Reference Guide

26 Management Networks for Dell EMC Networking
iDRAC IP settings in System Setup
6.3 Connecting to Dell EMC Servers (iDRAC)
There are two connection options to the iDRAC: the dedicated iDRAC port or shared LOM. Some ToR
switches may not be of the same media type or speed in this case a media converter could be used to
connect to the dedicated iDRAC Ethernet port. For example, an SFP-1000BASET adapter (Dell EMC part
number XTY28) or an SFP+-10GBASET adapter (Dell EMC part number PGYJT) could be used on an SFP
switch to connect to the BASE T iDRAC port.
6.3.1 Connecting to the dedicated iDRAC port
This connection option uses the server’s dedicated iDRAC connection for management, while the production
data traffic flows through the NICs on the server. This configuration separates the two flows of traffic. See
section 6.4 for license requirements to use the dedicated iDRAC port.
iDRAC NIC settings in System Setup
6.3.2 Connecting to the Shared LOM
This option uses a LOM port that could be shared with the host OS production traffic. Also, LOM ports can be
dedicated to server management. For example, with a four-port LOM adapter, LOM ports one and two could
be used for production data while three and four could be used for iDRAC, VNC, RDP, or other OS-based
management data.