= Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Configuration =

== '''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]]
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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