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Dell Server Configuration
iDRAC 9 Configuration
Christopher Man
December 15, 2023
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Contents
iDRAC9 Configuration ................................................................................................................................... 3
Configure SNMP on iDRAC 9 ..................................................................................................................... 7
Configure Management Groups ............................................................................................................... 8
Resetting the iDRAC ................................................................................................................................ 13
SSH Reset ............................................................................................................................................ 13
Physical Reset...................................................................................................................................... 13
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iDRAC9 Configuration
Turn on the server and press F2 to enter the System Setup
In the System Setup click iDRAC Settings:
In the iDRAC Settings click Network:
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Enable Register DRAC on DNS
Enter the DRAC Name: the DRAC Name is Hostname + RSA, e.g. LEOSESXi1RSA or LEOSFILE1RSA
Disable Auto Config Domain Name and enter rhimagnesita.com into the Static DNS Domain Name field.
Disable DHCP for the IPv4 settings and enter the correct network settings.
Set the Preferred DNS Server to 10.0.16.79 and the Alternate DNS Server to 10.0.16.93.
RSSC team should open ticket in ServiceNow for IDM team to create a static DNS-record.
Enable IPMI Over LAN
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Click Back
In the iDRAC Settings click User Configuration:
Replace the username root with administrator (lowercase!) and enter the password. The password is
the same as your current administrator password on servers.
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Click Back:
Click Finish:
Click Yes
Click OK
In the upper right corner click Exit:
Click Yes
Now you are able to connect to the iDRAC Management Controller via a web browser.
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Configure SNMP on iDRAC 9
Log in web browser
Click on iDRAC Settings > Services > SNMP Agent
Update SNMP Community Name to the new company standard (Provided by Security team)
Request monitoring via ServiceNow ticket - New PRTG Monitoring - RHIMAGNESITA Service Portal
(service-now.com)
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Configure Management Groups
Click on iDRAC Settings > Users > Directory Services
Click on Microsoft Active Directory and Click Enable
Click Edit
Click Next on first screen accepting defaults
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Under Common Settings click Add for User Domain Name and enter rhimagnesita.com and click Save.
Enter Domain Controller Server Address 1 as vdcdc01.rhimagnesita.com. Click Next
Under Schema Selection pick Standard Schema and click Next
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Under Standard Schema Settings set Global Catalog Server Address 1 to vdcdc01.rhimagnesita.com
Next, click on Role Group 1 to add first management group for iDRAC
Enter Group Name as Tier3_SystemAccounts and Group Domain as rhimagnesita.com. Select Role
Group Privilege Level Administrator. Click Save.
Click Save
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Next, click on Role Group 2 to add second management group for iDRAC
Enter Group Name as Tier3_Admins_GROUP and Group Domain as rhimagnesita.com. Select Role
Group Privilege Level Administrator. Click Save.
Tier3 Admin group options:
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Click Save
Firewalls require additionally the Tier3_Admins_NMC group with administrator permissions.
Click Ok on Success window
Test login with your T3 account to verify all settings were set correctly.
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Resetting the iDRAC
In case you iDRAC becomes unresponsive, there are two ways of resetting the device.
SSH Reset
Log into the iDRAC via SSH and execute the command
> racadm racreset soft
To perform a soft reset and
> racadm racreset hard
To perform a hard reset if the soft reset does not return the card back to normal.
These commands will not erase the configuration.
Physical Reset
If the iDRAC does not allow anymore SSH or HTTPS logins the card has to be restarted manually on-site.
This can either be done by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del to trigger a reboot of the firewall system and when it
starts up again pulling the power cord. Wait a couple of seconds and then plug the power back in.
Some rack servers like the R620 and R720 have a reset button on the front of the device: On R620 this is
small button with the letter i on it (i-button) is located to the right of power button. The button is very
small, much smaller in diameter then the power button (which shine with solid green). On R710 it is
below the power button (shown in the picture). Press the button for 20 sec continuously to force the
reboot. As you press it it will start to glow solid blue. Then the light goes off and stays off.
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