Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware User Manual

Dell™ Remote Access Controller 4

Firmware Version 1.30

User’s Guide

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May 2005 Rev. A00

1 DRAC 4 Overview

What’s New in DRAC 4 in this Release?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

DRAC 4 Hardware Features

Hardware Specifications

Power Requirements Connectors DRAC 4 Ports

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Supported Remote Access Connections

DRAC 4 Security Features

Supported Platforms

Supported Operating Systems

Supported Web Browsers

Features

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Other Documents You May Need

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2 Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 4

What You Need to Get Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Installing the DRAC 4 Hardware

Software Installation and Configuration Overview

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Installing the Software on the Managed System

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Configuring the Managed System to Capture the Last Crash Screen Disabling the Windows Automatic Reboot Option

Installing the Software on the Management Station

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Installing the racadm CLI on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Management Station

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Uninstalling the racadm CLI on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Management Station

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Contents 3

Configuring a Supported Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Configuring Internet Explorer to Connect to the

Web-Based Interface Viewing Localized Versions of the Web-Based Interface

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Installing the Sun Java Plug-In

Installing the Sun Java Plug-In to Use Console Redirection Installing the Sun Java Plug-In to Use Mozilla

Configuring DRAC 4 Properties

Configuring the DRAC 4 Network Settings

Configuring the DRAC 4 Network Settings Using the Option ROM

Adding and Configuring DRAC 4 Users

Adding and Configuring SNMP Alerts

Updating the DRAC 4 Firmware

Clearing the Web Browser Cache With Internet Explorer Clearing the Web Browser Cache With Mozilla

Accessing the DRAC 4 Through a Network

DRAC 4 Software Basics for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Additional Information

Removing the DRAC 4 Removing DRAC 4-Related Applications and Drivers

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3 Configuring the DRAC 4 to Use a Serial or Telnet Text Console

4 Contents

Serial and Telnet Console Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Enabling and Configuring the Managed System to Use a

Serial or Telnet Console

Configuring the System Setup Program on the Managed System

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Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux for

Serial Redirection During Boot Enabling Login to the Console After Boot Enabling the Serial/Telnet Console on the DRAC 4

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Using the racadm Command to Configure the Settings for the

Serial and Telnet Console

Using the Secure Shell (SSH)

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Connecting to the Managed System Through the

Local Serial Port or Telnet Management Station (Client System)

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Connecting the DB-9 Cable

Configuring the Management Station Terminal Emulation Software

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Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux Minicom for

Serial Console Emulation Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial Console Redirection

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Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux XTerm for

Telnet Console Redirection Enabling Microsoft Telnet for Telnet Console Redirection

Using a Serial or Telnet Console

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4 Managing and Recovering a Remote System

Accessing the Web-Based Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Logging In

Adding and Configuring DRAC 4 Users and Alerts

Adding and Configuring DRAC 4 Users Configuring the DRAC 4 NIC Adding and Configuring SNMP Alerts

Managing a Remote System

Updating the DRAC 4 Firmware Ensuring DRAC 4 Network Security Viewing System Information

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Recovering and Troubleshooting the Managed System

First Steps to Troubleshoot a Remote System Managing Power on a Remote System Using the SEL Using the DRAC 4 Log

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Viewing the Last System Crash Screen Using the Diagnostic Console

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Troubleshooting Network Problems Troubleshooting Alerting Problems

Frequently Asked Questions

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5 Using the DRAC 4 With Microsoft® Active Directory

Active Directory Schema Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Overview of the RAC Schema Extensions

Active Directory Object Overview

Configuring Active Directory to Access Your DRAC 4

Extending the Active Directory Schema

Using the Dell Schema Extender

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Installing the Dell Extension to the Active Directory Users and

Computers Snap-In

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Opening the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In

Adding DRAC 4 Users and Privileges to Active Directory

Creating a RAC Device Object Creating a Privilege Object Creating an Association Object Adding Objects to an Association Object

Enabling SSL on a Domain Controller

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Exporting the Domain Controller Root CA Certificate

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Importing the DRAC 4 Firmware SSL Certificate to

All Domain Controllers Trusted Certificate Lists

Configuring the DRAC 4

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Configuring the DRAC 4 Active Directory Settings

Using the racadm CLI

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6 Using Console Redirection

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Using Active Directory to Log In To the DRAC 4

