Users Guide

Setting Description
addresses is 16 and subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, the IP addresses generated for slots
beyond 11 are all outside the subnet. Hence, trying to set this combination for QuickDeploy
settings generates an error message.
iDRAC IPv4 Netmask Specifies the QuickDeploy subnet mask that is assigned to all newly inserted servers.
iDRAC IPv4 Gateway Specifies the QuickDeploy default gateway that is assigned to all iDRAC present in the chassis.
Enable iDRAC IPv6 Enables IPv6 addressing for each iDRAC present in the chassis that is IPv6 capable.
Enable iDRAC IPv6
Autoconfiguration
Enables the iDRAC to obtain IPv6 settings (address and prefix length) from a DHCPv6 server
and also enables stateless address auto configuration. By default, this option is enabled.
iDRAC IPv6 Gateway Specifies the default IPv6 gateway to be assigned to the iDRACs. The default value is "::".
iDRAC IPv6 Prefix Length Specifies the prefix length to be assigned for the IPv6 addresses on the iDRAC. The default
value is 64.
Use CMC DNS Settings Enables the CMC DNS Server settings ( IPv4 and IPv6) that are propagated to iDRAC when a
blade server is inserted in the chassis.
Enable iDRAC DNS Name Select Enable iDRAC DNS Name to apply the iDRAC DNS name to the blade servers
inserted in the chassis. You can provide the iDRAC DNS prefix, which the CMC appends with
the slot name. For example, if the iDRAC DNS prefix is, "DNSNAME", then the iDRAC DNS
Name is appended with the slot name, "DNSNAME-SlotN".
By default, the Enable iDRAC DNS Name is disabled.
iDRAC DNS Name (Prefix) You can configure the iDRAC DNS name prefix only if Enable iDRAC DNS Name is selected.
The DNS name prefix can contain a maximum of 59 and a minimum of one character. The
supported characters are:
• Alphanumeric—"a-b" or "A-B"
• Numeric—"0-9"
• Hyphen—"–"
Ensure that the DNS name prefix does not begin with a hyphen. The default prefix is "idrac".
Only the prefix of the iDRAC DNS name is stored in the server profile.
3. Click Save QuickDeploy Settings to save the settings. If you have changed the iDRAC network setting, click Apply iDRAC
Network Settings to deploy the settings to the iDRAC.
The QuickDeploy feature only executes when it is enabled, and a server is inserted in the chassis. If Set iDRAC Root Password on
Server Insertion and QuickDeploy Enabled are enabled, the user is prompted using the LCD interface to allow or not allow the
password change. If there are network configuration settings that differ from the current iDRAC settings, the user is prompted to
either accept or not accept the changes.
NOTE:
When there is a LAN or IPMI over LAN difference, the user is prompted to accept the QuickDeploy IP address
setting. If the difference is the DHCP setting, the user is prompted to accept the DHCP QuickDeploy setting.
To copy the QuickDeploy settings into the iDRAC Network Settings section, click Auto-Populate Using QuickDeploy Settings.
The QuickDeploy network configurations settings are copied into the corresponding fields in the iDRAC Network Configuration
Settings table.
NOTE:
Changes that are made to QuickDeploy fields are immediate, but changes that are made to one or more iDRAC
server network configuration settings may require a couple of minutes to propagate from CMC to iDRAC. Clicking
Refresh too soon may display only partially correct data for one or more iDRAC servers.
QuickDeploy IP Address Assignments For Servers
The figure here shows the QuickDeploy IP addresses assignment to the servers when there are eight full height servers in a M1000e
chassis:
Configuring Server
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