
performed as recommended by the
reader. In this document, all default
options were used when installing
Windows* 2008 R2 x64 and all of
the latest patches and hotfixes were
applied that are current as of the
date of this publication. Readers
may select a different operating
system that is supported by Dell on
the PowerEdge servers, and any
workload can be used to showcase
the power differences shown.
3. Dell OpenManage Power Center is
able to scan this simple subnet test
bed scenario to authenticate, add,
and monitor the servers by using
the credentials provided in Step
number 1b. If you change the default
username and password, be sure to
update OpenManage Power Center
settings as well.
Adding the Enterprise License Key to
the iDRAC7
This section may be optional depending
on whether or not your Dell PowerEdge
Server was pre-congured with an
Express or Enterprise license. If your
system was ordered as an Express model,
the following steps show you how to
install the Enterprise update (which is
purchased from Dell).
1. As stated above, if your iDRAC
network port is connected to a
network which can assign an IP
address to the iDRAC, you should be
able to connect to the system in your
Internet browser by typing http://
idrac-<systemtag>.domain.com in your
browser’s address field.
a. In our example, http://idrac-
3m5l6s1.fm.intel.com will open
the Web service on the host and
allow you to login.
b. Use the default username and
password described above.
2. After logging in, you can see the
license model that you have on your
iDRAC at the top of the screen as
shown below. Note that Express
is shown in the top center of the
screen. If you click to Server –
Licenses you can select your iDRAC
Device Option to Import a new
license file.
Note that if you select Learn More – a
browser window will take you to the
Dell Website to instruct you further on
licensing models and how to upgrade to an
Enterprise license if you haven’t already
purchased the upgrade.