Frequently Asked Questions

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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Using Console Redirection

Frequently Asked Questions

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7 Configuring and Using Virtual Media

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Operating System Requirements on the Managed System

Installing the Virtual Media Plug-In

Using the Virtual Media Feature

Booting From the Virtual Media

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Installing Operating Systems Using Virtual Media

Using Virtual Media When the Server’s Operating System

Is Running

Enabling and Disabling the Virtual Media Feature

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Configuring the Virtual Floppy Feature For Your Operating System

Configuring the Virtual Floppy Feature as a Super Floppy Configuring the Virtual Floppy as a Hard Drive

racvmcli

Frequently Asked Questions

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Installation Execution Environment Interfaces and APIs VM-CLI Parameters

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8 Using the serial and racadm Commands

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Using a Serial or Telnet Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Logging into the DRAC 4 Starting a Text Console Viewing a List of Serial/Telnet Commands

Using the racadm CLI

racadm Command Description racadm Synopsis racadm Options racadm Subcommand Descriptions racadm Error Messages

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Configuring Multiple DRAC 4s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Configuration File Overview Creating a DRAC 4 Configuration File Configuration File Example

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Using the racadm Utility to Configure the DRAC 4

Before Adding a DRAC 4 User

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Adding a DRAC 4 User Without Alert Capabilities Adding a DRAC 4 User With Alerting Capabilities Adding a DRAC 4 User With Permissions Configuring DRAC 4 Network Properties

Frequently Asked Questions

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9 Operating System Deployment Using the

DRAC 4 Virtual Media CLI Feature

Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Ta sk s

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vmdeploy

Creating Bootable Deployment Image Files

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Linux Users Windows Users

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10 Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting the DRAC 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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help

Synopsis Description Output

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arp

Synopsis

clearasrscreen

Synopsis

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Synopsis config Subcommand Description getconfig Subcommand Description Examples

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coredump

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Synopsis

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Description Output Example

coredumpdelete

Synopsis

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Description

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Synopsis

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Description

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Input Output

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Examples

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Updating the Firmware

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Synopsis

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Description Input

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Examples

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Synopsis

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Description

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Input Output

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Examples

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Restrictions

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Synopsis Description Output

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ifconfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Synopsis

netstat

Synopsis

ping

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Synopsis

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setniccfg/getniccfg

Synopsis

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Description for setniccfg Description for getniccfg Output

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getsvctag

racdump

racreset

racresetcfg

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Synopsis Description Example

Synopsis Description Output

Synopsis Description Examples

Synopsis Description

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serveraction

Synopsis Description Output

getraclog

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Synopsis Description Output Restrictions

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clrraclog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Synopsis Description

getsel

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clrsel

Synopsis Description

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sslcsrgen

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Synopsis Description Output

Synopsis Description Input Output Examples

Synopsis Description Options Restrictions Examples

Synopsis Options Restrictions Example

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Synopsis Options Example

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Synopsis Options Output Examples

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testemail

testtrap

vmdisconnect

idRacInfo

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Synopsis Description Options Output

Synopsis Description

idRacProductInfo (Read Only)

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idRacDescriptionInfo (Read Only) idRacVersionInfo (Read Only) idRacName (Read/Write) idRacMisc (Read/Write) idRacType (Read)

cfgLanNetworking

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cfgDNSDomainNameFromDHCP (Read/Write) cfgDNSDomainName (Read/Write) cfgDNSRacName (Read/Write)

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cfgDNSRegisterRac (Read/Write) cfgDNSServersFromDHCP (Read/Write) cfgDNSServer1 (Read/Write) cfgDNSServer2 (Read/Write) cfgNicEnable (Read/Write) cfgNicIpAddress (Read/Write) cfgNicNetmask (Read/Write) cfgNicGateway (Read/Write) cfgNicUseDhcp (Read/Write) cfgNicMacAddress (Read Only)

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cfgCurrentLanNetworking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

cfgNicCurrentIpAddress (Read Only) cfgNicCurrentNetmask (Read Only) cfgNicCurrentGateway (Read Only) cfgNicCurrentDhcpWasUsed (Read Only) cfgDNSCurrentDomainName (Read Only) cfgDNSCurrentServer1 (Read Only) cfgDNSCurrentServer2 (Read Only)

