The iDRAC role and privilege names have changed from earlier generation of servers. The role names are shown in the table below.
Table 1. iDRAC roles
Current Generation
Prior Generation
Privileges
Administrator
Administrator
Login, Configure, Configure Users, Logs, System Control, Access Virtual Console, Access Virtual Media, System Operations, Debug
Operator
Power User
Login, Configure, System Control, Access Virtual Console, Access Virtual Media, System Operations, Debug
Read Only
Guest User
Login
None
None
None
Login
Login to iDRAC
Enables the user to log in to iDRAC.
Configure
Configure to iDRAC
Enables the user to configure iDRAC. With this privilege, a user can also configure power management, virtual console, virtual media, licenses, system settings, storage devices, BIOS settings, SCP, and so on.
NOTE:The administrator role overrides all the privileges from the other components such as BIOS setup password.
Configure Users
Configure Users
Enables the user to allow specific users to access the system.
Logs
Clear Logs
Enables the user to clear only the System Event Log (SEL).
System Control
Control and configure system
Allows power cycling the host system.
Access Virtual Console
Access Virtual Console
Redirection (for blade servers)
Access Virtual Console (for rack and tower servers)
Enables the user to run Virtual Console.
Access Virtual Media
Access Virtual Media
Enables the user to run and use Virtual Media.
System Operations
Test Alerts
Allows user initiated and generated events, and information is sent as an asynchronous notification and logged.