Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 User Manual

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What's New in DRAC 4 in this Release
DRAC 4 Hardware Features
Hardware Specifications
Supported Remote Access Connections
Supported Platforms
Features
Other Documents You May Need
Installing and Setting Up the DRAC
Installing the Software on the Managed System
Configuring the Managed System to Capture the Last Crash Screen
Installing the Software on the Management Station
Viewing Localized Versions of the Web-Based Interface
Configuring DRAC 4 Properties
Configuring the DRAC 4 Network Settings
DRAC 4 IDE Option ROM Utility Properties
Adding and Configuring DRAC 4 Users
Updating the DRAC 4 Firmware
Accessing the DRAC 4 Through a Network
DRAC 4 Software Basics for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Additional Information
Serial and Telnet Console Features
Enabling and Configuring the Managed System to Use a Serial or Telnet Console
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
Using the racadm Command to Configure the Settings for the Serial and Telnet Console
Using the Secure Shell (SSH)
Local Serial Port or Telnet Management Station (Client System)
Connecting the DB-9 Cable
Configuring the Management Station Terminal Emulation Software
Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial Console Redirection
Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux XTerm for Telnet Console Redirection
Enabling Microsoft Telnet for Telnet Console Redirection
Accessing the Web-Based Interface
Adding and Configuring DRAC 4 Users and Alerts
Table
email Alert Severity
Configuring the DRAC 4 NIC
DRAC 4 Network Configuration Page Buttons
Adding and Configuring SNMP Alerts
Severity Options
Managing a Remote System
Ensuring DRAC 4 Network Security
Server Certificate Information
Certificate Management Page Options
Certificate Signing Request Generation Page Buttons
Viewing System Information
System Information Fields
Recovering and Troubleshooting the Managed System
First Steps to Troubleshoot a Remote System
Using the SEL
Using the DRAC 4 Log
Viewing the Last System Crash Screen
Diagnostic Commands
Troubleshooting Network Problems
Troubleshooting Alerting Problems
Table 4-31. DRAC 4 Log Messages
Frequently Asked Questions
Active Directory Schema Extensions
Overview of the RAC Schema Extensions
Typical Setup for Active Directory Objects
Setting Up Active Directory Objects in a Single Domain
Setting Up Active Directory Objects in Multiple Domains
Configuring Active Directory to Access Your DRAC 4
Table 5-1. Class Definitions for Classes Added to the Active Directory Schema
Table 5-4. dellRAC4Privileges Class
Table 5-7. List of Attributes Added to the Active Directory Schema
Installing the Dell Extension to the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In
Opening the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In
Creating an Association Object
Enabling SSL on a Domain Controller
Exporting the Domain Controller Root CA Certificate
Configuring the DRAC 4
Configuring the DRAC 4 Active Directory Settings Using the racadm CLI
Table 5-8. Using the DRAC 4 With Active Directory Frequently Asked Questions
Overview
Table 6-1. Console Redirection Page Information
Table 6-2. Console Redirection Page Buttons
Table 6-3. Other Console Redirection Page Buttons
Overall Architecture of Virtual Media
Operating System Requirements on the Managed System
Installing the Virtual Media Plug-In
Booting From the Virtual Media
Using Virtual Media When the Server's Operating System Is Running
Configuring the Virtual Floppy Feature For Your Operating System
racvmcli
Interfaces and APIs
Table 7-1. Using Virtual Media Frequently Asked Questions
Using a Serial or Telnet Console
Viewing a List of Serial/Telnet Commands
Using the racadm CLI
racadm Synopsis
Table 8-4. Log/Verbose Level Options
racadm Subcommand Descriptions
racadm Error Messages
Creating a DRAC 4 Configuration File
Configuration File Example
Using the racadm Utility to Configure the DRAC 4
Before Adding a DRAC 4 User
Adding a DRAC 4 User With Alerting Capabilities
Adding a DRAC 4 User With Permissions
Configuring DRAC 4 Network Properties
Table 8-6. Using the serial and racadm Commands Frequently Asked Questions
Requirements
Tasks
vmdeploy
Creating Bootable Deployment Image Files
Troubleshooting the DRAC 4
help
Synopsis
config Subcommand Description
getconfig Subcommand Description
Examples
Description
coredumpdelete
Input
Table A-
Output
getssninfo
getsysinfo
getsysinfo Subcommand Options
Restrictions
getractime
netstat
Description for setniccfg
getsvctag
racreset
racresetcfg
serveraction
getraclog
clrraclog
clrsel
setrac
sslcsrgen
Options
sslcertupload
sslcertdownload
sslcertview
testemail
testtrap
vmdisconnect
idRacInfo
idRacVersionInfo (Read Only)
idRacType (Read)
cfgDNSRacName (Read/Write)
cfgDNSServersFromDHCP (Read/Write)
cfgNicEnable (Read/Write)
cfgNicGateway (Read/Write)
cfgNicCurrentIpAddress (Read Only)
cfgDNSCurrentDomainName (Read Only)
cfgRhostsSmtpServerIpAddr (Read/Write)
cfgRhostsFwUpdatePath (Read/Write)
cfgUserAdminUserName (Read/Write)
cfgUserAdminAlertFilterRacEventMask (Read/Write)
cfgUserAdminEmailAddress (Read/Write)
cfgTrapsEnable (Read/Write)
cfgTrapsFilterSysEventMask (Read/Write)
cfgSsnMgtMaxSessions (Read/Write)
cfgSerial
cfgSerialConsoleQuitKey (Read/Write)
cfgSerialConsoleNoAuth (Read/Write)
cfgSerialSshEnable (Read/Write)
cfgSerialTelnet7flsBackspace (Read/Write)
cfgNetTuningNicFullDuplex (Read/Write)
cfgNetTuningIpReassTtl (Read/Write)
cfgNetTuningTcpReXmtMin (Read/Write)
cfgNetTuningIpSubnetsAreLocal (Read/Write)
cfgOobSnmp
cfgOobSnmpAgentEnable (Read/Write)
cfgRacTuneHttpsPort (Read/Write)
cfgRacTuneFwUpdateResetDelay (Read/Write)
cfgRacTuneConRedirPort (Read/Write)
ifcRacMnOsOsType (Read Only)
cfgRacSecCsrOrganizationUnit (Read/Write)
cfgRacSecCsrCountryCode (Read/Write)
cfgRacVirtual
cfgVirAtapiSrvPort (Read/Write)
cfgADRacName (Read/Write)
cfgADRootDomain (Read/Write)
System-Generated Alert Mask Definitions
Alert Filter Properties
Alert Test Commands
Trap Test Command

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Configuring and Using Virtual Media 111Configuring and Using Virtual MediaOverviewThe Virtual Media feature provides the managed system with a virtual floppy diskette drive anda virtual CD drive, which can use standard media from anywhere on the network. (Figure 7-1shows the overall architecture of virtual media.) With this feature, administrators can remotelyboot their managed systems, install applications, update drivers, or even install new operatingsystems remotely from the virtual CD/floppy diskette drives.Figure 7-1. Overall Architecture of Virtual MediaManaged System Management StationDRAC 4 Remote CDVirtual FloppyVirtual CDRemote FloppyNetwork

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