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cfgRemoteHosts

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cfgRhostsSmtpEmailEnable (Read/Write) cfgRhostsSmtpServerIpAddr (Read/Write) cfgRhostsFwUpdateTftpEnable (Read/Write) cfgRhostsFwUpdateIpAddr (Read/Write) cfgRhostsFwUpdatePath (Read/Write)

cfgUserAdmin

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cfgUserAdminPrivilege (Read/Write) cfgUserAdminUserName (Read/Write) cfgUserAdminPassword (Write Only)

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cfgUserAdminAlertFilterRacEventMask (Read/Write) cfgUserAdminAlertFilterSysEventMask (Read/Write) cfgUserAdminEmailEnable (Read/Write) cfgUserAdminEmailAddress (Read/Write) cfgUserAdminEmailCustomMsg (Read/Write) cfgUserAdminIndex (Read Only)

cfgTraps

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cfgTrapsDestIpAddr (Read/Write) cfgTrapsEnable (Read/Write) cfgTrapsSnmpCommunity (Read/Write)

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cfgTrapsFilterRacEventMask (Read/Write) cfgTrapsFilterSysEventMask (Read/Write) cfgTrapsIndex (Read Only)

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cfgSessionManagement

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cfgSsnMgtMaxSessions (Read/Write) cfgSsnMgtMaxSessionsPerUser (Read/Write) cfgSsnMgtSshIdleTimeout (Read/Write)

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cfgSerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

cfgSerialBaudRate (Read/Write) cfgSerialConsoleEnable (Read/Write) cfgSerialConsoleQuitKey (Read/Write) cfgSerialConsoleIdleTimeout (Read/Write) cfgSerialConsoleShellType (Read/Write) cfgSerialConsoleNoAuth (Read/Write) cfgSerialConsoleCommand (Read/Write) cfgSerialHistorySize (Read/Write) cfgSerialSshEnable (Read/Write) cfgSerialTelnetEnable (Read/Write) cfgSerialCom2RedirEnable (Read/Write) cfgSerialTelnet7flsBackspace (Read/Write)

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cfgNetTuning

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cfgNetTuningNicAutoneg (Read/Write) cfgNetTuningNic100MB (Read/Write) cfgNetTuningNicFullDuplex (Read/Write) cfgNetTuningNicMtu (Read/Write) cfgNetTuningIpTtl (Read/Write)

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cfgNetTuningIpReassTtl (Read/Write) cfgNetTuningTcpSrttBase (Read/Write) cfgNetTuningTcpSrttDflt (Read/Write) cfgNetTuningTcpReXmtMin (Read/Write) cfgNetTuningTcpReXmtMax (Read/Write) cfgNetTuningTcpMsl (Read/Write)

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cfgNetTuningIpSubnetsAreLocal (Read/Write) Tuning the DRAC 4 for Satellite Connectivity

cfgOobSnmp

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cfgOobSnmpAgentCommunity (Read/Write) cfgOobSnmpTrapsEnable (Read/Write) cfgOobSnmpAgentEnable (Read/Write)

cfgRacTuning

cfgRacTuneHttpPort (Read/Write) cfgRacTuneHttpsPort (Read/Write) cfgRacTuneSshPort (Read/Write)

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cfgRacTuneTelnetPort (Read/Write) cfgRacTuneFwUpdateResetDelay (Read/Write) cfgRacTuneRemoteRacadmEnable (Read/Write)

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cfgRacTuneHostCom2BaudRate (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

cfgRacTuneConRedirPort (Read/Write)

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ifcRacManagedNodeOs

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ifcRacMnOsHostname (Read/Write) ifcRacMnOsOsName (Read/Write) ifcRacMnOsOsType (Read Only)

cfgRacSecurity

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cfgRacSecCsrCommonName (Read/Write) cfgRacSecCsrOrganizationName (Read/Write) cfgRacSecCsrOrganizationUnit (Read/Write) cfgRacSecCsrLocalityName (Read/Write) cfgRacSecCsrStateName (Read/Write) cfgRacSecCsrCountryCode (Read/Write) cfgRacSecCsrEmailAddr (Read/Write) cfgRacSecCsrKeySize (Read/Write)

cfgRacVirtual

cfgFloppyEmulation (Read/Write) cfgVirMediaDisable (Read/Write) cfgVirAtapiSrvPort (Read/Write) cfgVirtualBootOnce (Read/Write)

cfgActiveDirectory

cfgADRacDomain (Read/Write) cfgADRacName (Read/Write) cfgADEnable (Read/Write) cfgADAuthTimeout (Read/Write) cfgADRootDomain (Read/Write)

