Installation Manual

Configuring Security Features 347

Configuring Security Features

The iDRAC6 provides the following security features:

• Advanced Security options for the iDRAC6 administrator:

• The Virtual Console disable option allows the

local

system user

to disable Virtual Console using the iDRAC6 Virtual Console feature.

• The local configuration disable features allows the

remote

iDRAC6

administrator to selectively disable the ability to configure the

iDRAC6 from:

– BIOS POST option-ROM

– Operating system using the local RACADM and Dell OpenManage

Server Administrator utilities

• RACADM CLI and Web-based interface operation, which

supports 128-bit SSL encryption and 40-bit SSL encryption

(for countries where 128-bit is not acceptable)

NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption.

• Session time-out configuration (in seconds) through the Web-based

interface or RACADM CLI

• Configurable IP ports (where applicable)

• Secure Shell (SSH), which uses an encrypted transport layer for higher

security

• Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from the IP address

when the limit is exceeded

• Limited IP address range for clients connecting to the iDRAC6