RSA SecurID Appliance 3.0 Model 250 - How to configure the DRAC
2 years ago
Originally Published: 2009-05-21
Article Number
000058016
Applies To
RSA SecurID Appliance 3.0 Model 250
Issue
How to configure DRAC on Dell 2950
Resolution

DRAC is the Dell Remote Access Card. The following details provide guidance on enabling the Appliance DRAC, network configuration , root password, and basic User
This guidance is provided WITHOUT support from RSA. Support of DRAC is under consideration for future release but has been known to work.

Run the following commands from
/usr/sbin

Set DRAC network configuration

 

./racadm setniccfg ?s <IP_address> <subnet_mask> <gateway>

 

Example

./racadm setniccfg ?s 10.100.88.48  255.255.255.0  10.100.88.1

 

Change DRAC root password

./racadm config ?g cfgUserAdmin ?o cfgUserAdminPassword ?i 2 <new_password>

 

Example
./racadm config ?g cfgUserAdmin ?o cfgUserAdminPassword ?i  2   123abc

 

Add DRAC user

 

./racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminUserName -i <index> <username>

 

./racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i <index> <password>

 

./racadm config ?g cfgUserAdmin ?o cfgUserAdminEnable 1 ?i <index>

 

./racadm config ?g cfgUserAdmin ?o cfgUserAdminPrivilege <privilege_bit_mask>

 

 

Example, where <index> is a number from 1-16.  Index 2 is used by the root user.

./racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminUserName -i 3 johnadmin

 

./racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 3 123456

 

./racadm config ?g cfgUserAdmin ?o cfgUserAdminEnable 1 ?i 3

 

./racadm config ?g cfgUserAdmin ?o cfgUserAdminPrivilege 0x000001FF ?I 3  


Locating the proper user index

To find out if a user exists, enter the following command at the command prompt, once for each index of 1?16.

 ./racadm getconfig -g cfgUserAdmin -i <index>

 

The two objects of interest are:

 # cfgUserAdminIndex=XX

cfgUserAdminUserName=

 

If the cfgUserAdminUserName object has no value, that index number, which is indicated by the cfgUserAdminIndex object, is available for use. If a name appears after the "=", that index is taken by that user name

 

Deleting DRAC user

 

./racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminUserName -i <index> ""

 

Example
./racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminUserName -i 3 ""

Notes

The user privilege bit mask is made is up the privileges which are assigned to the user, as detailed in the table below:

 

User Privilege

Privilege Bit Mask

Log In To DRAC 5

0x0000001

Configure DRAC 5

0x0000002

Configure Users

0x0000004

Clear Logs

0x0000008

Execute Server Control Commands

0x0000010

Access Console Redirection

0x0000020

Access Virtual Media

0x0000040

Test Alerts

0x0000080

Execute Debug Commands

0x0000100

 

Privilege bit masks should be added to allow multiple user privileges.


The writing of this knowledge database article does not imply support for configuring or use of the DRAC in conjunction with the RSA SecurID Appliance 3.0.  Dell has information on the DRAC at:  http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smdrac3/
DRAC uses TCP port 5900 so open that in any Firewall between the Appliance and your PC

The iDRAC 6 used on the newer Appliance 250 with Poweredge 710 hardware,   Username: root   Password: calvin