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Event Filter Operation and Event Mask Properties

DRAC 4-Generated Event Mask Definitions

System-Generated Alert Mask Definitions

Alert Filter Properties

Alert Test Commands

Email Test Command Alert Data Definitions Trap Test Command Alert Data Definitions

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Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Figures

Figure 1-1. DRAC 4/I Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 1-2. DRAC 4/P Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 5-1. Typical Setup for Active Directory Objects . . . . . 87

Figure 5-2. Setting Up Active Directory Objects in a

Single Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Figure 5-3. Setting Up Active Directory Objects in

Multiple Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Figure 7-1. Overall Architecture of Virtual Media . . . . . . . 111

Tables

Table 1-1. DRAC 4 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Table 1-2. DRAC 4 Port Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Table 1-3. Supported Remote Access Connections . . . . . . . 24

Table 2-1. DRAC 4 IDE Option ROM Utility Properties . . . . . . 36

Table 2-2. DRAC 4 Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Table 3-1. Sample File: /etc/grub.con . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Table 3-2. Sample File: /etc/innitab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Table 3-3. Sample File: /etc/securetty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Table 3-4. Required Pinout for DB-9 Null Modem Cable . . . . 52

Table 3-5. Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation . . . 54

Table 3-6. Management Station COM Port Settings . . . . . . 55

Table 4-1. User Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Table 4-2. User Group Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Table 4-3. Enable email Alert Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Table 4-4. email Alert Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Table 4-5. DRAC 4 Network Configuration Page Settings . . . . 61

Table 4-6. DRAC 4 Network Configuration Page Buttons . . . . 62

Table 4-7. Alert Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Table 4-8. Severity Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Table 4-9. SNMP Alert Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Table 4-10. SNMP Alerts Page Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Table 4-11. Server Certificate Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Table 4-12. View Server Certificate Page Buttons . . . . . . . . 67

Table 4-13. Certificate Management Page Options . . . . . . . 68

Table 4-14. Required CSR Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Table 4-15. Certificate Signing Request Generation

Page Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Table 4-16. Certificate Management Page Buttons . . . . . . . 69

Table 4-17. Types of System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Table 4-18. DRAC 4 Information Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Table 4-19. System Information Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Table 4-20. Watchdog Information Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Table 4-21. Session Status Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Table 4-22. Server Control Page Buttons (Top Right) . . . . . . . 74

Table 4-23. Status Indicator Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Table 4-24. SEL Buttons (Top Right) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Table 4-25. Status Indicator Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Table 4-26. DRAC 4 Log Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Table 4-27. Last Crash Screen Page Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Table 4-28. Diagnostic Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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Table 4-29. Diagnostic Console Page Buttons (Top Right) . . . . 77

Table 4-30. DRAC 4 Network Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Table 4-31. DRAC 4 Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Table 4-32. Managing and Recovering a Remote System:

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Table 5-1. Class Definitions for Classes Added to the

Active Directory Schema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Table 5-2. dellRacDevice Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Table 5-3. dellAssociationObject Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Table 5-4. dellRAC4Privileges Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Table 5-5. dellPrivileges Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Table 5-6. dellProduct Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Table 5-7. List of Attributes Added to the

Active Directory Schema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Table 5-8. Using the DRAC 4 With Active Directory:

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Table 6-1. Console Redirection Page Information . . . . . . . 104

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Table 6-2. Console Redirection Page Buttons . . . . . . . . . 105

Table 6-3. Other Console Redirection Page Buttons . . . . . 106

Table 6-4. Using Console Redirection:

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Table 7-1. Using Virtual Media:

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Table 8-1. Serial/Telnet Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Table 8-2. racadm Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Table 8-3. racadm Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Table 8-4. Log/Verbose Level Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Table 8-5. racadm Subcommands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Table 8-6. Using the serial and racadm Commands:

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Table A-1. Help Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Table A-2. arp Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Table A-3. clearasrscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Table A-4. config/getconfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Table A-5. config Subcommand Options

and Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Table A-6. getconfig Subcommand Options . . . . . . . . . . 152

