Difference Between Fips-Mode Supported And Fips-Validated; Enabling Fips Mode; Disabling Fips Mode; Configuring Services - Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual

Difference between FIPS-mode supported and FIPS-validated

Software that has been validated by completing the Cryptographic Module Validation Program is referred to as FIPS-validated.
Because of the time it takes to complete FIPS-validation, not all versions of iDRAC are validated. For information about the latest
status of FIPS-validation for iDRAC, see the Cryptographic Module Validation Program page on the NIST website.

Enabling FIPS Mode

CAUTION: Enabling FIPS mode resets iDRAC to factory-default settings. If you want to restore the settings, back up the
server configuration profile (SCP) before you enable FIPS mode, and restore the SCP after iDRAC restarts.
NOTE: If you reinstall or upgrade iDRAC firmware, FIPS mode gets disabled.
Enabling FIPS mode using web interface
1. On the iDRAC web interface, navigate to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network.
2. Click Advanced Settings next to Options.
3. In FIPS Mode, select Enabled and click Apply.
4. A message appears prompting you to confirm the change. Click OK.
iDRAC restarts in FIPS mode. Wait for at least 60 seconds before you reconnect to iDRAC.
5. Install a trusted certificate for iDRAC.
NOTE: The default SSL certificate is not allowed in FIPS mode.
NOTE: Some iDRAC interfaces, such as the standards-compliant implementations of IPMI and SNMP, do not support
FIPS-compliance.
Enabling FIPS mode using RACADM
Use RACADM CLI to execute the following command:
racadm set iDRAC.Security.FIPSMode <Enable>

Disabling FIPS mode

To disable FIPS mode, you must reset iDRAC to the factory-default settings.

Configuring services

You can configure and enable the following services on iDRAC:
Local Configuration Disable access to iDRAC configuration (from the host system) using Local RACADM and iDRAC Settings
utility.
Web Server Enable access to iDRAC web interface. If you disable the web interface, remote RACADM also gets
disabled. Use local RACADM to re-enable the web server and remote RACADM.
SSH Access iDRAC through firmware RACADM.
Telnet Access iDRAC through firmware RACADM.
Remote RACADM Remotely access iDRAC.
Redfish Enables support for Redfish RESTful API.
SNMP Agent Enables support for SNMP queries (GET, GETNEXT, and GETBULK operations) in iDRAC.
Automated System Enable Last System Crash Screen.
Recovery Agent
VNC Server Enable VNC server with or without SSL encryption.
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