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Managing and Recovering a Remote System
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Managing and Recovering a Remote System
The DRAC 4 provides a Web-based interface and the racadm CLI (command line interface)
that allows you to configure the DRAC 4 properties and users, perform remote management
tasks, and troubleshoot a remote (managed) system for problems. For everyday systems
management, you will use the DRAC 4 Web-based interface. This chapter provides information
about how to perform common systems management tasks with the DRAC 4 Web-based
interface and provides links to the information you may need.
All Web-based interface configuration tasks can also be performed with the racadm CLI. For a list
of all racadm CLI and serial/telnet console commands that can be used to perform the text-based
equivalents of each task, see "Using the serial and racadm Commands."
NOTE:
When you are working in the Web-based interface, see your DRAC 4 online help for context
sensitive information about each Web-based interface page.
Accessing the Web-Based Interface
To link to the DRAC 4 remote Web-based interface Log in window, open your Web browser and
type
https://< IP address> :< port number >
(where
IP address
is the IP address
for the DRAC 4 and
port number
is the HTTPS port number if it has been changed) in the
address field, and press <Enter>. The DRAC 4 Log in window appears.
Logging In
NOTE:
To log in, you must have
Log In to DRAC 4
permission.
You can log in as either a DRAC 4 user or as an Active Directory user. To log in, perform the
following steps.
NOTE:
The default user name and password are "root" and "calvin."
1
In the User Name field, enter either your DRAC 4 user name as < username >, or Active
Directory user name as < domain >\< username >, < domain >/< username >, or
< user >@< domain >. The DRAC 4 user name for local users is case sensitive; the Active
Directory user name is not case sensitive. Examples of an Active Directory user name are:
dell.com\john_doe or john_doe@dell.com .
2
In the Password field, enter your DRAC 4 user password or Active Directory user password.
This field is case sensitive.
3
Click OK or press <Enter>.