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 card is 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

The number of the user being configured.

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.

Table 1. IPMI User Privileges

IPMI User Privileges

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
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	Read only log in to DRAC.
None	No privileges are 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
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 more information on the other buttons present in the Server Administrator Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.