Dell DRAC 5 User Manual

Dell Remote Access Controller 5

Firmware Version 1.30

User’s Guide

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September 2007 Rev. A00

1 DRAC 5 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

What’s New in DRAC 5 in this Release? . . . . . . . . 21

DRAC 5 Hardware Features

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Hardware Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Power Specifications

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

DRAC 5 Ports

Supported Remote Access Connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

. . . . . . . . 24

DRAC 5 Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Supported Platforms

Supported Operating Systems

Supported Web Browsers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Disabling the Whitelist Feature in Mozilla Firefox

Features

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Other Documents You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Contents 3

2 Installing and Setting Up the

DRAC 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Installing the DRAC 5 Hardware

Configuring Your System to Use a DRAC 5

. . . . . . . . . . . . 35

. . . . . . . 36

Software Installation and Configuration Overview . . . 37

Installing Your DRAC 5 Software

. . . . . . . . . . 37

Configuring Your DRAC 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Installing the Software on the Managed System . . . . 38

Configuring the Managed System to Capture the Last Crash Screen

. . . . . . . . . . . 39

Disabling the Windows Automatic Reboot Option

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Installing the Software on the Management Station

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Configuring Your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Version 4) Management Station

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Installing and Removing RACADM on a

Linux Management Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Installing RACADM

Configuring a Supported Web Browser

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Configuring Your Web Browser to Connect to the Web-Based Interface

. . . . . . . 42

List of Trusted Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

32-bit and 64-bit Web Browsers

. . . . . . . . . . 43

Viewing Localized Versions of the

Web-Based Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Configuring DRAC 5 Properties

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Configuring the DRAC 5 Network Settings . . . . . . . 45

Adding and Configuring DRAC 5 Users

Updating the DRAC 5 Firmware

Before You Begin

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Downloading the DRAC 5 Firmware

. . . . . . . . . 46

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Updating the DRAC 5 Firmware Using the

Web-Based Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Clearing the Browser Cache

Accessing the DRAC 5 Through a Network

. . . . . . . . . . . . 48

. . . . . . . 48

Configuring IPMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Configuring IPMI Using the Web-Based Interface

Configuring IPMI Using the RACADM CLI

Configuring Platform Events

Configuring Platform Event Filters (PEF)

Configuring PET

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Configuring E-Mail Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

3 Configuring and Using the

DRAC 5 Command Line Console . . . . . . . 65

Command Line Console Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Enabling and Configuring the Managed System to Use a Serial or Telnet Console

Using the connect com2 Serial Command

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

. . . . . 66

Configuring the BIOS Setup Program for a Serial Connection on the Managed System

Using the Remote Access Serial Interface

. . . . 66

. . . . 67

Configuring Linux for Serial Console Redirection During Boot

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Enabling Login to the Console After Boot . . . . . 70

Enabling the

DRAC 5 Serial/Telnet/SSH Console . . . . . . . . . 73

Using the RACADM Command to Configure the

Settings for the Serial and Telnet Console . . . . . 74

Using the Secure Shell (SSH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Enabling Additional DRAC 5 Security Options

. . . . . 77

Connecting to the Managed System Through the Local Serial Port or Telnet Management Station (Client System)

. . . . . . 83

Connecting the DB-9 Cable for the Serial Console

Configuring the Management Station Terminal Emulation Software

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Configuring Linux Minicom for Serial Console Emulation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Configuring HyperTerminal for

Serial Console Redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Configuring Linux XTerm for

Telnet Console Redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Enabling Microsoft Telnet for

Telnet Console Redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Using a Serial or Telnet Console . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

4 Configuring the DRAC 5 Using the

Web User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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Accessing the Web-Based Interface . . . . . . . . . . 91

Logging In

Logging Out

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Configuring the DRAC 5 NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Configuring the Network and IPMI LAN Settings

Configuring the Network Security Settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

. . . . 96

Adding and Configuring DRAC 5 Users

. . . . . . . . . 98

Configuring and Managing Active Directory Certificates (Standard Schema and Extended Schema)

. . . . . . . 102

Configuring Active Directory (Standard Schema and Extended Schema)

