Users Guide

90 Configuring iDRAC6 Enterprise Using the Web Interface

Subnet Mask Allows you to enter or edit a subnet mask for iDRAC6 NIC. To

change this setting, deselect the DHCP Enable option.

Gateway Allows you to enter or edit a static IPv4 gateway for iDRAC6

NIC. To change this setting, deselect the DHCP Enable option.

Use DHCP to

obtain DNS server

addresses

Select the DHCP Enable option to obtain DNS server addresses

by selecting the Use DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses

check box. When not using DHCP to obtain the DNS server

addresses, provide the IP addresses in the Preferred DNS Server

and Alternate DNS Server fields.

Preferred DNS

Server

Allows you to enter or edit a static IP address for the preferred

DNS server. To change this setting, first deselect the Use

DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses option.

Alternate DNS

Server

Uses the secondary DNS server IP address when Use DHCP to

obtain DNS server addresses is not selected. Enter an IP address

of 0.0.0.0 if there is no alternate DNS server.

IPv6 Settings

Enabled If the check box is Checked, IPv6 is enabled. If the check box is

Unchecked, IPv6 is disabled. The default is Unchecked.

Autoconfiguration

Enable

Selecting this option allows iDRAC6 to obtain the IPv6 address

for iDRAC6 NIC from the Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol (DHCPv6) server. Enabling Autoconfiguration Enable

also deactivates and flushes out the static values for

IPv6 Address, Prefix Length, and Gateway.

IPv6 Address Configures the IPv6 address for iDRAC6 NIC. To change this

setting, you must first disable Autoconfiguration Enable by

deselecting the associated check box.

NOTE: Only two IPv6 addresses (Link Local address and the global

address) are displayed if your network setup has IPv6 DHCP

configured and all sixteen IPv6 addresses are displayed if you have

configured your network router to send Router Advertisement

messages.

NOTE: iDRAC6 does not allow you to save the settings if you enter

an IPv6 Address consisting of more than eight groups.

Table 5-2. Network Settings

(continued)

Setting Description