Users Guide

Configuring iDRAC VLAN tag settings
VLANs are used to allow multiple virtual LANs to co-exist on the same physical network cable and to
segregate the network traffic for security or load management purposes. When you enable the VLAN
functionality, each network packet is assigned a VLAN tag. VLAN tags are chassis properties. They remain
with the chassis even when a component is removed.
NOTE: The iDRAC VLAN settings from CMC are effective only when iDRAC NIC selection is set on
the iDRAC for Chassis (dedicated) LOM mode.
Configuring iDRAC VLAN tag settings using web interface
To configure VLAN for server:
1. Go to any of the following pages:
• In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Network → VLAN.
• In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Server Overview and click Setup → VLAN.
2. On the VLAN Tag Settings page, in the iDRAC section, enable VLAN for the servers, set the priority
and enter the ID. For more information about the fields, see the CMC for Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s
Online Help.
3. Click Apply to save the settings.
Configuring iDRAC VLAN tag settings using RACADM
• Specify the VLAN ID and priority of a particular server with the following command:
racadm setniccfg -m server-<n> -v <VLAN id> <VLAN priority>
The valid values for <n> are 1–4.
The valid values for <VLAN> are 1–4000 and 4021–4094. Default is 1.
The valid values for <VLAN priority> are 0–7. Default is 0.
For example:
racadm setniccfg -m server-1 -v 1 7
For example:
• To remove a server VLAN, disable the VLAN capabilities of the specified server's network:
racadm setniccfg -m server-<n> -v
The valid values for <n> are 1–16.
For example:
racadm setniccfg -m server-1 -v
Setting first boot device
You can specify the CMC first boot device for each server. This may not be the actual first boot device for
the server, or may not even represent a device present in that server. It represents a device sent by CMC
to the server and used as its first boot device of that server. This device can be set as the default first-boot
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