Dell iDRAC6 Enterprise Owner's Manual

Integrated Dell™ Remote

Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6)

Enterprise for Blade Servers

Version 2.1

User Guide

Notes and Cautions

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Contents

1 iDRAC6 Enterprise Overview . . . . . . . . . . 29

IPv6 Ready Logo Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

iDRAC6 Security Features

iDRAC6 Enterprise and vFlash Media

Supported Platforms

Supported Operating Systems

Supported Web Browsers

Supported Remote Access Connections

iDRAC6 Ports

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Other Documents You May Need

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2 Configuring iDRAC6 Enterprise . . . . . . . . 39

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Interfaces for Configuring iDRAC6

Configuration Tasks

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Configure the Management Station

Configure iDRAC6 Networking

Configure iDRAC6 Users

Configure Active Directory

Configure IP Filtering and IP Blocking

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Configure Platform Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Enabling or Disabling Local Configuration Access

Configure iDRAC6 Services

Configure Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Configure Virtual Media

Configure a vFlash Media Card

Install the Managed Server Software

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Configure the Managed Server for the Last Crash Screen Feature

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Configuring Networking Using the CMC Web Interface

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Launching iDRAC6 Web Interface From the CMC

Configuring Networking for iDRAC6

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Viewing FlexAddress Mezzanine Card Fabric Connections

FlexAddress MAC for iDRAC6

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Remote Syslog

Remote File Share

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Updating iDRAC6 Firmware

Downloading the Firmware or Update Package

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Executing the Firmware Update

Verifying the Digital Signature for Linux DUPs

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Using iDRAC6 Web Interface

Updating iDRAC6 Firmware Using RACADM

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Using the DOS Update Utility

Clear Your Browser’s Cache

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Updating the USC Repair Package . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Configuring iDRAC6 For Use With IT Assistant

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Using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility to Enable Discovery and Monitoring

Using iDRAC6 Web Interface to Enable Discovery and Monitoring

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Using IT Assistant to View iDRAC6 Status and Events

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3 Configuring the Management

Station

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Management Station Set Up Steps . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Management Station Network Requirements

Configuring a Supported Web Browser

Opening Your Web Browser

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Configuring Your Web Browser to Connect to the Web Interface

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Adding iDRAC6 to the List of Trusted Domains

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Viewing Localized Versions of the Web Interface

Setting the Locale in Linux

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Disabling the Whitelist Feature in Firefox

Installing iDRAC6 Software on the Management Station

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Installing and Removing RACADM on a Linux Management Station

Installing RACADM

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Uninstalling RACADM

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Installing a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) . . . . . . 75

Installing Telnet or SSH Clients

Telnet with iDRAC6

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Configuring the Backspace Key For Telnet Sessions

SSH With iDRAC6

Installing a TFTP Server

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Installing Dell OpenManage IT Assistant

Installing Dell Management Console

4 Configuring the Managed

Server

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Installing the Software on the Managed Server

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Configuring the Managed Server to Capture the Last Crash Screen

Disabling the Windows Automatic Reboot Option

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5 Configuring iDRAC6 Enterprise

Using the Web Interface

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Accessing the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Logging In

Logging Out

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Using Multiple Browser Tabs and Windows

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Configuring iDRAC6 NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Configuring the Network, IPMI and VLAN Settings

Configuring IP Filtering and IP Blocking

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Configuring Platform Events

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Configuring Platform Event Filters (PEF)

Configuring Platform Event Traps (PET)

Configuring E-Mail Alerts

Configuring IPMI Over LAN

Adding and Configuring iDRAC6 Users

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Securing iDRAC6 Communications Using SSL and Digital Certificates

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

Accessing the SSL Main Menu

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Generating a New Certificate Signing Request

Uploading a Server Certificate

Viewing a Server Certificate

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Configuring and Managing Active Directory Certificates

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Configuring Active Directory (Standard Schema and Extended Schema)

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Viewing an Active Directory CA Certificate