. . . . 103

Uploading an Active Directory CA Certificate . . . 106

Downloading a DRAC Server Certificate

. . . . . 107

Viewing an Active Directory CA Certificate

Securing DRAC 5 Communications Using SSL and Digital Certificates

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

. . . . . . . . . . . 108

. . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Certificate Signing Request (CSR) . . . . . . . . . 109

Accessing the SSL Main Menu

. . . . . . . . . . 109

Generating a New Certificate

Signing Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Uploading a Server Certificate

. . . . . . . . . . . 112

Viewing a Server Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Configuring Serial and Terminal Modes

Configuring IPMI and RAC Serial

. . . . . . . . 113

. . . . . . . . . 113

Configuring Terminal Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

. . . . 107

Configuring Serial Over LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Configuring Services

Configuring Smart Card

Frequently Asked Questions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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5 Recovering and Troubleshooting the

Managed System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

First Steps to Troubleshoot a Remote System . . . . . . 127

Managing Power on a Remote System

Selecting Power Control Actions

Viewing System Information

Main System Chassis

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Remote Access Controller

Using the System Event Log (SEL)

. . . . . . . . . 128

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Viewing the Last System Crash Screen . . . . . . . . . 132

Using the RAC Log

Using the Diagnostic Console

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Troubleshooting Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . 135

Troubleshooting Alerting Problems

. . . . . . . . . . . 136

6 Using the DRAC 5 With

Microsoft Active Directory . . . . . . . . . . 137

Advantages and Disadvantages of Extended Schema and Standard Schema

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Extended Schema Active Directory Overview . . . . . 138

Active Directory Schema Extensions

. . . . . . . 138

Overview of the RAC Schema Extensions . . . . . 139

Active Directory Object Overview

. . . . . . . . . 139

Configuring Extended Schema

Active Directory to Access Your DRAC 5 . . . . . 143

Extending the Active Directory Schema

. . . . . . 143

Installing the Dell Extension to the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Adding DRAC 5 Users and Privileges to

Active Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Configuring the DRAC 5 With Extended Schema Active Directory and Web-Based Interface

. . . . 152

Configuring the DRAC 5 With Extended Schema

Active Directory and RACADM . . . . . . . . . . 154

Standard Schema Active Directory Overview

. . . . . 156

Configuring Standard Schema Active Directory to Access Your DRAC 5

. . . . . 158

Configuring the DRAC 5 With Standard Schema Active Directory and

Web-Based Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Configuring the DRAC 5 With Standard Schema Active Directory and

RACADM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Enabling SSL on a Domain Controller

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Exporting the Domain Controller Root CA Certificate

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Importing the DRAC 5 Firmware

SSL Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Using Active Directory to Log In To the DRAC 5

Frequently Asked Questions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

. . . . 164

7 Using GUI Console Redirection . . . . . . . 169

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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Using Console Redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Supported Screen Resolutions Refresh Rates on the Managed System

Configuring Your Management Station

Configuring Console Redirection

. . . . . . 170

. . . . . . . . . . 170

Opening a Console Redirection Session . . . . . . 172

Disabling or Enabling Local Video

. . . . . . . . . 173

Using the Video Viewer

Accessing the Viewer Menu Bar

Adjusting the Video Quality

Synchronizing the Mouse Pointers

Frequently Asked Questions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

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8 Using and Configuring

Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Installing the Virtual Media Plug-In

Windows-Based Management Station

Linux-Based Management Station

Running Virtual Media

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Supported Virtual Media Configurations

Running Virtual Media Using the

Web User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Attaching and Detaching the Virtual Media Feature

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Booting From Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Installing Operating Systems Using Virtual Media

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Using Virtual Media When the Server’s Operating System Is Running

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Using Virtual Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Enabling Virtual Flash

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Disabling Virtual Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Storing Images in a Virtual Flash

Configuring a Bootable Virtual Flash

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Using the Virtual Media Command Line Interface Utility

Utility Installation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

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Command Line Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

VM-CLI Parameters

VM-CLI Operating System Shell Options

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

. . . . . 202

Frequently Asked Questions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

9 Using the RACADM

Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Using a Serial or Telnet Console . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Logging in to the DRAC 5

