Managing and Recovering a Remote System 57Managing and Recovering a Remote SystemThe DRAC 4 provides a Web-based interface and the racadm CLI (command line interface)that allows you to configure the DRAC 4 properties and users, perform remote managementtasks, and troubleshoot a remote (managed) system for problems. For everyday systemsmanagement, you will use the DRAC 4 Web-based interface. This chapter provides informationabout how to perform common systems management tasks with the DRAC 4 Web-basedinterface and provides links to the information you may need.All Web-based interface configuration tasks can also be performed with the racadm CLI. For a listof all racadm CLI and serial/telnet console commands that can be used to perform the text-basedequivalents of each task, see "Using the serial and racadm Commands."NOTE: When you are working in the Web-based interface, see your DRAC 4 online help for contextsensitive information about each Web-based interface page.Accessing the Web-Based InterfaceTo link to the DRAC 4 remote Web-based interface Log in window, open your Web browser andtype https://<IP address>:<port number> (whereIP address is the IP addressfor the DRAC 4 andport number is the HTTPS port number if it has been changed) in theaddress field, and press . The DRAC 4 Log in window appears.Logging InNOTE: To log in, you must have Log In to DRAC 4 permission.You can log in as either a DRAC 4 user or as an Active Directory user. To log in, perform thefollowing steps.NOTE: The default user name and password are "root" and "calvin."1 In the User Name field, enter either your DRAC 4 user name as <username>, or ActiveDirectory user name as <domain>\<username>, <domain>/<username>, or<user>@<domain>. The DRAC 4 user name for local users is case sensitive; the ActiveDirectory user name is not case sensitive. Examples of an Active Directory user name are:dell.com\john_doe or john_doe@dell.com.2 In the Password field, enter your DRAC 4 user password or Active Directory user password.This field is case sensitive.3 Click OK or press .