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Enabling or Disabling Local Configuration Access

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Enabling Local Configuration Access

Disabling Local Configuration Access

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Configuring iDRAC6 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Updating iDRAC6 Firmware

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Updating iDRAC6 Firmware Using the CMC

iDRAC6 Firmware Rollback

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6 Using iDRAC6 With Microsoft

Active Directory

Prerequisites for Enabling Active Directory Authentication for iDRAC6

Supported Active Directory Authentication Mechanisms

Extended Schema Active Directory Overview

Extending the Active Directory Schema

Active Directory Schema Extensions

Overview of iDRAC6 Schema Extensions

Active Directory Object Overview

Accumulating Privileges Using Extended Schema

Configuring Extended Schema Active Directory to Access iDRAC6

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

Adding iDRAC6 Users and Privileges to Active Directory

Configuring Active Directory With Extended Schema Using iDRAC6 Web Interface

Configuring Active Directory With Extended Schema Using RACADM

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Standard Schema Active Directory Overview

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Single Domain Versus Multiple Domain Scenarios

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Configuring Standard Schema Active Directory to Access iDRAC6

Configuring Active Directory With Standard Schema Using iDRAC6 Web Interface

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Configuring Active Directory With Standard Schema Using RACADM

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Testing Your Configurations

Enabling SSL on a Domain Controller

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Exporting the Domain Controller Root CA Certificate to iDRAC6

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Importing iDRAC6 Firmware SSL Certificate

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Using Active Directory to Log In to iDRAC6

Using Active Directory Single Sign-On

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Configuring iDRAC6 to Use Single Sign-On

Logging Into iDRAC6 Using Single Sign-On

Frequently Asked Questions

Active Directory Log In Issues

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Active Directory Certificate Validation

Extended and Standard Schema

Miscellaneous

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7 Configuring Smart Card

Authentication

Configuring Smart Card Login in iDRAC6 . . . . . . . 161

Logging Into iDRAC6 Using Active Directory Smart Card Authentication

Troubleshooting the Smart Card Logon in iDRAC6

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8 Enabling Kerberos Authentication . . . . 167

Prerequisites for single sign-on and Active Directory Authentication Using Smart Card

Configuring iDRAC6 for single sign-on and Active Directory Authentication Using Smart Card

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Configuring Active Directory Users for single sign-on Logon

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Logging Into iDRAC6 Using single sign-on for Active Directory Users

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9 Viewing the Configuration and

Health of the Managed Server

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Configuring Active Directory Users for Smart Card Logon

iDRAC6 Login Scenarios with TFA and SSO

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System Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Main System Enclosure

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Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 - Enterprise

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WWN/MAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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Health

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iDRAC6

CMC

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Batteries

Temperatures

Voltages

Power Monitoring

CPU

POST

Misc Health

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10 Power Monitoring and

Power Management

Configuring and Managing Power . . . . . . . . . . . 179

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Power Monitoring

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Viewing Power Monitoring

Power Budgeting

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Viewing Power Budget

Power Budget Threshold

Power Control

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Executing Power Control Operations on the Server

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11 Configuring and Using

Serial Over LAN

Enabling Serial Over LAN in the BIOS. . . . . . . . . 187

Configuring Serial Over LAN in iDRAC6 Web GUI

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Using Serial Over LAN (SOL)

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Model for Redirecting SOL Over Telnet or SSH

Model for the SOL Proxy

Model for Redirecting SOL Over IPMItool

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Disconnecting SOL session in iDRAC6 Command Line Console

Using SOL over PuTTY

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Using SOL over Telnet with Linux

Using SOL over OpenSSH with Linux

Using SOL over IPMItool

Opening SOL with SOL proxy

Operating System Configuration

Linux Enterprise Operating System

Windows 2003 Enterprise

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12 Using GUI Console Redirection . . . . . . . 207

