Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of GENIRacksAdministration/OpenGENIRacksAdminAccounts/iDRAC

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05/23/14 10:17:29 (10 years ago)

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GENIRacksAdministration/OpenGENIRacksAdminAccounts/iDRAC

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+== '''1 Preparation'''[[BR]] ==
+
+
+Prepare static IP addresses for iDRACs at all Dell R620 servers. 
+
+For example:[[BR]]
+||10.10.8.10/25||(Control node)||
+||10.10.8.11/25||(Compute node 1)||
+||10.10.8.12/25||(Compute node 2)||
+
+
+
+== '''2 iDRAC Initial Settings''' ==
+
+
+
+Press F2 while the server is booting.
+
+
+While the setup screen is displayed, select “iDRAC settings”.
+
+
+'''''!Username/Password Configuration'''''
+
+
+Select “User Configuration” and change default username/password if you want.[[BR]]
+Default username/password is root/calvin.
+
+'''''Network Configuration'''''''''[[BR]]
+
+Select “Network”.
+Under “IPv4 Settings”, disable DHCP.[[BR]]
+Enter IP address, gateway, subnet mask, and DNS servers.[[BR]]
+Press ESC. Save the settings and exit System Setup. Repeat at other servers.[[BR]]
+
+
+
+== '''3 Users Creation''' ==
+
+
+Open a browser and go to the web GUI of iDRAC at the server. For example: !https://10.10.8.10/.
+
+Select “User Authentication” in the left navigation bar → Select “Local User” tag → in “User ID” column click any available number → check “Configure User” → click Next button.[[BR]]
+
+
+'''''General'''''[[BR]]
+
+Check “Enable User”. Enter “User name” and password. For example, enter username as “admin”.[[BR]]
+
+'''IPMI User Privileges'''''[[BR]]
+''
+Select granted privileges for this user. For example, choose “Administrator” for user “admin”.[[BR]]
+
+'''iDRAC User Privileges'''''''[[BR]]
+
+Select granted privileges for this user for Roles. For example, choose “Administrator” for user “admin”.[[BR]]
+Click Apply.[[BR]]
+
+Creating users with different privileges in the same way. For example, create a user named “operator” and choose corresponding privilege “Operator”.[[BR]]
+Repeat at other servers.[[BR]]
+
+== '''3a Users Deletion''' ==
+
+
+Open a browser and go to the web GUI of iDRAC at the server. For example: !https://10.10.8.10/.
+
+Select “User Authentication” in the left navigation bar → Select “Local User” tag → in “User ID” column click any available number → check “Configure User” → click Next button.[[BR]]
+
+
+'''''General'''''[[BR]]
+
+Unclick “Enable User”.[[BR]] 
+Click Apply.[[BR]]
+
+== '''4 Generating and Uploading Keys''' ==
+
+Generate DSA key pairs on your host machine (Linux).[[BR]]
+
+   $ssh-keygen -t dsa
+For example, the key pairs generated are named as id_dsa.pub and id_dsa.[[BR]]
+
+Upload public keys.[[BR]]
+Open a browser and go to the web GUI of iDRAC at the server.
+Select “User Authentication” in the left navigation bar → Select “Local User” tag → in “User ID” column click the user → select “Upload SSH Key(s)” → click Next button.[[BR]]
+
+Choose the public key and upload it for this user. For example, choose admin dsa.pub.[[BR]]
+
+You may generate different key pairs for users with different privileges. Repeat at other servers.[[BR]]
+
+
+== '''5 SSH into iDRAC''' ==
+
+There will be a single admin account with username "gram" configured on the BBN-CAM rack for the iDRAC system on each server.[[BR]]
+
+From the control node on the rack, run:[[BR]]
+
+  $ ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_dsa gram@10.10.8.10
+
+At the iDRAC command prompt, get into ''racadm'' shell by entering:
+
+ /admin1-> racadm [[BR]]
+
+In the racadm shell, you could do available power actions by running[[BR]]
+
+ racadm>> serveraction <action >[[BR]]
+
+Here are server power management actions that can be used with the ''serveraction'' command :[[BR]]
+• powerdown
+• powerup
+• powercycle
+• hardreset
+• powerstatus[[BR]]
+
+Latest racadm user guide could be found at ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_poweredge/poweredge-m1000e_Developer%27s%20Guide6_en-us.pdf