Dell Remote Access Controller adds and configures DRAC/MC users

Idrac settings

1. Click the Configuration tab and select Users (user).
   
   
2. Click [Available] (available) under the Username column to add a new user, or click the user name under the Username column to edit an existing user.
   
   
3. In the add/configure DRAC/MC User (Add/configure DRAC/MC users) page, configure the user name, password, access rights, and e-mail alert settings for the new or existing DRAC/MC user.
   
   

Configure a new user name and password

Use table 5-1 to configure a new or existing DRAC/MC user name and password.

Table 5-1. User Properties

Property	Description
"Username" (user name)	Allows you to specify the DRAC/MC user name. (A unique user name must be used to create a new user.) ）
"Password" (password)	Allows you to specify or edit the password for the DRAC/MC user.
"Confirm New Password" (Confirm password)	Requires re-entering the DRAC/MC user's password for confirmation.

Configure user Permissions

Under user Permissions , click the user group drop-down menu and select a permission group for the user.

Use table 5-2 to determine user Group (user groups)(permissions) for users.

Table 5-2. User group permissions

User groups	Permissions granted
Administrator (Administrator)	"Log in to DRAC/MC" (login DRAC/MC),"Configure drac/mc" (Configuration DRAC/MC),"Configure users" (Configure users), "Clear Logs" (clear Log),"Execute server Control Commands" (Execute server command),"Access console redirection "(Access console redirection)," Accessvirtual Media ","test Alerts "(Detect alerts),"Execute Diagnostic Commands "(Execute diagnostic command) and receive e-mail alerts (if enabled )
Power User (Advanced)	"Log in to DRAC/MC" (login DRAC/MC),"Clear Logs" (clear Log),"Execute server Control Commands" (Execute server command) /c3>,"Access virtual media","Test Alerts" (Detect alerts) and receive e-mail alerts (if "enabled")
Guest User (guest)	"Log in to DRAC/MC" (login DRAC/MC) and receive e-mail alerts (if "enabled")
"E-mail Alerts only" (Email alerts only)	Receive e-mail alerts (if "enabled")
"Custom" (customized)	Enables you to select any combination of the following permissions:"Log in to DRAC/MC" (login DRAC/MC),"Configure drac/mc" (config DRAC/MC),"Configure Users (Configure user), clearLogs (clear log),Execute server action Commands (Execute Server Action command),Access Console redirection "(Access console redirection)," AccessVirtual Media "(access to a dummy medium)," Test Alerts "(detection alert)," Execute Diagnostic Commands "(Execute diagnostic command) and receive e-mail alerts (if " enabled ")

Configure User Email Alerts

Enable user Email alerts

Use the information in table 5-3 to enable e-mail alerts.

Table 5-3. Enable e-Mail alert properties

Property	Description
"Enable e-mail Alerts" (email alert enabled)	Enabling the DRAC/MC e-mail alert feature and allowing you to select which events based on the severity of the event will cause email alerts to be sent.
"E-mail Address" (email)	Specifies the e-mail address to which you want to send an alert.
"Message" (information)	Specifies the e-mail message text.

Configure e-mail alerts by severity

The information under "E -mail Alerts" (email alerts) within the Web-based interface allows you to select which events are to be sent e-mail alerts based on the severity of the event. Select the severity of the temperature, voltage, fan, or other sensor to generate an e-mail alert in the event of this condition.

You can specify three severity:"informational" (notification)(minimum severity),"Warning" (Warning)(medium severity), and "Severe" (Critical) (highest severity). The alert will be sent to the e-mail address that you typed in the email Alerts (e-mail alert) . For information about the individual e-mail alert severity types, see table 5-4.

Table 5-4. Email alert severity

Severity	Description
"Informational" (notice)	Selecting the check box in this column causes DRAC/MC to send an alert when the corresponding event listed under Alert Description and the severity of "informational" (notification) appears.
"Warning" (warning)	Selecting the check box in this column causes the DRAC/MC to appear with the corresponding event listed under Alert Description (alarm description) with a severity of "Warning" (warning) When you send an alert.
"Severe" (serious)	Selecting the check box in this column causes the DRAC/MC to appear with the corresponding event listed under Alert Description (alarm description) with a severity of "Severe" (critical) When you send an alert.

Alert Description lists the following events for DRAC/MC monitoring:

• "Select All" (select All) -monitors all available sensors on the system.
  
  
• "System temperature Sensors" (temperature sensor)-monitors the system temperature sensor.
  
  
• "System Voltage Sensors" (systems voltage Sensor) -monitors the system voltage sensor.
  
  
• System Fan Sensors -monitor system fan speed (RPM).
  
  
• "System Miscellaneous Sensors" (Other sensor systems)-monitors other available sensors on the system, such as chassis intrusion.
  
  

If the event is triggered by reaching the severity level you selected in the Left check box on the window, a specific alert ("informational" (notification),"Warning" (warning) , or "Severe" (critical) will be issued ).

Print page

Click the Print button in the upper-right corner of the screen to print the add/configure DRAC/MC User (Add/configure DRAC/MC users) page.

Dell Remote Access Controller adds and configures DRAC/MC users