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Using Console Redirection

Supported Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates

Configuring the Management Station

Configuring Console Redirection and Virtual Media in iDRAC6 Web Interface

Opening a Console Redirection Session

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Using the Video Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Synchronizing the Mouse Pointers

Disabling or Enabling Local Console

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Frequently Asked Questions

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13 Configuring the vFlash Media

Card for Use With iDRAC6

Installing a vFlash Media Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Removing a vFlash Media Card

Configuring the vFlash Media Card Using iDRAC6 Web Interface

Enabling or Disabling the vFlash Media Card

Formatting the vFlash Media Card

Uploading Disk Image

Viewing the vFlash Key Size

Configuring the vFlash Media Card Using RACADM

Enabling or Disabling the vFlash Media Card

Resetting the vFlash Media Card

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14 Configuring and Using

Virtual Media

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Windows-Based Management Station

Linux-Based Management Station

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Configuring Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Running Virtual Media

Disconnecting Virtual Media

Booting From Virtual Media

Installing Operating Systems Using Virtual Media

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

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

15 Using the RACADM

Command Line Interface

RACADM Subcommands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Supported RACADM Interfaces

Using local RACADM Commands

Using the RACADM Utility to Configure iDRAC6

Displaying Current iDRAC6 Settings

Managing iDRAC6 Users with RACADM

Adding an iDRAC6 User

Enabling an iDRAC6 User With Permissions

Removing an iDRAC6 User

Testing E-mail Alerting

Testing iDRAC6 SNMP Trap Alert Feature

Configuring iDRAC6 Network Properties

Configuring IPMI Over LAN

Configuring PEF

Configuring PET

Configuring IP Filtering (IP Range)

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Configuring IP Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Configuring IP Blocking

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Configuring iDRAC6 Telnet and SSH Services Using Local RACADM

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Remote and SSH/Telnet RACADM

Remote RACADM Usage

Remote RACADM Options

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Using an iDRAC6 Configuration File

Creating an iDRAC6 Configuration File

Configuration File Syntax

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Modifying iDRAC6 IP Address in a Configuration File

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Loading the Configuration File Into iDRAC6

Configuring Multiple iDRAC6s

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16 Using iDRAC6 Enterprise

SM-CLP Command Line Interface

System Management With SM-CLP . . . . . . . . . . . 272

iDRAC6 SM-CLP Support

How to start a SM–CLP session

SM-CLP Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

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Navigating the MAP Address Space

Ta rg et s

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Using the Show Verb

Using the -display Option

Using the -level Option

Using the -output Option

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iDRAC6 SM-CLP Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Server Power Management

SEL Management

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MAP Target Navigation

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Updating iDRAC6 Firmware Using SM-CLP

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17 Using the WS-MAN Interface . . . . . . . . 283

WS-Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Supported CIM Profiles

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18 Deploying Your Operating

System Using iVMCLI

Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Remote System Requirements

Network Requirements

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

Deploying the Operating System

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Using the Virtual Media Command Line Interface Utility

Installing the iVMCLI Utility

Command Line Options

iVMCLI Parameters

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iVMCLI Operating System Shell Options

19 Using iDRAC6 Configuration

Utility

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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

. . . . . . 295

Starting iDRAC6 Configuration Utility

Using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility

iDRAC6 LAN

IPMI Over LAN

LAN Parameters

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Virtual Media Configuration

System Services

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

LAN User Configuration

Reset to Default

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

System Event Log Menu

Exiting iDRAC6 Configuration Utility

. . . . . . . . . . 298

. . . . . . . . . . . 298

. . . . . . . . . . . . 303

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

. . . . . . . . 307

20 Recovering and Troubleshooting

the Managed System

Safety First – For You and Your System . . . . . . . . . 309

Trouble Indicators

LED Indicators

Hardware Trouble Indicators

Other Trouble Indicators

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

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

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

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Problem Solving Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Checking the System Health

Checking the System Event Log (SEL)

Checking the Post Codes

Viewing the Last System Crash Screen

. . . . . . . . . . . 312

. . . . . . 313

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

. . . . . . 314

Viewing the Most Recent Boot Sequences

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Checking the Server Status Screen for Error Messages