Starting a Text Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Using RACADM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Using RACADM Remotely

RACADM Synopsis

RACADM Options

Enabling and Disabling the racadm

Remote Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

RACADM Subcommands

RACADM Error Messages

Configuring Multiple DRAC 5 Cards

Creating a DRAC 5 Configuration File

Parsing Rules

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Modifying the DRAC 5 IP Address

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Using the RACADM Utility to Configure the DRAC 5

Before You Begin

Adding a DRAC 5 User

Removing a DRAC 5 User

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Testing e-mail Alerting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Testing the RAC SNMP Trap Alert Feature

. . . . . 223

Enabling a DRAC 5 User With Permissions

Configuring DRAC 5 Network Properties . . . . . . 224

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

10 Deploying Your Operating System

Using VM-CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Remote System Requirements

Network Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

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11 Using the DRAC 5 SM-CLP

Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

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Creating a Bootable Image File

Creating an Image File for Linux Systems

Creating an Image File for Windows Systems

Preparing for Deployment

Configuring the Remote Systems

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Deploying the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

DRAC 5 SM-CLP Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

SM-CLP Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

SM-CLP Management Operations and Targets

Options

DRAC 5 SM-CLP Examples

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12 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Troubleshooting the DRAC 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

A RACADM Subcommand Overview . . . . . 245

help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

arp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

clearasrscreen

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config

getconfig

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

coredump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

coredumpdelete

fwupdate

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getssninfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

getsysinfo

getractime

ifconfig

netstat

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ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

setniccfg

getniccfg

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getsvctag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

racdump

racreset

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

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racresetcfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

serveraction

getraclog

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

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clrraclog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

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getsel

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clrsel

gettracelog

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sslcsrgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

sslcertupload

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sslcertdownload

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sslcertview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

sslkeyupload

testemail

testtrap

vmdisconnect

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

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vmkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

usercertupload

usercertview

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localConRedirDisable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

B DRAC 5 Property Database Group and

Object Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Displayable Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

idRacInfo

cfgLanNetworking

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idRacProductInfo (Read Only)

idRacDescriptionInfo (Read Only)

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idRacVersionInfo (Read Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 294

idRacBuildInfo (Read Only)

idRacName (Read Only)

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idRacType (Read Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

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cfgDNSDomainNameFromDHCP (Read/Write)

cfgDNSDomainName (Read/Write)

cfgDNSRacName (Read/Write)

cfgDNSRegisterRac (Read/Write)

cfgDNSServersFromDHCP (Read/Write)

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cfgDNSServer1 (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . . . 298

cfgDNSServer2 (Read/Write)

cfgNicEnable (Read/Write)

cfgNicIpAddress (Read/Write)

cfgNicNetmask (Read/Write)

cfgNicGateway (Read/Write)

cfgNicUseDhcp (Read/Write)

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cfgNicSelection (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . . . 301

cfgNicMacAddress (Read Only) . . . . . . . . . . 302

cfgNicVLanEnable (Read/Write)

cfgNicVLanId (Read/Write)

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cfgNicVLanPriority (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . . 303

cfgRemoteHosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

cfgRhostsSmtpServerIpAddr (Read/Write)

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cfgRhostsFwUpdateTftpEnable (Read/Write) . . . 304

cfgRhostsFwUpdateIpAddr (Read/Write)

cfgRhostsFwUpdatePath (Read/Write)

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cfgUserAdmin

cfgUserAdminIpmiLanPrivilege (Read/Write)

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cfgUserAdminIpmiSerialPrivilege

(Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

cfgUserAdminPrivilege (Read/Write)

cfgUserAdminUserName (Read/Write)

