Dell Drac 5 User Manual

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2Run the following racadm command:
racadm -pud c:\downloads\ 
You can also update the firmware using remote racadm.
For example:
racadm -r  U  -p 
<
password> fwupdate -p -u -d  
where path is the location where you saved firmimg.d5 on the managed 
system.
Updating the DRAC 5 Firmware Using Dell Update Packages for 
Supported Windows and Linux Operating Systems
Download and run the Dell Update Packages for supported Windows and 
Linux operating systems from 
Dell Support website at support.dell.com. 
See the Dell Update Package User’s Guide for more information.
Clearing the Browser Cache
After the firmware upgrade, clear the Web browser cache.
See your Web browser’s online help for more information. 
Configuring a Supported Web Browser
The following sections provide instructions for configuring the supported 
Web browsers. For a list of supported Web browsers, see Supported Web 
Browsers.
Configuring Your Web Browser to Connect to the Web-Based Interface
If you are connecting to the DRAC 5 Web-based interface from a 
management station that connects to the Internet through a proxy server, you 
must configure the Web browser to access the Internet from this server.
To configure your Internet Explorer Web browser to access a proxy server:
1
Open a Web browser window.
2Click Tools, and click Internet Options.
3From the Internet Options window, click the Connections tab. 
						

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4Under Local Area Network (LAN) settings, click LAN Settings.
5If the Use a proxy server box is selected, select the Bypass proxy server for 
local addresses
 box.
6Click OK twice.
List of Trusted Domains
When you access the DRAC 5 Web-based interface through the Web 
browser, you are prompted to add the DRAC 5 IP address to the list of trusted 
domains if the IP address is missing from the list. When completed, click 
Refresh or relaunch the Web browser to reestablish a connection to the 
DRAC 5 Web-based interface.
32-bit and 64-bit Web Browsers
The DRAC 5 Web-based interface is not supported on 64-bit Web browsers. 
If you open a 64-bit Browser, access the Console Redirection page, and 
attempt to install the plug-in, the installation procedure fails. If this error was 
not acknowledged and you repeat this procedure, the Console Redirect Page 
loads even though the plug-in installation fails during your first attempt. This 
issue occurs because the Web browser stores the plug-in information in the 
profile directory even though the plug-in installation procedure failed. To fix 
this issue, install and run a supported 32-bit Web browser and log in to the 
DRAC 5.
Viewing Localized Versions of the Web-Based Interface
Windows
The DRAC 5 Web-based interface is supported on the following Windows 
operating system languages: 
 English
 French
 German
 Spanish
 Japanese
 Simplified Chinese 
						

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To view a localized version of the DRAC 5 Web-based interface in Internet 
Explorer:
1
Click the To o l s menu and select Internet Options.
2In the Internet Options window, click Languages.
3In the Language Preference window, click Add.
4In the Add Language window, select a supported language.
To select more than one language, press .
5Select your preferred language and click Move Up to move the language to 
the top of the list.
6Click OK.
7In the Language Preference window, click OK.
Linux
If you are running Console Redirection on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
(version 4) client with a Simplified Chinese GUI, the viewer menu and title 
may appear in random characters. This issue is caused by an incorrect 
encoding in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 4) Simplified Chinese 
operating system. To fix this issue, access and modify the current encoding 
settings by performing the following steps:
1
Open a command terminal.
2Type “locale” and press . The following output appears. 
LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_NUMERIC=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_TIME=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_COLLATE=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_MONETARY=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_PAPER=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_NAME=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_ADDRESS=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_TELEPHONE=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_MEASUREMENT=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_IDENTIFICATION=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_ALL= 
						

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3If the values include “zh_CN.UTF-8”, no changes are required. If the 
values do not include “zh_CN.UTF-8”, go to step 4.
4Navigate to the /etc/sysconfig/i18n file. 
5In the file, apply the following changes: 
Current entry:
LANG=zh_CN.GB18030
SUPPORTED=zh_CN.GB18030:zh_CH.GB2312:zh_CN:zh
Updated entry:
LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8
SUPPORTED=zh_CN.UTF-
8:zh_CN.GB18030:zh_CH.GB2312:zh_CN:zh
6
Log out and then login to the operating system.
7Relaunch the DRAC 5.
When you switch from any other language to the Simplified Chinese 
language, ensure that this fix is still valid. If not, repeat this procedure.
For advanced configurations of the DRAC 5, see Advanced Configuration of 
the DRAC 5. 
						