Viewing iDRAC6 Log

Viewing System Information

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

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

. . . . . . . . . . . 325

Identifying the Managed Server in the Chassis

Using the Diagnostics Console

Managing Power on a Remote System

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

. . . . . . . . . . 326

. . . . . . 327

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

A RACADM Subcommand Overview . . . . . 335

help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

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config

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

getconfig

getssninfo

getsysinfo

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

getractime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

setniccfg

getniccfg

getsvctag

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

racreset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

racresetcfg

serveraction

getraclog

clrraclog

getsel

clrsel

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

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

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

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

gettracelog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

sslcsrgen

sslcertupload

sslcertdownload

sslcertview

testemail

testtrap

vmdisconnect

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

clearasrscreen

localconredirdisable

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

fwupdate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

krbkeytabupload

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

vmkey

version

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

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arp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

coredump

coredumpdelete

ifconfig

netstat

ping

ping6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

racdump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

traceroute

traceroute6

remoteimage

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

B iDRAC6 Enterprise Property Database Group and Object Definitions

Displayable Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

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idRacInfo

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

idRacProductInfo (Read Only)

idRacDescriptionInfo (Read Only)

idRacVersionInfo (Read Only)

idRacBuildInfo (Read Only)

idRacName (Read Only)

idRacType (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . 384

. . . . . . . . 384

. . . . . . . . . . . 384

. . . . . . . . . . . . 385

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

cfgOobSnmp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

cfgOobSnmpAgentCommunity (Read/Write)

cfgOobSnmpAgentEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

. . . . . . 386

cfgLanNetworking

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

cfgNicIPv4Enable (Read/Write)

cfgDNSDomainNameFromDHCP (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

cfgDNSDomainName (Read/Write)

cfgDNSRacName (Read/Write)

cfgDNSRegisterRac (Read/Write)

cfgDNSServersFromDHCP (Read/Write)

cfgDNSServer1 (Read/Write)

cfgDNSServer2 (Read/Write)

cfgNicEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

cfgNicIpAddress (Read/Write)

cfgNicNetmask (Read/Write)

cfgNicGateway (Read/Write)

cfgNicUseDhcp (Read/Write)

cfgNicMacAddress (Read Only)

cfgNicVLanEnable (Read Only)

cfgNicVLanID (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

cfgNicVLanPriority (Read Only)

cfgIPv6URL

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

cfgIPv6URLstring (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . 387

. . . . . . . . 388

. . . . . . . . . . 388

. . . . . . . . . 389

. . . . . . 389

. . . . . . . . . . . . 389

. . . . . . . . . . . . 390

. . . . . . . . . . . 391

. . . . . . . . . . . . 391

. . . . . . . . . . . 392

. . . . . . . . . . 392

. . . . . . . . . . . 393

. . . . . . . . . . 393

. . . . . . . . . . . 394

cfgIPv6LanNetworking

cfgIPv6Enable

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

cfgIPv6Address1 (Read/Write)

cfgIPv6Gateway (Read/Write)

cfgIPv6PrefixLength (Read/Write)

cfgIPv6AutoConfig (Read/Write)

cfgIPv6LinkLocalAddress (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . 395

. . . . . . . . . 395

. . . . . . . . . . 396

. . . . . . . 396

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cfgIPv6Address2 (Read Only). . . . . . . . . . . 396

cfgIPv6DNSServersFromDHCP6 (Read/Write)

cfgIPv6DNSServer1 (Read/Write)

cfgIPv6DNSServer2 (Read/Write)

cfgIPv6Addr2PrefixLength (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

. . . . . . . . 397

. . . . . . . . 398

. . . . . . 398

cfgIPv6LinkLockPrefixLength (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

cfgTotalnumberofextended IP (Read/Write)

cfgIPv6Addr3PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr3Length (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Address3 (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr4PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr4Length (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Address4 (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr5PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr5Length (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Address5 (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr6PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr6Length (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Address6 (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr7PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr7Length (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Address7 (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr8PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr8Length (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Address8 (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr9PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr9Length (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Address9 (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr10PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr10Length (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