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cfgUserAdminPassword (Write Only) . . . . . . . 308

cfgUserAdminEnable

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cfgUserAdminSolEnable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

cfgEmailAlert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

cfgEmailAlertIndex (Read Only)

cfgEmailAlertEnable (Read/Write)

cfgEmailAlertAddress (Read Only)

cfgEmailAlertCustomMsg (Read Only)

cfgSessionManagement

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cfgSsnMgtConsRedirMaxSessions (Read/Write)

cfgSsnMgtRacadmTimeout (Read/Write)

cfgSsnMgtWebserverTimeout (Read/Write)

cfgSsnMgtSshIdleTimeout (Read/Write)

cfgSsnMgtTelnetTimeout (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

. . . . . 311

. . . . 312

. . . . . . 312

. . . . . . 313

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cfgSerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

cfgSerialBaudRate (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . 314

cfgSerialConsoleEnable (Read/Write) . . . . . . . 314

cfgSerialConsoleQuitKey (Read/Write)

cfgSerialConsoleIdleTimeout (Read/Write)

. . . . . . 314

. . . . 315

cfgSerialConsoleNoAuth (Read/Write) . . . . . . 316

cfgSerialConsoleCommand (Read/Write)

cfgSerialHistorySize (Read/Write)

. . . . . 316

. . . . . . . . . 316

cfgSerialSshEnable (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . 317

cfgSerialTelnetEnable (Read/Write)

cfgSerialCom2RedirEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . 317

. . . . . 317

cfgNetTuning

cfgNetTuningNicAutoneg (Read/Write)

cfgNetTuningNic100MB (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

. . . . . . 318

. . . . . . . 319

cfgNetTuningNicFullDuplex (Read/Write) . . . . . 319

cfgNetTuningNicMtu (Read/Write)

cfgNetTuningTcpSrttDflt (Read/Write)

cfgOobSnmp

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

cfgOobSnmpAgentCommunity (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . 319

. . . . . . . 320

. . . 320

cfgOobSnmpAgentEnable (Read/Write) . . . . . . 321

cfgRacTuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

cfgRacTuneHttpPort (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . 321

cfgRacTuneHttpsPort (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . 322

cfgRacTuneIpRangeEnable

cfgRacTuneIpRangeAddr

. . . . . . . . . . . . 322

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

cfgRacTuneIpRangeMask . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

cfgRacTuneIpBlkEnable

cfgRacTuneIpBlkFailcount

cfgRacTuneIpBlkFailWindow

cfgRacTuneIpBlkPenaltyTime

cfgRacTuneSshPort (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

. . . . . . . . . . . 324

. . . . . . . . . 325

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cfgRacTuneTelnetPort (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . 325

cfgRacTuneRemoteRacadmEnable

(Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

cfgRacTuneConRedirEncryptEnable

(Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

cfgRacTuneConRedirPort (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneConRedirVideoPort (Read/Write)

. . . . . . 326

. . . 326

cfgRacTuneAsrEnable (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . 327

cfgRacTuneDaylightOffset (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneTimezoneOffset (Read/Write)

. . . . . . 327

. . . . . 328

cfgRacTuneWebserverEnable (Read/Write) . . . . 328

cfgRacTuneLocalServerVideo (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneLocalConfigDisable

. . . . . . . . . . 329

. . . . 329

cfgRacTuneCtrlEConfigDisable . . . . . . . . . . . 329

ifcRacManagedNodeOs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

ifcRacMnOsHostname (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . 330

ifcRacMnOsOsName (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . 330

cfgRacSecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

cfgRacSecCsrCommonName (Read/Write)

. . . . 331

cfgRacSecCsrOrganizationName (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

cfgRacSecCsrOrganizationUnit (Read/Write) . . . 332

cfgRacSecCsrLocalityName (Read/Write)

cfgRacSecCsrStateName (Read/Write)

. . . . . 332

. . . . . . 332

cfgRacSecCsrCountryCode (Read/Write) . . . . . 333

cfgRacSecCsrEmailAddr (Read/Write)

cfgRacSecCsrKeySize (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . 333

. . . . . . . . 333

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cfgRacVirtual

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

cfgVirMediaAttached (Read/Write)

cfgVirAtapiSrvPort (Read/Write)

cfgVirAtapiSrvPortSsl (Read/Write)

cfgVirMediaKeyEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . 334

. . . . . . . . . . 335

. . . . . . . . 335

. . . . . . . 335

cfgVirMediaBootOnce (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . 336

cfgFloppyEmulation (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . 336

cfgActiveDirectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

cfgADRacDomain (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . 337

cfgADRacName (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . . . 337

cfgADEnable (Read/Write)

