How to log in to the BMC

You can use "root", "naroot", or "Administrator" to log into the BMC. These users have access to all commands available on the BMC. The password for all these three account names is the same as the Data ONTAP root password. You cannot add additional users to the BMC.

• Prerequisite for logging in to the BMC
  Before logging in to the BMC, you must install a secure shell client application and ensure that you have administrative privileges on the storage system.
• Accessing the BMC from a console
  You can access the BMC from a console that is attached by a cable to the system’s serial port.
• Logging in to the BMC from a UNIX host
  You can log in to the BMC from a UNIX host, if a secure shell application is installed on the UNIX host.
• Logging in to the BMC from a Windows host
  You can log in to BMC from a Windows host, if a secure shell application for Windows is installed.
• BMC CLI sessions
  Only one administrator can be logged in to an active BMC CLI session at a time. However, you can open a separate console session while the BMC CLI session is active. Both the remote BMC CLI session and the console session will run simultaneously.
• BMC CLI and system console sessions
  The BMC allows you to have one CLI session and a separate console session. When you use the BMC CLI to start a system console session, the BMC CLI is suspended, and the system console session is started. When you exit the system console session, the BMC CLI session is resumed. Input history for the CLI session is retained.