Table A-7. coredump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Table A-8. coredumpdelete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Table A-9. fwupdate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Table A-10. fwupdate Subcommand Options . . . . . . . . . . 157

Table A-11. getssinfo Subcommand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Table A-12. getssinfo Subcommand Options . . . . . . . . . . 159

Table A-13. getssninfo Subcommand Output Example . . . . . 160

Table A-14. getsysinfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Table A-15. getsysinfo Subcommand Options . . . . . . . . . 161

Table A-16. Watchdog Recovery Action Number

Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Table A-17. getractime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Table A-18. ifconfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Table A-19. netstat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Table A-20. ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Table A-21. setniccfg/getniccfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Table A-22. getsvctag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Table A-23. racdump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Table A-24. racreset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Table A-25. racreset Subcommand Options . . . . . . . . . . 168

Table A-26. racresetcfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

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Table A-27. serveraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Table A-28. serveraction Subcommand Options . . . . . . . . 169

Table A-29. getraclog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Table A-30. getsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Table A-31. gettracelog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Table A-32. setrac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Table A-33. setrac Subcommand Options . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Table A-34. sslcsrgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Table A-35. sslcsrgen Subcommand Options . . . . . . . . . . 175

Table A-36. sslcertupload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Table A-37. sslcertupload Subcommand Options . . . . . . . . 176

Table A-38. sslcertdownload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Table A-39. sslcertdownload Subcommand Options . . . . . . 177

Table A-40. sslcertview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Table A-41. sslcertview Subcommand Options . . . . . . . . . 178

Table A-42. testemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

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Table A-43. testemail Subcommand Options . . . . . . . . . . 180

Table A-44. testtrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Table A-45. testtrap Subcommand Options . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Table A-46. vmdisconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Table B-1. Bit Masks for User Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Table B-2. DRAC 4 Properties for Satellite Connectivity . . . . 208

Table B-3. DRAC 4-Generated Event Mask

Bit Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Table B-4. System-Generated Alert Mask

Bit Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Table B-5. Alert Filter Property Group and Object IDs . . . . . 222

DRAC 4 Overview

The Dell™ Remote Access Controller 4 (DRAC 4) is a systems management hardware and software solution designed to provide remote management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control functions for Dell PowerEdge™ systems.

By communicating with the system’s baseboard management controller (BMC), the DRAC 4 can be configured to send you email alerts for warnings or errors related to voltages, temperatures, and fan speeds. The DRAC 4 also logs event data and the most recent crash screen (for systems running the Microsoft diagnose the probable cause of a system crash.

Depending on your system, the DRAC 4 hardware is either a daughter card (DRAC 4/I) or a half-length PCI card (DRAC 4/P). The DRAC 4/I and DRAC 4/P are identical except for the hardware differences (see "

The DRAC 4 has its own microprocessor and memory, and is powered by the system in which it is installed. The DRAC 4 may be preinstalled on your system, or available separately in a kit.

To get started with the DRAC 4, see "Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 4."

DRAC 4 Hardware Features").

What’s New in DRAC 4 in this Release?

For this release, DRAC 4 firmware version 1.30 supports the following:

• Secure Shell (SSH). For more information, see "Using the Secure Shell (SSH)."

• History buffer. For more information, see "Starting a Text Console."

• racadm vmdisconnect. For more information, see "vmdisconnect."

• ISO image support for Virtual Media

• Remote operating system deployment using the VM-CLI utility. See "Operating System Deployment Using the DRAC 4 Virtual Media CLI Feature."

A new object named cfgVirtualBootOnce has been added to the Virtual Media

•

configuration group "cfgRacVirtual." See "

Windows® operating system only) to help you

cfgVirtualBootOnce (Read/Write)

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DRAC 4 Hardware Features

Figure 1-1 shows the DRAC 4/I hardware and Figure 1-2 shows the DRAC 4/P hardware.

Figure 1-1. DRAC 4/I Hardware Features

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RJ-45 Connector

Figure 1-2. DRAC 4/P Hardware Features

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Video Connector

RJ-45 Connector

Management Connector

Hardware Specifications

Power Requirements

Ta b l e 1-1 lists the power requirements for the DRAC 4.