. . . . . . 399

. . . . . . . . . 399

. . . . . . . . . . . 399

. . . . . . 399

. . . . . . . . . 400

. . . . . . . . . . . 400

. . . . . . 400

. . . . . . . . . 400

. . . . . . . . . . . 400

. . . . . . 401

. . . . . . . . . 401

. . . . . . . . . . . 401

. . . . . . 401

. . . . . . . . . 402

. . . . . . . . . . . 402

. . . . . . 402

. . . . . . . . . 402

. . . . . . . . . . . 402

. . . . . . 403

. . . . . . . . . 403

. . . . . . . . . . . 403

. . . . . 403

. . . . . . . . 404

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cfgIPv6Address10 (Read Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 404

cfgIPv6Addr11PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr11Length (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Address11 (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . 404

cfgIPv6Addr12PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr12Length (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Address12 (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . 405

cfgIPv6Addr13PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr13Length (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Address13 (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . 406

cfgIPv6Addr14PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr14Length (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Address14 (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . 406

cfgIPv6Addr15PrefixLength (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Addr15Length (Read Only)

cfgIPv6Address15 (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . 407

. . . . . . 404

. . . . . . . . . 404

. . . . . . 405

. . . . . . . . . 405

. . . . . . 405

. . . . . . . . . 406

. . . . . . 406

. . . . . . . . . 406

. . . . . . 407

. . . . . . . . . 407

cfgUserAdmin

cfgUserAdminIndex (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

. . . . . . . . . . 408

cfgUserAdminIpmiLanPrivilege (Read/Write)

cfgUserAdminPrivilege (Read/Write)

cfgUserAdminUserName (Read/Write)

cfgUserAdminPassword (Write Only)

cfgUserAdminEnable (Read/Write)

cfgUserAdminSolEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408

. . . . . . . 408

. . . . . . 410

. . . . . . . 410

. . . . . . . . . 411

. . . . . . . 411

cfgEmailAlert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

cfgEmailAlertIndex (Read Only)

cfgEmailAlertEnable (Read/Write)

cfgEmailAlertAddress (Read/Write)

cfgEmailAlertCustomMsg (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . 411

. . . . . . . . . 412

. . . . . . . . 412

. . . . . . 412

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cfgSessionManagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

cfgSsnMgtConsRedirMaxSessions (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

cfgSsnMgtWebserverTimeout (Read/Write)

cfgSsnMgtSshIdleTimeout (Read/Write)

cfgSsnMgtTelnetTimeout (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

. . . . . 414

. . . . . . 414

cfgSerial

cfgRemoteHosts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

cfgSerialSshEnable (Read/Write)

cfgSerialTelnetEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416

. . . . . . . . . 415

. . . . . . . 416

cfgRhostsSmtpServerIpAddr (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416

cfgRhostsFwUpdateTftpEnable (Read/Write)

cfgRhostsFwUpdateIpAddr (Read/Write)

cfgRhostsFwUpdatePath (Read/Write)

cfgRhostsSyslogEnable (Read/Write)

cfgRhostsSyslogPort (Read/Write)

cfgRhostsSyslogServer1 (Read/Write)

cfgRhostsSyslogServer2 (Read/Write)

cfgRhostsSyslogServer3 (Read/Write)

cfgUserDomain

cfgUserDomainIndex (Read Only)

cfgUserDomainName (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416

. . . . . 417

. . . . . . 417

. . . . . . . 418

. . . . . . . . 418

. . . . . . 418

. . . . . . 419

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

. . . . . . . . 419

. . . . . . . 420

cfgServerPower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420

cfgServerPowerStatus (Read Only)

. . . . . . . 420

cfgServerPowerServerAllocation (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420

cfgServerPowerActualPowerConsumption (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421

