User's Manual
40 Installing and Setting Up the CMC
a
Select whether to
Enable
or
Disable
the IPMI LAN channel. Press the
center button to continue.
b
On the
iDRAC Configuration
screen, to apply all iDRAC network
settings to the installed servers, highlight the
Accept/Yes
icon and
press the center button. To not apply the iDRAC network settings to
the installed servers, highlight the
No
icon and press the center button
and continue to step c.
c
On the next
iDRAC Configuration
screen, to apply all iDRAC
network settings to newly installed servers, highlight the
Accept/Yes
icon and press the center button; when a new server is inserted into
the chassis, the LCD will prompt the user on whether to automatically
deploy the server using the previously configured network
settings/policies. To not apply the iDRAC network settings to newly
installed servers, highlight the
No
icon and press the center button;
when a new server is inserted into the chassis, the iDRAC network
settings will not be configured.
Dynamic Host
Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)
iDRAC retrieves IP configuration (IP address, mask, and
gateway) automatically from a DHCP server on your
network. The iDRAC will be assigned a unique IP address
allotted over your network.Press the center button.
Static
You manually enter the IP address, gateway, and subnet mask
in the screens immediately following.
If you have selected the Static option, press the center
button to continue to the next iDRAC Network Settings
screen, then:
a
Set the
Static IP Address
by using the right or left arrow
keys to move between positions, and the up and down
arrow keys to select a number for each position. This
address is the static IP of the iDRAC located in the first
slot. The static IP address of each subsequent iDRAC will
be calculated as a slot number increment of this IP
address. When you have finished setting the
Static IP
Address
, press the center button to continue.
b
Set the subnet mask, and then press the center button.
c
Set the gateway, and then press the center button.