Setting Up Management Station; Accessing Idrac Remotely - Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual

When importing server configuration profile, you can uncomment the existing password attribute or the new password hash
attribute(s). If both are uncommented an error is generated and the password is not set. A commented attribute is not applied
during an import.
Generating hash password without SNMPv3 and IPMI authentication
To generate hash password without SNMPv3 and IPMI authentication:
1. For iDRAC user accounts, you must salt the password using SHA256.
When you salt the password, a 16 byte binary string is appended. The Salt is required to be 16 bytes long, if provided.
2. Provide hash value and salt in the imported server configuration profile, RACADM commands, or WSMAN.
3. After setting the password, the normal plain text password authentication works except that SNMP v3 and IPMI
authentication fails for iDRAC user accounts that had passwords updated with hash.

Setting up management station

A management station is a computer used for accessing iDRAC interfaces to remotely monitor and manage the PowerEdge
server(s).
To set up the management station:
1. Install a supported operating system. For more information, see the release notes.
2. Install and configure a supported Web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari).
3. Install the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (required if Java plug-in type is used to access iDRAC using a Web browser).
4. From the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD, install Remote RACADM and VMCLI from the SYSMGMT
folder. Else, run Setup on the DVD to install Remote RACADM by default and other OpenManage software. For more
information about RACADM, see iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/
idracmanuals..
5. Install the following based on the requirement:
• Telnet
• SSH client
• TFTP
• Dell OpenManage Essentials
Related links
Installing and using VMCLI utility
Configuring supported web browsers

Accessing iDRAC remotely

To remotely access iDRAC Web interface from a management station, make sure that the management station is in the same
network as iDRAC. For example:
• Blade servers — The management station must be on the same network as CMC. For more information on isolating CMC
network from the managed system's network, see Chassis Management Controller User's Guide available at dell.com/support/
manuals.
• Rack and tower servers — Set the iDRAC NIC to Dedicated or LOM1 and make sure that the management station is on the
same network as iDRAC.
To access the managed system's console from a management station, use Virtual Console through iDRAC Web interface.
Related links
Launching virtual console
Network settings
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