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Launching CMC Using Other Systems Management Tools................................................................................. 36
Downloading and Updating CMC Firmware................................................................................................................. 36
Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name................................................................................................ 36
Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using Web Interface......................................................36
Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using RACADM..............................................................37
Setting Date and Time on CMC..................................................................................................................................... 37
Setting Date and Time on CMC Using CMC Web Interface................................................................................ 37
Setting Date and Time on CMC Using RACADM...................................................................................................37
Conguring LEDs to Identify Components on the Chassis.........................................................................................37
Conguring LED Blinking Using CMC Web Interface............................................................................................ 37
Conguring LED Blinking Using RACADM..............................................................................................................38
Conguring CMC Properties.......................................................................................................................................... 38
Conguring iDRAC Launch Method Using CMC Web Interface................................................................................38
Conguring iDRAC Launch Method Using RACADM..................................................................................................39
Conguring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using CMC Web Interface ................................................................ 39
Conguring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using RACADM....................................................................................39
Understanding Redundant CMC Environment............................................................................................................ 40
About Standby CMC................................................................................................................................................. 40
CMC Failsafe Mode...................................................................................................................................................40
Active CMC Election Process................................................................................................................................... 41
Obtaining Health Status of Redundant CMC..........................................................................................................41
Conguring Front Panel...................................................................................................................................................41
Conguring Power Button.........................................................................................................................................41
Conguring LCD......................................................................................................................................................... 41
Accessing a Server Using KVM................................................................................................................................42
3 Logging in to CMC.......................................................................................................................................43
Accessing CMC Web Interface...................................................................................................................................... 43
Logging in to CMC as a Local User, Active Directory User, or LDAP User...............................................................44
Logging in to CMC Using a Smart Card........................................................................................................................44
Logging in to CMC Using Single Sign-on......................................................................................................................45
Logging In To CMC Using Serial, Telnet, Or SSH Console..........................................................................................45
Accessing CMC Using RACADM...................................................................................................................................46
Logging in to CMC Using Public Key Authentication.................................................................................................. 46
Multiple CMC Sessions................................................................................................................................................... 46
Changing Default Login Password................................................................................................................................. 47
Changing Default Login Password Using Web Interface.......................................................................................47
Changing Default Login Password Using RACADM...............................................................................................47
Enabling or Disabling Default Password Warning Message .......................................................................................48
Enabling or Disabling Default Password Warning Message Using Web Interface..............................................48
Enabling or Disabling Warning Message to Change Default Login Password Using RACADM........................48
Use case scenarios.......................................................................................................................................................... 48
Conversion of External Shared PERC 8 card High Availability to Non-High Availability Mode using Web
Interface......................................................................................................................................................................48
Conversion of External Shared PERC 8 card Non-High Availability to High Availability Mode using Web
Interface......................................................................................................................................................................49
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