Users Guide

Advanced Configuration of the DRAC 5 73
Use DHCP (For
NIC IP
Address)
Enables Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator to obtain the
DRAC 5 NIC IP address from the Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) server. Selecting the check box deactivates the
Static IP Address, Static Gateway, and Static Subnet Mask
controls.
The default setting is Disabled.
Static IP
Address
Specifies or edits the static IP address for the DRAC 5 NIC.
To change this setting, deselect the Use DHCP (For NIC
IP Address) check box.
Static Gateway Specifies or edits the static gateway for the DRAC 5 NIC.
To change this setting, deselect the Use DHCP (For NIC
IP Address) check box.
Static Subnet
Mask
Specifies or edits the static subnet mask for the DRAC 5 NIC. To
change this setting, deselect the Use DHCP (For NIC IP Address)
check box.
Use DHCP to
obtain DNS
server addresses
Obtains the primary and secondary DNS server addresses from the
DHCP server instead of the static settings.
The default setting is Disabled.
Static Preferred
DNS Server
Uses the primary DNS server IP address only when Use DHCP to
obtain DNS server addresses is not selected.
Static Alternate
DNS Server
Uses the secondary DNS server IP address when Use DHCP to
obtain DNS server addresses is not selected. You may enter an IP
address of 0.0.0.0 if you do not have an alternate DNS server.
Register DRAC
on DNS
Registers the DRAC 5 name on the DNS server.
The default setting is Disabled.
DNS DRAC
Name
Displays the DRAC 5 name only when Register DRAC 5 on DNS
is selected. The default DRAC 5 name is RAC-service tag, where
service tag is the service tag number of the Dell server (for example,
RAC-EK00002).
Use DHCP for
DNS Domain
Name
Uses the default DNS domain name. When the box is not selected
and the Register DRAC 5 on DNS option is selected, you can
modify the DNS domain name in the DNS Domain Name field.
The default setting is Disabled.
Table 4-16. Network Settings
(continued)
Setting Description