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cfgServerPowerPeakPowerConsumption (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421

cfgServerPowerPeakPowerTimestamp (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421

cfgServerPowerConsumptionClear (Write Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422

cfgServerPowerCapWatts (Read Only)

cfgServerPowerCapBtuhr (Read Only)

. . . . . . . 422

cfgServerPowerCapPercent (Read Only)

. . . . . . 422

. . . . . 423

cfgRacTuning

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423

cfgRacTuneHttpPort (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneHttpsPort (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneIpRangeEnable

cfgRacTuneIpRangeAddr

cfgRacTuneIpRangeMask

cfgRacTuneIpBlkEnable

cfgRacTuneIpBlkFailCount

cfgRacTuneIpBlkFailWindow

cfgRacTuneIpBlkPenaltyTime

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 424

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 425

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 425

. . . . . . . . . . . . 426

. . . . . . . . . . . 426

cfgRacTuneSshPort (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneConRedirEnable (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneTelnetPort (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneConRedirEncryptEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427

cfgRacTuneConRedirPort (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneConRedirVideoPort (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428

cfgRacTuneAsrEnable (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneWebserverEnable (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneLocalServerVideo (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneDaylightOffset (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneTimezoneOffset (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuneLocalConfigDisable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430

. . . . . . . . . 423

. . . . . . . . 424

. . . . . . . . . 426

. . . . . 427

. . . . . . . . 427

. . . . . . 428

. . . . . . . . 428

. . . . 429

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. . . . . 430

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ifcRacManagedNodeOs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431

ifcRacMnOsHostname (Read Only)

ifcRacMnOsOsName (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . 431

cfgRacSecurity

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432

cfgSecCsrCommonName (Read/Write)

cfgSecCsrOrganizationName (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432

cfgSecCsrOrganizationUnit (Read/Write)

cfgSecCsrLocalityName (Read/Write)

cfgSecCsrStateName (Read/Write)

cfgSecCsrCountryCode (Read/Write)

cfgSecCsrEmailAddr (Read/Write)

cfgSecCsrKeySize (Read/Write)

cfgRacVirtual

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434

cfgVirMediaAttached (Read/Write)

cfgVirMediaBootOnce (Read/Write)

cfgVirMediaKeyEnable (Read/Write)

cfgVirtualFloppyEmulation (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiLan

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436

cfgIpmiLanEnable (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiLanPrivLimit (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiLanAlertEnable (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiEncryptionKey (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiPetCommunityName (Read/Write)

. . . . . . 432

. . . . 432

. . . . . . 433

. . . . . . . 433

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. . . . . . . . 434

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. . . . . . . 435

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cfgIpmiPetIpv6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438

cfgIpmiPetIPv6Index (Read Only)

cfgIpmiPetIPv6AlertDestIpAddr

cfgIpmiPetIPv6AlertEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . 438

. . . . . . . . . 439

. . . . . 439

cfgIpmiPef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439

cfgIpmiPefName (Read Only)

cfgIpmiPefIndex (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiPefAction (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiPefEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . 439

. . . . . . . . . . . 440

. . . . . . . . . . 441

cfgIpmiPet

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441

cfgIpmiPetIndex (Read Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . 441

cfgIpmiPetAlertDestIpAddr (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiPetAlertEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . 442

. . . . . 441

cfgSmartCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

cfgSmartCardLogonEnable (Read/Write)

cfgSmartCardCRLEnable (Read/Write)

cfgActiveDirectory

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443

cfgADSSOEnable (Read/Write)

cfgADRacDomain (Read/Write)

cfgADRacName (Read/Write)

cfgADEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 444

cfgADAuthTimeout (Read/Write)

cfgADDomainController1 (Read/Write)

cfgADDomainController2 (Read/Write)

cfgADDomainController3 (Read/Write)

cfgADGlobalCatalog1 (Read/Write)

cfgADGlobalCatalog2 (Read/Write)

cfgADGlobalCatalog3 (Read/Write)

cfgADType (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447

cfgADCertValidationEnable (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . 443

