Users Guide

Conguring CMC Using Advanced Setup
1 On the Network Settings panel, if you select Advanced Setup, the following message is displayed to conrm if want to congure
CMC:
Configure CMC?
2 To congure CMC by using advanced setup properties, click the center button selecting the check icon.
NOTE: To skip the CMC conguration navigate to the ‘X’ icon and then press the center
button.
3 If you are asked to select an appropriate network speed, select a network speed (Auto (1Gb), 10Mb, or 100Mb) using appropriate
buttons.
For eective network throughput, the network speed setting must match your network conguration. Setting the network speed
lower than the speed of your network conguration increases bandwidth consumption and slows down the network communication.
Determine whether or not your network supports the above network speeds and set it accordingly. If the network conguration does
not match any of these values, it is recommended to select the Auto (1 Gb) option, or refer to your network equipment
manufacturer's user documentation.
4 Perform one of the following tasks:
• Select Auto (1Gb), by pressing the center button, and then pressing the center button again. The Protocol panel is displayed. Go
to step 6.
• Select 10Mb, or 100Mb. The Duplex panel
is displayed. Go to step 5.
Else, if you
5 On the Duplex panel, to select the duplex mode (Full or Half) that matches the network environment, press the center button, and
then press the center button. The Protocol panel is displayed.
NOTE
: The network speed and duplex mode settings are not available if Auto Negotiation is set to On, or if 1000MB
(1Gbps) is selected. If auto negotiation is turned on for one device but not the other, the device that is using auto
negotiation can determine the network speed of the other device, but not the duplex mode. In this case, half duplex is
selected as the duplex mode during auto negotiation. Such a duplex mismatch results in a slow network connection.
6 On the Protocol panel, select an Internet Protocol (IPv4 Only, IPv6 Only, or Both) that you want to use for CMC, press the center
button, and then press the center button.
7
• If you select IPv4 or Both, select DHCP or Static mode. Go to step 8.
• Else, if you select IPv6, the Congure iDRAC panel is displayed. Go to step 11 later in this procedure.
8 On the Mode panel, select the mode in which the CMC must obtain the NIC IP addresses. If you select DHCP, CMC retrieves IP
conguration (IP address, mask, and gateway) automatically from a DHCP server on your network. CMC is assigned a unique IP
address that is allotted on your network. If you select DHCP, press the center button, and then press the center again. The Congure
iDRAC panel is displayed. Go to step 11 later in this procedure.
9 If you select Static, enter the IP address, gateway, and subnet mask by following the instructions on the LCD panel.
The IP information that you entered is displayed. Press the center button, and then press the center button again. The CMC
Conguration screen lists the Static IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway settings you entered. Check the settings for accuracy.
To correct a setting, press appropriate buttons. Press the center button, and then press the center button. The Register DNS? panel
is displayed.
10 To register select the check icon and press the center button. Set the DNS IP address, select the check icon, and then press the
center button. If DNS registration is not required, then select the ‘X’ icon and press the center button.
11 Indicate whether or not you want to congure iDRAC:
• No: Select the ‘X’ icon then press the center button. Go to step 17 later in this procedure.
• Yes: Select the check icon then press the center button.
You can also congure iDRAC from the CMC web interface.
12 On the Protocol panel, select the IP type that you want to use for the servers:
• IPv4 — The options DHCP or Static are displayed.
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