Dell Drac 5 User Manual

Glossary401
RPM
Abbreviation for Red Hat Package Manager, which is a package-management 
system for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system that helps installation 
of software packages. It is similar to an installation program. 
SAC
Acronym for Microsoft’s Special Administration Console.
SAP
Abbreviation for Service Access Point.
SEL
Acronym for system event log.
SMI
Abbreviation for systems management interrupt.
SMTP
Abbreviation for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, which is a protocol used to...

402Glossary
standard schema
A solution used with Active Directory to determine user access to DRAC 5; uses 
Active Directory group objects only.
TA P
Abbreviation for Telelocator Alphanumeric Protocol, which is a protocol used for 
submitting requests to a pager service. 
TCP/IP
Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, which 
represents the set of standard Ethernet protocols that includes the network layer 
and transport layer protocols.
TFTP
Abbreviation for Trivial File...

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Index
A
Active Directory
adding DRAC 5 users, 1 1 8
configuring access to the DRAC 
5, 111
extending schemas, 1 1 1
logging in to the DRAC 5, 1 3 5
objects, 1 0 7
schema extensions, 1 0 6
using with extended schema, 1 0 6
using with standard schema, 1 0 0
using with the DRAC 5, 9 9
B
BIOS setup
configuring on a managed 
system, 4 8
bootable image file
creating, 1 9 0
C
Certificate Signing Request 
(CSR)
about, 204
generating a new certificate, 2 0 5certificates
exporting the root CA...

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DRAC 5 (continued)
enabling security options, 2 1 2
enabling serial/telnet/ssh 
console, 54
securing communications, 2 0 3
updating the firmware, 3 9
E
e-mail alerts
configuring, 2 4 9
configuring using RACADM 
CLI, 249
configuring using the web user 
interface, 2 4 9
example
see sample
extended schema
using with Active Directory, 1 0 6
F
features
DRAC 5, 27
DRAC 5 hardware, 2 4
new, 2 3
firmware
downloading, 39
updating, 3 9
frequently asked questions
managing and recovering a remote 
system, 8...

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Linux XTerm
configuring for telnet console 
redirection, 6 5
logs
operating system boot, 2 6 8
POST, 268
M
managed system
accessing through the local serial 
port, 61
capturing the last crash 
screen, 2 4 3
configuring BIOS setup, 4 8
enabling serial or telnet 
console, 47
installing software, 3 6
management station
configuring, 1 5 4
configuring a Red Hat Enterprise 
Linux management 
station, 3 7
configuring terminal 
emulation, 6 2
installing and removing 
RACADM, 38
installing the software,...

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property database groups
cfcRacManagedNodesOs, 3 6 6
cfgActiveDirectory, 3 7 3
cfgEmailAlert, 3 4 5
cfgIpmiLan, 3 8 6
cfgIpmiPef, 3 8 9
cfgIpmiPet, 3 9 0
cfgIpmiSerial, 3 8 0
cfgIpmiSol, 384
cfgLanNetworking, 3 3 1
cfgNetTuning, 3 5 4
cfgOobSnmp, 356
cfgRacSecurity, 3 6 7
cfgRacTuning, 3 5 7
cfgRacVirtual, 3 7 0
cfgRemoteHosts, 3 3 9
cfgSerial, 3 4 9
cfgSessionManagement, 3 4 7
cfgUserAdmin, 341
idRacInfo, 3 2 9
R
RAC serial
configuring, 5 8
RAC serial interface
about, 4 9
RACADM
attaching...

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RACADM subcommands 
(continued)
testemail, 3 2 1
testtrap, 3 2 2
usercertupload, 3 2 5
userertview, 3 2 7
vmdisconnect, 324
vmkey, 325
racadm utility
configuring network 
properties, 8 6
parsing rules, 8 3
subcommands, 281
reboot option
disabling, 2 4 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
configuring for serial console 
redirection, 4 9
remote access connections
supported, 26
S
Secure Shell (SSH)
using, 68, 207
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
about, 203
importing the firmware 
certificate, 1 3 3
security...

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T
telnet console
using, 6 7
terminal mode
configuring,58, 60
U
usercertupload, 325
V
video viewer
accessing the viewer menu 
bar, 159
using, 1 5 9
virtual flash
configuring, 1 8 2
disabling, 1 8 2
enabling, 1 8 2
using, 1 8 1
virtual media
about, 173
attaching, 1 7 8
booting, 179
detaching, 1 7 8
installing the operating 
system, 1 8 0
installing the plug-in, 1 7 5
running, 1 7 6
supported configurations, 1 7 6VM-CLI
about, 183
deploying the operating 
system, 1 9 1
operating system shell...