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Logging in to CMC
You can log in to CMC as a CMC local user, as a Microsoft Active Directory user, or as an LDAP user. The default user name and
password is
root
and
calvin
respectively. You can also log in using Single Sign-On or a Smart Card.
NOTE: CMC does not support the following special characters as user name or password from chassis profile using XML:
" , ! , #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), -, _, +, =, ?, {, }, +, &, >, |, ., ', [
Accessing CMC Web Interface
Before you log in to CMC using the web interface, make sure that you have configured a supported web browser (Internet Explorer
or Firefox) and the user account is created with the required privileges.
NOTE: If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, connect using a proxy, and if you see the error
The XML page
cannot be displayed
, you must disable the proxy to continue.
To access the CMC web interface:
1.
Open a web browser supported on your system.
For the latest information on supported web browsers, see the
Dell Systems Software Support Matrix
located at
dell.com/
support/manuals
.
2.
In the
Address
field, type the following URL, and then press <Enter>:
•
To access CMC using IPv4 address:
https://<CMC IP address>
If the default HTTPS port number (port 443) was changed, type:
https://<CMC IP address>:<port number>
•
To access CMC using IPv6 address:
https://[<CMC IP address>]
If the default HTTPS port number (port 443) was changed, type:
https://[<CMC IP address>]:<port number>
,
where
<CMC IP address>
is the IP address for CMC and
<port number>
is the HTTPS port number.
The
CMC Login
page appears.
NOTE: While using IPv6, you must enclose the CMC IP address in parenthesis ([ ]).
Logging in to CMC as a Local User, Active Directory User, or LDAP
User
To log in to CMC, you must have a CMC account with the
Log In to CMC
privilege. The default CMC user name is root, and the
password is calvin. The root account is the default administrative account that ships with CMC.
NOTE:
•
For added security, it is strongly recommended that you change the default password of the root account during initial set
up.
•
When Certificate Validation is enabled, FQDN of the system should be provided. If certificate validation is enabled and IP
address is provided for the Domain Controller, then the login is not successful.
CMC does not support extended ASCII characters, such as ß, å, é, ü, or other characters used primarily in non-English languages.
To log in as a local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user.
1.
In the
Username
field, type your user name:
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