Users Guide
36 Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 5
Configuring Your System to Use a DRAC 5
To configure your system to use a DRAC 5, use the Dell™ Remote Access
Configuration Utility (formerly known as the BMC Setup Module).
To run the Dell Remote Access Configuration Utility, perform the following steps:
1
Turn on or restart your system.
2
Press <Ctrl><E> when prompted during POST.
If your operating system begins to load before you press <Ctrl><E>, allow
the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.
3
Configure the NIC.
a
Using the down-arrow key, highlight
NIC Selection
.
b
Using the left-arrow and right-arrow keys, select one of the following
NIC selections:
•
Dedicated
— Select this option to enable the remote access
device to utilize the dedicated network interface available on the
Remote Access Controller (RAC). This interface is not shared
with the host operating system and routes the management traffic
to a separate physical network, enabling it to be separated from
the application traffic. This option is available only if a DRAC
card is installed in the system.
•
Shared
— Select this option to share the network interface with the
host operating system. The remote access device network interface
is fully functional when the host operating system is configured for
NIC teaming. The remote access device receives data through NIC
1 and NIC 2, but transmits data only through NIC 1. If NIC 1 fails,
the remote access device will not be accessible.
•
Failover
— Select this option to share the network interface with
the host operating system. The remote access device network
interface is fully functional when the host operating system is
configured for NIC teaming. The remote access device receives
data through NIC 1 and NIC 2, but transmits data only through
NIC 1. If NIC 1 fails, the remote access device fails over to NIC 2
for all data transmission. The remote access device continues to
use NIC 2 for data transmission. If NIC 2 fails, the remote access
device fails over all data transmission back to NIC 1.