Dell iDRAC Default IP Address and Account

This is to note Dell iDRAC default IP address and default account information.

By default, Dell iDRAC is configured with DHCP disabled and assigned a static IP address,

192.168.0.120/24

The default username and password for iDRAC is

Username: root

Password: calvin

A quick way to configure iDRAC without a keyboard and a monitor is via Ethernet. 

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from a host computer like a laptop computer to the iDRAC Ethernet port
2.  Configure the host computer with an IP address on the same subnet, e.g.,
   On Windows, use

   netsh interface ip set address static 192.168.0.121 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
     
   

   On Linux, use

   ip adddress add 192.168.0.121/24 dev eth0
         

3. Open https://192.168.0.120 and accept the SSL certificate 
4. Configure the system or iDRAC via the Web interface