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Advanced Configuration of the 
DRAC 5
This section provides information about advanced DRAC 5 configuration and 
is recommended for users with advanced knowledge of systems management 
and who want to customize the DRAC environment to suit their specific 
needs.
Before You Begin
You should have completed the basic installation and setup of your DRAC 5 
hardware and software. See Basic Installation of the DRAC 5 for more 
information.
Configuring DRAC 5 Properties
You can configure the DRAC 5 properties (network, users, and so on) by 
using either the Web-based interface or the RACADM.
The DRAC 5 provides a Web-based interface and RACADM (a command-
line interface) that enables you to configure the DRAC 5 properties and 
users, perform remote management tasks, and troubleshoot a remote 
(managed) system for problems. For everyday systems management, use the 
DRAC 5 Web-based interface. This chapter provides information about how 
to perform common systems management tasks with the DRAC 5 Web-
based interface and provides links to related information.
All Web-based interface configuration tasks can also be performed with 
RACADM.
Configuring the DRAC 5 Using the Web User 
Interface
See your DRAC 5 online help for context sensitive information about each 
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Accessing the Web-Based Interface
To access the DRAC 5 Web-based interface:
1
Open a supported Web browser window.
See Supported Web Browsers for more information.
2In the Address field, type the following and press :
https://
If the default HTTPS port number (port 443) has been changed, type:
https://: 
where IP address is the IP address for the DRAC 5 and port number 
is the HTTPS port number.
The DRAC 5 
Log in window appears.
 NOTE: When you use Internet Explorer version 6 SP2 or version 7 to log into the 
DRAC 5 Web GUI and the client is on a private network, but without access to the 
Internet, you may experience a delay of up to 30 seconds. To resolve this issue: 
1. Disable the phishing filter.
    https://phishingfilter.microsoft.com/faq.aspx.
2. Disable CRL fetching:
    a. Click 
Tools→ Options→ Advanced tab→ Security.
    b. Deselect 
Check for publishers certificate revocation.
Logging In
You can log in either as a DRAC 5 user or as a Microsoft® Active Directory® user. 
The default user name and password are root and calvin, respectively. 
Before you log in to the DRAC 5, verify that you have Log In to DRAC 5 
permission. Speak to your organization’s DRAC or network administrator to 
confirm your access privileges.
To  l o g  i n :
1
In the User Name field, type one of the following:
 Your DRAC 5 user name.
For example, <
username>
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 Your Active Directory user name.
For example, <
domain>\, /, or 
<
user>@. 
Examples of an Active Directory user name are: 
dell.com\john_doe or 
[email protected]
. 
The Active Directory user name is not case sensitive. 
2In the Pa s s w o r d field, type your DRAC 5 user password or Active Directory 
user password.
This field is case sensitive.
3Click OK or press . 
Logging Out
1In the upper-right corner of the DRAC 5 Web-based interface window, 
click 
Log Out to close the session.
2Close the browser window.
 NOTE: The Log Out button does not appear until you log in.
 
NOTE: Closing the browser without gracefully logging out causes the session to 
remain open until it times out. It is strongly recommended that you click the logout 
button to end the session; otherwise, the session remains active until the session 
timeout is reached.
 
NOTE: Closing the DRAC 5 Web-based interface within Microsoft Internet Explorer 
using the close button (x) at the top right corner of the window may generate an 
application error. To fix this issue, download the latest Cumulative Security Update for 
Internet Explorer from the Microsoft Support website, at support.microsoft.com.
Enabling and Configuring the Managed System to 
Use a Serial or Telnet Console
The following subsections provide information about how to enable and 
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Using the connect com2 Serial Command
When using the connect com2 serial command, ensure that the following are 
configured properly:
Serial Communication→ Serial Port setting in the BIOS Setup 
program.
 The DRAC configuration settings.
When a telnet session is established to the DRAC 5 and these settings are 
incorrect, connect com2 may display a blank screen.
Configuring the BIOS Setup Program for a Serial Connection on the 
Managed System
Perform the following steps to configure your BIOS Setup program to 
redirect output to a serial port.
 NOTE: You must configure the System Setup program in conjunction with the 
connect com2 command.
1Turn on or restart your system.
2Press  immediately after you see the following message:
 = System Setup
3
Scroll down and select Serial Communication by pressing .
4Set the Serial Communication screen as follows:
External Serial Connector — Remote Access Device
Redirection After Boot
 — Disabled
5Press  to exit the System Setup program to complete the System 
Setup
 program configuration.
Using the Remote Access Serial Interface
When establishing a serial connection to the RAC device, the following 
interfaces are available:
 IPMI serial interface. See Using the IPMI Remote Access Serial 
Interface.
 RAC serial interface 
						

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RAC Serial Interface
RAC also supports a serial console interface (or RAC Serial Console) that 
provides a RAC CLI, which is not defined by IPMI. If your system includes a 
RAC card with Serial Console enabled, the RAC card will override the IPMI 
serial settings and display the RAC CLI serial interface.
To enable the RAC serial terminal interface, set the cfgSerialConsoleEnable 
property to 1 (TRUE). 
For example:
racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialConsoleEnable 1
See cfgSerialConsoleEnable (Read/Write) for more information.
Table 4-1 provides the serial interface settings.
Configuring Linux for Serial Console Redirection During Boot
The following steps are specific to the Linux GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB). 
Similar changes would be necessary if you use a different boot loader.
 NOTE: When you configure the client VT100 emulation window, set the window or 
application that is displaying the redirected console to 25 rows x 80 columns to 
ensure proper text display; otherwise, some text screens may be garbled.
Edit the /etc/grub.conf file as follows:
1
Locate the General Setting sections in the file and add the following two 
new lines:
serial --unit=1 --speed=57600
terminal --timeout=10 serial
2
Append two options to the kernel line:
kernel ............. console=ttyS1,57600
Table 4-1. Serial Interface Settings
IPMI Mode RAC Serial Console Interface
Basic Disabled Basic Mode
Basic Enabled RAC CLI
Terminal Disabled IPMI Terminal Mode
Terminal Enabled RAC CLI 
						

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3If the /etc/grub.conf contains a splashimage directive, comment it out.
Table 4-2 provides a sample /etc/grub.conf file that shows the changes 
described in this procedure.
Table 4-2. Sample File: /etc/grub.conf
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after 
making changes 
# to this file
# NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This 
means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative 
to /, e.g.
# root (hd0,0)
# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=
/dev/sdal
# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
#
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=10
#splashimage=(hd0,2)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
serial --unit=1 --speed=57600
terminal --timeout=10 serial
title Red Hat Linux Advanced Server (2.4.9-e.3smp)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.3smp ro root=
/dev/sda1 hda=ide-scsi console=ttyS0 console=
ttyS1,57600
initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.3smp.img
title Red Hat Linux Advanced Server-up (2.4.9-e.3)
root (hd0,00)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.3 ro root=/dev/sda1 s
initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.3.im