cfgADAuthTimeout (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

. . . . . . . . . . 340

cfgADRootDomain (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . . 340

cfgADType (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

cfgStandardSchema

cfgSSADRoleGroupIndex (Read Only)

cfgSSADRoleGroupName (Read/Write)

cfgSSADRoleGroupDomain (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

. . . . . . . 341

. . . . . . 341

. . . . . 342

cfgSSADRoleGroupPrivilege (Read/Write) . . . . 342

cfgIpmiSerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

cfgIpmiSerialConnectionMode (Read/Write)

. . . 343

cfgIpmiSerialBaudRate (Read/Write) . . . . . . . 344

cfgIpmiSerialChanPrivLimit (Read/Write)

. . . . . 344

cfgIpmiSerialFlowControl (Read/Write) . . . . . . 344

cfgIpmiSerialHandshakeControl (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiSerialLineEdit (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . 345

cfgIpmiSerialEchoControl (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiSerialDeleteControl (Read/Write)

. . 345

. . . . . . 346

. . . . . 346

cfgIpmiSerialNewLineSequence

(Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

cfgIpmiSerialInputNewLineSequence (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiSol

cfgIpmiSolEnable (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiSolBaudRate (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiSolMinPrivilege (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

. . . . . . . . . . 347

. . . . . . . . . 348

. . . . . . . 348

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cfgIpmiSolAccumulateInterval (Read/Write) . . . 349

cfgIpmiSolSendThreshold (Read/Write) . . . . . . 349

cfgIpmiLan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

cfgIpmiLanEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . 349

cfgIpmiLanPrivLimit (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . 350

cfgIpmiLanAlertEnable (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiEncryptionKey (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . 350

. . . . . . . . 351

cfgIpmiPetCommunityName (Read/Write) . . . . . 351

cfgIpmiPef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

cfgIpmiPefName (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . 352

cfgIpmiPefIndex (Read Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

cfgIpmiPefAction (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiPefEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . 352

. . . . . . . . . . 353

C Supported RACADM Interfaces . . . . . . 355

D Browser Pre-installation

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

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cfgIpmiPet

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

cfgIpmiPetIndex (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . 353

cfgIpmiPetAlertDestIpAddr (Read/Write)

. . . . . 354

cfgIpmiPetAlertEnable (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . 354

. . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Obtain Plug-in Installation Package . . . . . . . . . . 357

Plug-in Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

DRAC 5 Overview

The Dell™ Remote Access Controller 5 (DRAC 5) is a systems management hardware and software solution designed to provide remote management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control functions for Dell systems.

By communicating with the system’s baseboard management controller (BMC), the DRAC 5 (when installed) can be configured to send you e-mail alerts for warnings or errors related to voltages, temperatures, intrusion, and fan speeds. The DRAC 5 also logs event data and the most recent crash screen (for systems running the Microsoft help you diagnose the probable cause of a system crash.

The DRAC 5 has its own microprocessor and memory, and is powered by the system in which it is installed. The DRAC 5 may be preinstalled on your system, or available separately in a kit.

To get started with the DRAC 5, see "Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 5" on page 35.

What’s New in DRAC 5 in this Release?

For this release, DRAC 5 firmware version 1.30:

• Provides support for Microsoft Windows Server® 2008.

Windows® operating system only) to

NOTE: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is scheduled to be available in the

first half of 2008. For the latest information, see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx.

• Enables Smart Card logon that provides a higher level of security by implementing the two-factor authentication.

• Provides advanced security options for the local DRAC administrator

• Provides advanced security options for the remote DRAC administrator

• Supports a new macro—<RightCtrl>+<ScrlLock><ScrlLock> key code sequence to initiate a crash dump of the Microsoft Windows operating system. For more information, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article at:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/

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NOTE: You must keep the <RightCtrl> key pressed during the additional

keystrokes.

• Supports an option to allow users to specify LDAP or Global Catalog servers to handle user authentication.

