Logging Into Idrac7 Sso Using Cmc Web Interface; Accessing Idrac7 Using Remote Racadm; Validating Ca Certificate To Use Remote Racadm On Linux - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

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To login to iDRAC7 using Web interface:

In a Web browser, type https://[FQDN address]

NOTE: If the default HTTPS port number (port 443) has been changed, type: https://[FQDN address]:

[port number] where, [FQDN address] is the iDRAC7 FQDN (iDRAC7dnsname.domain. name) and

[port number] is the HTTPS port number.

NOTE: If you use IP address instead of FQDN, SSO fails.

iDRAC7 logs you in with appropriate Microsoft Active Directory privileges, using your credentials that were cached

in the operating system when you logged in using a valid Active Directory account.

Logging into iDRAC7 SSO Using CMC Web Interface

Using the SSO feature, you can launch iDRAC7 Web interface from CMC Web interface. A CMC user has the CMC user

privileges when launching iDRAC7 from CMC. If the user account is present in CMC and not in iDRAC, the user can still

launch iDRAC7 from CMC.

If iDRAC7 network LAN is disabled (LAN Enabled = No), SSO is not available.

If the server is removed from the chassis, iDRAC7 IP address is changed, or there is a problem in iDRAC7 network

connection, the option to Launch iDRAC7 is grayed-out in the CMC Web interface.

For more information, see the

You can use remote RACADM to access iDRAC7 using RACADM utility.

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If the management station has not stored the iDRAC7's SSL certificate in its default certificate storage, a warning

message is displayed when you run the RACADM command. However, the command is executed successfully.

NOTE: The iDRAC7 certificate is the certificate iDRAC7 sends to the RACADM client to establish the secure

session. This certificate is either issued by a CA or self-signed. In either case, if the management station does not

recognize the CA or signing authority, a warning is displayed.

Before running remote RACADM commands, validate the CA certificate that is used for secure communications.

To validate the certificate for using remote RACADM:

Convert the certificate in DER format to PEM format (using openssl command line tool):

openssl x509 -inform pem -in [yourdownloadedderformatcert.crt] –outform pem

-out [outcertfileinpemformat.pem] –text

Find the location of the default CA certificate bundle on the management station. For example, for RHEL5 64-bit, it

is /etc/pki/tls/cert.pem.

Append the PEM formatted CA certificate to the management station CA certificate.

For example, use the cat command: - cat testcacert.pem >> cert.pem

Generate and upload the server certificate to iDRAC7.

Chassis Management Controller User's Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.

RACADM Reference Guide for iDRAC7 and CMC available at dell.com/support/manuals.

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