Table 1-1. DRAC 4 Power Requirements

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: Installation instructions for the DRAC 4 hardware can be found in the Installing a Remote Access Card

document or the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide that comes with your system. Ensure that you

connect the management cable and the local video monitor (if present) to the DRAC 4/P in PCI slot 4.

The DRAC 4 provides a dedicated 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 NIC and a connector for mounting the card to the system board. The DRAC 4/P also provides a video connector, and a 30-pin Management Connector.

DRAC 4 Ports

Ta b l e 1-2 identifies the ports used by the DRAC 4. This information is required when opening firewalls for remote access to a DRAC 4.

Table 1-2. DRAC 4 Port Numbers

DRAC 4 Port Number Used For

Ports on DRAC 4 listening for connection (server):

161

443

3668

5869

5900

Secure Shell (configurable)

Telnet (configurable)

HTTP (configurable)

SNMP Agent (not configurable)

HTTPS (configurable)

Virtual Media server (configurable)

Remote racadm spcmp server (not configurable)

Console Redirection (configurable)

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Table 1-2. DRAC 4 Port Numbers (continued)

DRAC 4 Port Number Used For

Ports that DRAC 4 uses as a client:

162

636

3269

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Supported Remote Access Connections

Ta b l e 1-3 lists the features of each type of connection.

Table 1-3. Supported Remote Access Connections

Connection Features

DRAC 4 NIC

Serial port

SMTP (not configurable)

TFTP (not configurable)

SNMP trap (not configurable)

DNS (not configurable)

LDAP (not configurable)

LDAP for global catalog (GC) (not configurable)

• 10/100 Mbps Ethernet

• DHCP support

• SNMP traps and email event notification

• Dedicated network interface for the DRAC 4 Web-based interface

• Support for Telnet 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 4 Security Features

The DRAC 4 provides the following security features:

• Authentication for users through Microsoft Active Directory (optional) or hardware-stored user IDs and passwords

• Role-based authority allows specific privileges to be configured for each user

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

• racadm CLI and Web-based interface operation supports SSL encryption of 128 bit and 40 bit (for countries where 128 bit is not acceptable)

NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption.

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• Session time-out configuration (in minutes) through the Web-based interface or racadm CLI

• Many of the commonly known DRAC 4 IP ports are configurable

• Secure Shell (SSH) that uses an encrypted transport layer for higher security. SSH is available on DRAC 4 firmware 1.30.

Supported Platforms

The DRAC 4/I is supported on the following systems:

• PowerEdge 1850

• PowerEdge 2800

• PowerEdge 2850

The DRAC 4/P is supported on the following systems:

• PowerEdge 800

• PowerEdge 1800

• PowerEdge 6800

• PowerEdge 6850

Supported Operating Systems

The DRAC 4 currently supports the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Standard Edition SP1, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 SP1

• Windows 2000 Server (SP4) and Windows 2000 Advanced Server (SP4)

•Novell

•Red Hat

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 4) for Intel x86 and Intel EM64T

NetWare® 6.5 (SP1 or later)

Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS (version 3) for Intel® Extended Memory 64-bit

Technology (Intel EM64T) and Intel x86

NOTICE: Currently, the Virtual Media feature is not supported under any version of the Novell NetWare

operating system. NetWare drivers ignore the virtual drives and do not make them available to the system.

Supported Web Browsers

NOTE: The Console Redirection feature requires that you have installed a supported Java Virtual

Machine (JVM). For a list of the supported JVM plug-ins, see the DRAC 4 readme on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com on the Systems Management documentation Web page.

NOTICE: The Virtual Media client requires that you use Microsoft Internet Explorer if using a

Windows

operating system.

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• 32-bit versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows

• 32-bit versions of Mozilla 1.6 or later on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• 32-bit versions of Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

NOTE: When you are using Internet Explorer on systems running Microsoft Windows, to view localized

versions of the DRAC 4 Web-based interface, open the Windows Control Panel, double-click the Regional Options icon, and select the desired locale from the Your locale (location) drop-down menu.

Features

The following is a list of features available on the DRAC 4.

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• Dynamic registration of the DRAC 4 name in the Domain Name System (DNS).

• Remote management and monitoring of a system through the DRAC 4 Web-based interface, serial connection, or telnet connection.

• Configuring Microsoft Active Directory service software to give you access to the DRAC 4, allows you to add and control the DRAC 4 user privileges of your existing users in your Active Directory software.

