iDRAC6

SSH

Set password

Source

  • Determine user

DRAC 4:

racadm getconfig -g cfgUserAdmin -i 1

DRAC 5++

racadm getconfig -g cfgUserAdmin -i 2
  • Change password

DRAC 4:

racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i <id> <newpassword>

DRAC 5++:

racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i <id> <newpassword>

Reboot

Source

racadm serveraction <action>
  • powerdown
  • powerup
  • powercycle
  • powerstatus
  • hardreset

Status

racadm getsysinfo

Ports

Source

The following are services which can be enabled or disabled by administrators:

  • SNMP Agent
  • Telnet (disabled by default)
  • SSH
  • Web Server
  • Console Redirection Service
  • Virtual Media Service
  • IPMI LAN interface (disabled by default)
  • IPMI SOL interface

Ports must be correctly configured to allow iDRAC6 to work through firewalls. The following lists indicate the default ports used by iDRAC6:

  • 22 SSH[^1]
  • 23 Telnet[^1]
  • 80 HTTP[^1]
  • 443 HTTPS[^1]
  • 623 RMCP/RMCP+
  • 5900 Console Redirection keyboard/mouse, Virtual Media Service, Virtual Media Secure Service, Console Redirection video[^1]

Client Ports:

  • 25 SMTP
  • 53 DNS
  • 68 DHCP-assigned IP address
  • 69 TFTP
  • 162 SNMP trap
  • 636 LDAPS
  • 3269 LDAPS for global catalog (GC)

Errors

Login loop

Source

Description: When logging in with the correct credentials, the interface takes a moment, might then start to build up the expected menue and then immediate redirects you back to the login screen.

Solution: Clear the browser cache and related cookies. More steps are available in the source link (if this didn't resolve the issue).

[^1]: Configurable port