DRAC-ERA/0 login issue

[Ryan Moore]

If you install and get OMSA running on the OS, you can configure the users via 
the OMSA web interface. I'm not familiar with suse or its variants, but there 
are dell released packages for OMSA here:

http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/OMSA_5.5/pe1750/suse10_64/srvadmin/

The 1750's use DRAC3 cards (so you can ignore the rac4/5 packages).

Ryan Moore
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-------- Original Message  --------
Subject: Re: DRAC-ERA/0 login issue
From: quaqu at mytweakers.net <quaqu at mytweakers.net>
To: L.P.H. van Belle <belle at bazuin.nl>
Cc: "'Ryan Bair'" <ryandbair at gmail.com>, linux-poweredge at dell.com
Date: Mon 15 Dec 2008 01:19:39 PM EST

> I followed your advice, but it did not work. The login counter was  
> reset, but still root/calvin did not work. On the card itself, I found  
> a serial number, with the addition of: "A02", maybe that is another  
> clue....
> I know that the DRAC has its own users etc, but I can't configure them  
> anywhere. After booting and ctrl+D I can only choose IP-address etc,  
> but nothing else. I am getting a little bit hopeless and want to  
> finish this asap. I have it at home atm, but want to get my sites  
> online in the new year.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Willem
> Quoting "L.P.H. van Belle" <belle at bazuin.nl>:
> 
>> remove the card from your server,
>> boot, and shutdown again.
>> add the drac card again.
>>
>> Now its factory default again.
>>
>> this is also the to restore after a bad upgrade.
>>
>> ... works for me.
>>
>> Louis
>>
>>
>>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>> Van: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
>>> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] Namens Ryan Bair
>>> Verzonden: 2008-12-15 02:30
>>> Aan: quaqu at mytweakers.net
>>> CC: linux-poweredge at dell.com
>>> Onderwerp: Re: DRAC-ERA/0 login issue
>>>
>>> I'm not sure if you're clear on this point or not, but the DRAC is
>>> completely separate from the OS and has its own username and passwords
>>> which need to be initially set by entering the config utility on boot.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 4:36 PM, quaqu at mytweakers.net
>>> <quaqu at mytweakers.net> wrote:
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> I have a poweredge 1750 with a drac or era/0 card, but I
>>> can't log in!
>>>> The card is not the PCI version. I found the switch SW2 and it resets
>>>> the number of log-in attempts. But after a reset, logging in with
>>>> root/calvin does not work. Not with the webGUI, which works fine, or
>>>> telnet.
>>>> Using telnet, the response is:
>>>> "Dell Embedded Remote Access Controller (ERA/O)
>>>> Firmware Version 3.12 (Build 04.26)"
>>>> As OS, I installed openSUSE 11.0 with not much more than std LAMP. Do
>>>> I need to address this from the OS or something else? At
>>> this moment I
>>>> have physical access, so I can push buttons etc. Does anyone have any
>>>> idea how I can log in to the card and control my server?
>>>>
>>>> With kind regards,
>>>>
>>>> Willem
>>>>