Dell Precision 7920 Rack Owner's Manual

Setting up your system

• Unpack the system.

• If applicable, install the system into the rack.

• Connect any peripherals to the system.

• Connect the system to its electrical outlet.

• Power on the system by pressing the power button.

• Power on the attached peripherals.

Methods of setting up and configuring the iDRAC IP address

You can set up the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) IP address by using one of the following interfaces:

1. iDRAC Settings utility

2. Lifecycle Controller

3. Dell Deployment Toolkit

To enable communication between your system and iDRAC, you must first configure the network settings based on your network infrastructure.

This option is set to DHCP by Default. You can set up the IP address by using one of the following interfaces:

1. iDRAC Web Interface

2. Remote Access Controller ADMin (RACADM)

3. Remote Services that include Web Services Management -WSMAN

For more information on setting up and configuring iDRAC, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Control User's Guide.

Information about logging in to iDRAC

You can log in to iDRAC as an iDRAC local user, as a Microsoft Active Directory user, or as a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user. You can also log in using Single Sign-On or a Smart Card. The default user name is root, and default password is random unless customer choose to use calvin as password at the point of sales. For more information on logging in to the iDRAC and iDRAC licenses, see Integrated Dell Remote Access Control User's Guide.

You can also access iDRAC using RACADM. For more information, see RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide and Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide.