User's Manual

Configuring the Management Station 53
Configuring the Management
Station
A management station is a computer used to monitor and manage the Dell™
PowerEdge™ servers and other modules in the chassis. This section describes
software installation and configuration tasks that set up a management
station to work with the iDRAC. Before you begin configuring the iDRAC,
follow the procedures in this section to ensure that you have installed and
configured the tools you will need.
Management Station Set Up Steps
To set up your Management Station, perform the following steps:
1
Set up the management station network.
2 Install and configure a supported Web browser.
3 Install a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (optional for Windows).
4 Install telnet or SSH clients, if required.
5 Install a TFTP server, if required.
6 Install Dell OpenManage™ IT Assistant (optional).
Management Station Network Requirements
To access the iDRAC, the management station must be on the same network
as the CMC RJ45 connection port labelled "GB1". It is possible to isolate the
CMC network from the network the managed server is on, so that your
management station may have LAN access to the iDRAC but not to the
managed server.