• Provides the ability to specify a list of LDAP servers and Global Catalog servers.

• Removed support for SSL version 2.0.

DRAC 5 Hardware Features

Figure 1-1 shows the DRAC 5 hardware.

Figure 1-1. DRAC 5 Hardware Features

44-pin MII cable connector

RJ-45 Connector

PCIe Connector

50-pin management cable connector

Jumper Connector

Hardware Specifications

Power Specifications

Table 1-1 lists the power requirements for the DRAC 5.

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Table 1-1. DRAC 5 Power Specifications

System Power

1.2 A on +3.3 V AUX (maximum)

550 mA on +3.3 V main (maximum)

0 mA on +5V main (maximum)

Connectors

NOTE: The DRAC 5 hardware installation instructions can be found in the

a Remote Access Card

included with your system.

document or the

Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

Installing

The DRAC 5 includes one onboard 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 NIC, a 50-pin management cable, and a 44-pin MII cable. See Figure 1-1 for the DRAC 5 cable connectors.

The 50-pin management cable is the main interface to the DRAC that provides connectivity to USB, serial, video, and an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) bus. The 44-pin MII cable connects the DRAC NIC to the system’s motherboard. The RJ-45 connector connects the DRAC NIC to an out-ofband connection when the DRAC 5 is configured in Dedicated NIC mode.

Using the management and MII cables, you can configure your DRAC in three separate modes, depending on your needs. See "DRAC Modes" on page 225 in "Using the RACADM Command Line Interface" on page 209 for more information.

DRAC 5 Ports

Table 1-2 identifies the ports used by the DRAC 5 that listen for a server connection. Table 1-3 identifies the ports that the DRAC 5 uses as a client. This information is required when opening firewalls for remote access to a DRAC 5.

Table 1-2. DRAC 5 Server Listening Ports

Port Number Function

22*

23*

Secure Shell (SSH)

Te ln e t

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Table 1-2. DRAC 5 Server Listening Ports

Port Number Function

80*

161

443*

623

3668*

3669*

5900*

5901*

* Configurable port

Table 1-3. DRAC 5 Client Ports

Port Number Function

162

636

3269

HTTP

SNMP Agent

HTTPS

RMCP/RMCP+

Virtual Media server

Virtual Media Secure Service

Console Redirection keyboard/mouse

Console Redirection video

SMTP

DNS

DHCP-assigned IP address

TFTP

SNMP trap

LDAPS

LDAPS for global catalog (GC)

(continued)

Supported Remote Access Connections

Table 1-4 lists the connection features.

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Table 1-4. Supported Remote Access Connections

Connection Features

DRAC 5 NIC

Serial port

• 10/100 Mbps Ethernet

• DHCP support

• SNMP traps and e-mail event notification

• Dedicated network interface for the DRAC 5 Web-based interface

• Support for telnet/ssh console and RACADM CLI commands including system boot, reset, power-on, and shutdown commands

• Support for Serial console and RACADM CLI commands including system boot, reset, power-on, and shutdown commands

• Support for text-only console redirection to a VT-100 terminal or terminal emulator

DRAC 5 Security Features

The DRAC 5 provides the following security features:

• Two-factor authentication, which is provided by the Smart Card logon. The two-factor authentication is based on what the users have (the Smart Card) and what they know (the PIN).

• Advanced Security options for the DRAC administrator:

• The Console Redirection disable option allows the

disable console redirection using the DRAC 5 Console Redirection feature.

• The local configuration disable features allows the

administrator to selectively disable the ability to configure the DRAC 5 from:

– BIOS POST option-ROM

– operating system using the local racadm

– Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator utilities

local

system user to

remote

DRAC

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• User authentication through Microsoft Active Directory (optional) or hardware-stored user IDs and passwords

• Role-based authority, which enables an administrator to configure specific privileges for each user

• User ID and password configuration through the Web-based interface or RACADM CLI

• RACADM CLI and Web-based interface operation, which supports 128bit 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 DRAC 5

Supported Platforms

The DRAC 5 supports the following Dell systems:

• 1900

• 1950

• 2900

• 2950

• 2970

• 6950

•R300

•R600

•T600

• M605

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• R805

• R900

• R905

• T300

• PowerVault™ 500

• PowerVault 600

NOTE: The PowerEdge R805 is scheduled to be available in Q4 CY07–Q1 CY08.

