Dell Drac 5 User Guide

DRAC 5 Overview31
•The Dell Systems Software Support Matrix provides information about the 
various Dell systems, the operating systems supported by these systems, 
and the Dell OpenManage components that can be installed on these 
systems.
•The 
Glossary on the Dell support website provides information on terms 
used in this document.
The following system documents are also available to provide more 
information about the system in which your DRAC 5 is installed:
• The safety instructions that came with...

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Getting Started With the DRAC 533
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Getting Started With the DRAC 5
The DRAC 5 enables you to remotely monitor, troubleshoot, and repair a 
Dell system even when the system is down. The DRAC 5 offers a rich set of 
features like console redirection, virtual media, virtual KVM, Smart Card 
authentication, and so on.
Management station is the system from where an administrator remotely 
manages a Dell system that is installed with a DRAC card. The systems that 
are thus monitored are called managed...

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7Use the standards-based management Server Management-Command 
Line Protocol (
SM-CLP) to manage the systems on your network.
8Configure alerts for efficient systems management capability.
9Configure the DRAC 5 Intelligent Platform Management Interface 
(IPMI) settings to use the standards-based IPMI tools to manage the 
systems on your network. 

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Basic Installation of the DRAC 5
This section provides information about how to install and set up your 
DRAC 5 hardware and software.
Before You Begin
Gather the following items that were included with your system, prior to 
installing and configuring the DRAC 5 software:
• DRAC 5 hardware (currently installed or in the optional kit)
• DRAC 5 installation procedures (located in this chapter)
•
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD
Installing the DRAC 5...

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Configuring Your System to Use a DRAC 5
To configure your system to use a DRAC 5, use the Dell Remote Access 
Configuration Utility (formerly known as the BMC Setup Module).
To run the Dell Remote Access Configuration Utility:
1
Turn on or restart your system.
2Press  when prompted during POST.
If your operating system begins to load before you press , 
allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.
3Configure the NIC. 
aUsing the...

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4Configure the network controller LAN parameters to use DHCP or 
a Static IP address source.
aUsing the down-arrow key, select LAN Parameters, and press .
bUsing the up-arrow and down-arrow keys, select IP Address Source.
cUsing the right-arrow and left-arrow keys, select DHCP or Static.
dIf you selected Static, configure the Ethernet IP Address, Subnet 
Mask
, and Default Gateway settings.
ePress .
5Press .
6Select Save Changes and Exit.
The system automatically...

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Configuring Your DRAC 5
To configure your DRAC 5:
1
Select one of the following configuration tools:
• Web-based interface
•RACADM CLI
• Serial/Telnet/SSH console
 CAUTION: Using more than one DRAC 5 configuration tool at the same time may 
generate unexpected results.
2Configure the DRAC 5 network settings. See Configuring DRAC 5 
Properties on page 47.
3Add and configure DRAC 5 users. See Adding and Configuring DRAC 5 
Users on page 95.
4Configure the Web browser to...

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Managed system software installs your choices from the appropriate version 
of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator on the managed system.
 NOTE: Do not install the DRAC 5 management station software and the DRAC 5 
managed system software on the same system.
 
CAUTION: The latest DRAC firmware supports only the latest RACADM version. 
You may encounter errors if you use an older version of RACADM to query a DRAC 
with the latest firmware. Install the RACADM version...

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Installing and Removing RACADM on a Linux Management Station
To use the remote RACADM functions, install RACADM on a management 
station running Linux.
 NOTE: When you run Setup on the Dell Systems Management Tools and 
Documentation DVD, the RACADM utility for all supported operating systems are 
installed on your management station.
Installing RACADM
1Log on as root to the system where you want to install the management 
station components.
2If necessary, mount the...