Instruction Manual

October 2007 Page 2 Dell Enterprise Product Group
Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................... 3
Definition ............................................................................................................................ 3
Prerequisites ....................................................................................................................... 3
Tools ................................................................................................................................................... 3 
DellServersthatSupportWake‐on‐LAN ..................................................................... 3
SupportedNICs(NetworkAdapters) ........................................................................................... 4 
SupportedOperatingSystems........................................................................................................ 5 
UsingWOLafterA/CPowerDisconnectorwithnoOperatingSystem(OS)Installed
(Out‐of‐Box,orD0uninitialized) ........................................................................................... 6
EnablingWOLunderMicrosoftWindowsNT4.0............................................................. 8
EnablingWOLunderMicrosoftWindows2 000ServerorMicrosoftServer2003
FamilyOperatingSystems.................................................................................................... 10
EnablingWOLunderRedHatEnterpriseLinux®versions4andlater
andSUSE®
LinuxEnterpriseServerversions9andlater .................................................................... 12
EnablingWOLunderNovell®NetWare®5.xand6.x .................................................... 14
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