. . . . . . . . . . 443

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. . . . . 442

. . . . . . . 443

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. . . . . . . 445

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. . . . . . . 446

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. . . . . . . . 447

. . . . . 447

cfgStandardSchema

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448

cfgSSADRoleGroupIndex (Read Only)

cfgSSADRoleGroupName (Read/Write)

cfgSSADRoleGroupDomain (Read/Write)

cfgSSADRoleGroupPrivilege (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . 448

. . . . . . 448

. . . . . 448

. . . . . 449

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cfgIpmiSol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

cfgIpmiSolEnable (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiSolBaudRate (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiSolMinPrivilege (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . 450

. . . . . . . . 450

. . . . . . 450

cfgIpmiSolAccumulateInterval (Read/Write)

cfgIpmiSolSendThreshold (Read/Write)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451

. . . . . 451

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453

Index

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463

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iDRAC6 Enterprise Overview

The Integrated Dell™ Remote Access Controller (iDRAC6) Enterprise is a systems management hardware and software solution that provides remote management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control functions for Dell PowerEdge™ systems.

iDRAC6 uses an integrated System-on-Chip microprocessor for the remote monitor/control system, and co-exists on the system board with the managed PowerEdge server. The server operating system executes application programs; iDRAC6 monitors and manages the server’s environment and state outside of the operating system.

iDRAC6 can be configured to send an e-mail or Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap alert for warnings or errors. To help you diagnose the probable cause of a system crash, iDRAC6 can log event data and capture an image of the screen when it detects that the system has crashed.

Managed servers are installed in a Dell M1000e system enclosure (chassis) with modular power supplies, cooling fans, and a chassis management controller (CMC). CMC monitors and manages all components installed in the chassis. A redundant CMC can be added to provide hot failover if the primary CMC fails. The chassis provides access to iDRAC6 devices through its LCD display, local console connections, and its Web interface. Each blade in a chassis has an iDRAC6. A total of 16 blades can be installed in the M1000e.

All network connections to iDRAC6 are routed through CMC network interfaces (CMC RJ45 connection port labeled "Gb"). CMC routes traffic to the blades management network is outside of the server’s data path and outside of the operating system’s control—that is, it is out-of-band. The managed server inband network interfaces are accessed through I/O modules (IOMs) installed in the chassis.

' iDRAC6 devices through a private, internal network. This private

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NOTE: Dell recommends that you isolate or separate the chassis management

network, used by iDRAC6 and CMC, from your production network(s). Mixing management and production or application network traffic may cause congestion or network saturation resulting in CMC and iDRAC6 communication delays. The delays may cause unpredictable chassis behavior such as CMC displays that iDRAC6 is offline even though it is operating properly. This could cause other unpredictable behavior.

The iDRAC6 network interface is disabled by default. It must be configured before iDRAC6 is accessible. After iDRAC6 is enabled and configured on the network, it can be accessed through its assigned IP address with iDRAC6 Web interface, Telnet or SSH, and supported network management protocols, such as Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).

IPv6 Ready Logo Certification

The IPv6 Ready Logo Committee's mission is to define the test specifications for IPv6 conformance and interoperability testing, to provide access to self

-test tools, and to deliver the IPv6 Ready Logo.

iDRAC6 is Phase 02-C-000380. For information on the IPv6 Ready Logo Program, see http://www.ipv6ready.org/.

-2 IPv6 Ready Logo certified and the Logo ID is

iDRAC6 Security Features

iDRAC6 provides the following security features:

• User authentication through Microsoft Active Directory (optional) or locally administered user IDs and passwords

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

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

• User ID and password configuration through the Web interface, SM-CLP, and local RACADM

• SM-CLP and Web interfaces, which support 128-bit and 40-bit encryption (for countries where 128 bit is not acceptable), using the SSL 3.0 standard

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