See the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for the latest supported platforms.

Supported Operating Systems

Table 1-5 lists the operating systems that support the DRAC 5.

See the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for the latest information.

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Table 1-5. Supported Operating Systems

Operating System Family

Microsoft Windows

Operating System

Microsoft Windows Server™ 2008 Web, Standard, Enterprise, and Core Edition (x86)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, DataCenter, and Core Edition (x64)

Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 (SP4)

Windows 2000 Server with SP4

Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise Editions with SP2 (32-bit)

Windows Server 2003 Web Edition with SP2 (32-bit)

Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise Editions with SP2 (x86_64)

Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise X64 Editions with SP1 and SP2

Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Workgroup, Standard, and Enterprise x64 Editions (x86_64)

Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 Gold Standard and Enterprise X64 Editions (x86_64)

Windows Vista™

NOTE: When installing Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1,

be aware of changes to DCOM security settings. For more information, see article 903220 from the Microsoft Support website at support.microsoft.com/kb/903220.

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Table 1-5. Supported Operating Systems

(continued)

Operating System Family

Red Hat® Linux Enterprise Linux® WS, ES, and AS (version 3) (x86 and x86_64)

Operating System

Enterprise Linux WS, ES, and AS (version 4) (ia32 and x86_64)

Enterprise Linux WS, ES, and AS (version 4) (x86 and x86_64)

Enterprise Linux WS, ES, and AS (Version 4.5) (x86)

Enterprise Linux WS, ES, and AS (Version 4.5) (x86_64)

Enterprise Linux WS and AS (Version 4.5) (ia64)

Enterprise Linux 5 (x86 and x86-64)

NOTE: When using DRAC 5 with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 5)

systems, support is limited to a managed node and racadm CLI; managed console (web-based interface) is not supported.

SUSE® Linux Linux Enterprise Server 9 with SP3 (x86_64)

Linux Enterprise Server 9 with Update 2 and 3 (x86_64)

Linux Enterprise Server 10 (Gold) (x86_64).

Supported Web Browsers

NOTICE: Console Redirection and Virtual Media only supports 32-bit Web

browsers. Using 64-bit Web browsers may generate unexpected results or failure of operations.

Table 1-6 lists the Web browsers that support the DRAC 5.

See the Dell System Software Support Matrix located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for the latest information.

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Table 1-6. Supported Web Browsers

Operating System Supported Web Browser

Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 (32-bit) with Service Pack 2

(SP2) for Windows XP and Windows 2003 R2 SP2 only.

Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2003 R2 SP2 only.

To view localized versions of the DRAC 5 Web-based interface:

Open the Windows

Double-click the

Select the desired locale from the

(location)

NOTICE: If you are running the Virtual Media

Linux Mozilla Firefox 1.5 (32-bit) on SUSE Linux (version

10) only.

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 (32-bit).

drop-down menu.

client, you must use Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1 or later.

Control Panel

Regional Options

icon.

Your locale

Disabling the Whitelist Feature in Mozilla Firefox

Firefox includes a "whitelist" feature that provides additional security. When the whitelist feature is enabled, the browser requires user permission to install plug-ins for each distinct site that hosts the plug-in. This process requires that you install a plug-in for each distinct RAC IP/DNS name, even though the plug-in versions are identical.

To disable the whitelist feature and avoid repetitive, unnecessary plugin installations, perform the following steps:

Open a Firefox Web browser window.

In the address field, type the following and press <Enter>:

about:config

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+ 342 hidden pages

Dell DRAC 5 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

DRAC 5 Overview

What’s New in DRAC 5 in this Release?

DRAC 5 Hardware Features

Hardware Specifications

Power Specifications

Connectors

DRAC 5 Ports

Supported Remote Access Connections

DRAC 5 Security Features

Supported Platforms

Supported Operating Systems

Supported Web Browsers

Disabling the Whitelist Feature in Mozilla Firefox