Remote Access User Configuration
Use this window to:
- Configure a specific Remote Access user.
- Assign DRAC user privileges.
NOTE: This help page
may include information about features not supported by your system.
Server Administrator only displays the features that are supported
on your system.
NOTE: Due to the limitations
of the VMware ESXi operating system, the Setting Alert Actions feature
is not available with this release of Server Administrator.
NOTE: You can assign
DRAC user privileges only if a DRAC cardis installed on a supported
system. For a list of supported systems, see the Systems Software
Support Matrix. When both BMC and DRAC are present in the system,
DRAC takes over and the BMC properties cannot be configured.
General
User ID | Number of the user being configured. |
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Enable User | Select to enable user; clear to disable user. |
User Name | Enter the name of the user for this User ID. NOTE: According to the Intelligent
Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specifications, this field accepts
only American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text.
Multibyte characters are not supported. |
Change Password | Select to enable the New Password and Confirm New Password fields; clear to disable the fields. |
New Password | Enter the new password. |
Confirm New Password | Re-enter the new password to confirm. |
IPMI User Privileges
NOTE: The Enable Serial Over LAN field is displayed only on supported
systems. For a list of supported systems, seethe Systems Software
Support Matrix.
Maximum LAN User Privilege Granted | Administrator | For the LAN channel, Remote Access users with only Administrator privileges have access. |
Operator | For the LAN channel, Remote Access users with only Operator or Administrator privileges have access. | |
User | For the LAN channel, Remote Access users with User, Operator, and Administrator privileges have access. | |
None | For the LAN channel, no user has access privileges. | |
Maximum Serial Port User Privilege Granted | Administrator | For the serial port channel, Remote Access users with only Administrator privileges have access. |
Operator | For the serial port channel, Remote Access users with only Operator or Administrator privileges have access. | |
User | For the serial port channel, Remote Access users with User, Operator, and Administrator privileges have access. | |
None | For the serial port channel, no user has access
privileges. NOTE: Serial
connection to Remote Access is not available on all systems. | |
Enable Serial Over LAN | Select this option to enable the serial over LAN connection for the particular user. |
DRAC User Privileges
Use the following table to check the User Group and permissions for the user.
User Group | Privileges Granted |
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Administrator | Log in to DRAC, Configure DRAC, Configure Users, ClearLogs, Execute Server Control Commands, Access Console Redirection, Access Virtual Media, Test Alerts and Execute Diagnostic Commands. |
Power user | Log in to DRAC, Clear Logs, Execute Server Control Commands, Access Console Redirection, Access Virtual Media, and Test Alerts. |
Guest user | Log in to DRAC. |
None | No privileges granted. |
Custom | Allows you to select any combination of the following permissions: Log in to DRAC, Configure DRAC, Configure Users, Clear Logs, Execute Server Control Commands, Access Console Redirection, Access Virtual Media, Test Alerts and Execute Diagnostic Commands. |
iDRAC User Privileges
Use the following table to check the User Group and permissions for the user.
User Group | Privileges Granted |
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Administrator | Log in to iDRAC, Configure iDRAC, Configure Users, ClearLogs, Execute Server Control Commands, Access Console Redirection, Access Virtual Media, Test Alerts and Execute Diagnostic Commands. |
Operator | Log in to iDRAC, Clear Logs, Execute Server Control Commands, Access Console Redirection, Access Virtual Media, and Test Alerts. |
Read Only | Log in to iDRAC. |
None | No privileges granted. |
Custom | Allows you to select any combination of the following permissions: Log in to iDRAC, Configure iDRAC, Configure Users, Clear Logs, Execute Server Control Commands, Access Console Redirection, Access Virtual Media, Test Alerts and Execute Diagnostic Commands. |
For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator
Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.