• Console redirection feature that allows you to remotely use the managed system keyboard, video, and mouse functions.

• Virtual Media feature that enables the managed system to remotely access a diskette or CD located on the management station.

• Access to the system event log (SEL) and DRAC 4 logs and last crash screen (of the crashed or unresponsive system) independent of the operating system state.

• Integrated launch of the DRAC 4 interface from Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator and Dell OpenManage IT Assistant.

• Ability to alert you to potential problems on the managed system by sending either an email message or an SNMP trap through the DRAC 4 NIC to a management station.

• Ability to configure the DRAC 4 and update DRAC 4 firmware locally or remotely using the racadm command line utility, a scriptable interface.

• Ability to perform power management functions, such as shutdown and reset, remotely from a management console.

• Password-level security management and SSL encryption.

• Role-based authority that provides assignable permissions for different systems management tasks.

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Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 4

This chapter provides information about how to install and setup your DRAC 4 hardware and

software.

What You Need to Get Started

Gather the following items that came with your system prior to installing and configuring the DRAC 4 software.

• DRAC 4 hardware (already installed or in the optional kit)

• The instructions for installing DRAC 4 in this chapter

Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management

•

Dell Systems Management Consoles

Dell PowerEdge Documentation

•

Installing the DRAC 4 Hardware

NOTE: The DRAC 4 connection emulates a USB keyboard connection. As a result, when you restart the

system, the system will not notify you if your keyboard is not attached.

The DRAC 4 may be preinstalled on your system, or available separately in a kit. To get started with the DRAC 4 that is already installed on your system, see " Configuration Overview."

If a DRAC 4 is not installed on your system, see the Installing a Remote Access Card document that came with your DRAC 4 kit or see your platform Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for hardware installation instructions before proceeding.

Software Installation and

NOTE: The removal of expansion cards, such as the DRAC 4, is documented in the Installation and

Troubleshooting Guide that came with your system.

Software Installation and Configuration Overview

This section provides a high-level overview of the DRAC 4 software installation and configuration process. All configuration steps can be performed using the Web-based interface, racadm CLI, or Serial/Telnet console. Network configuration can also be performed using operating system utilities (Option ROM).

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For more information about the DRAC 4 software components, see "Installing the Software on the Managed System."

To install your DRAC 4 software, perform the following steps in their numbered order:

Update the system BIOS.

Install the software on the managed system. See "Installing the Software on the Managed System."

Install the software on the management station. See "Installing the Software on the Management Station."

To configure your DRAC 4 software, perform the following steps in their numbered order. All configuration steps can be performed using the Web-based interface, racadm CLI, or Serial/Telnet console. Network configuration can also be performed using operating system utilities (Option ROM).

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NOTICE: Unexpected results may occur if you use more than one of the following configuration methods

simultaneously: Web-based interface, racadm CLI, or Option ROM.

NOTE: For basic information about using the Red Hat® Enterprise Linux operating system, see "DRAC 4

Software Basics for Red Hat Enterprise Linux."

Configure the DRAC 4 network settings. See "Configuring the DRAC 4 Network Settings."

Add and configure DRAC 4 users. See "Adding and Configuring DRAC 4 Users."

Configure the Web browser to connect to the Web-based interface. See "Configuring a Supported Web Browser."

Install the Sun Java plug-in. See "Installing the Sun Java Plug-In."

NOTE: The Sun Java plug-in is only required if you are using the Console Redirection feature.

Disable the Windows Automatic Reboot Option. See "Disabling the Windows Automatic Reboot Option."

Update the DRAC 4 Firmware. See "Updating the DRAC 4 Firmware."

Access the DRAC 4 through a network. See "Accessing the DRAC 4 Through a Network."

Installing the Software on the Managed System

Installing software on the managed system is optional. Without managed system software, you will lose the ability to use the racadm CLI locally, and for the system to capture the last crash screen.

To install the managed system software, install the software on the managed system using the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD. For instructions about how to install this software, see

your Quick Installation Guide or Server Administrator User's Guide.

Managed system software will install your choices from the following components on the managed system: the appropriate version of Server Administrator and the appropriate DRAC 4 agent or only the DRAC 4 agent.

NOTE: Do not install the DRAC 4 management station software and the DRAC 4 managed system

software on the same system.

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