System Management Homepage vs remote access

[Peter V.]

Problem accessing a SMH 2.1.2.127 running on a Proliant ML350 - Windows 2003 server (not member of a domain yet) :

I'm able to login locally but not from a XP workstation on the same LAN : the login page keeps refreshing without any error (the "Login failed" error appearing only when I choose a non-existent user).

I don't think it's a browser or firewall issue : as soon as "Anonymous Access" is granted, I'm able to login remotely. However, I don't want that kind of access for security purpose...

No IP Binding and Restricted login have been setup. Any idea ?

Thanks !

[Rob Buxton]

You will need to supply login credentials for the local server, not the domain when logging into the SMH.
You may need to use the form:
localServer\Username
in the login field.

[Peter V.]

Rob,

I tried to log in using either the Username alone or by providing LocalServer\Username and the symptom is the same...

[Edward Latzko_1]

A domain user/group account will work as long as it is a member of the local Administrators group. If the server is in a domain by default the Domain Admins group is added.

[Peter V.]

Problem solved.

The server name has a non-standard character "_". Changing it to something standard and making sure that it has been registered in our DNS allows me to access it remotely.

Thanks again!

[Peter V.]

See solution above