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• Timetowait (-t) — Indicates the time the host system waits before shutting down. The default setting is 300.

• EndHostPowerState (-e) — Indicates the power state of the host. 0 indicates OFF and 1 indicates ON. The default setting is 1.

NOTE: ShutdownType (-d), Timetowait (-t), and EndHostPowerState (-e) are optional attributes.

The following is an example of a static DHCP reservation from a dhcpd.conf le:

host my_host {

hardware ethernet b8:2a:72:fb:e6:56;

fixed-address 192.168.0.211;

option host-name "my_host";

option myname " -f r630_raid.xml -i 192.168.0.1 -n /nfs -s 0 -d 0 -t 300";

}

NOTE: After editing the dhcpd.conf le, make sure to restart the dhcpd service in order to apply the

changes.

Prerequisites before enabling Auto Cong

Before enabling the Auto cong feature, make sure that following are already set:

• Supported network share (NFS or CIFS) is available on the same subnet as the iDRAC and DHCP server. Test the network share to

ensure that it can be accessed and that the rewall and user permissions are set correctly.

• Server conguration prole is exported to the network share. Also, make sure that the necessary changes in the XML le are complete

so that proper settings can be applied when the Auto Cong process is initiated.

• DHCP server is set and the DHCP conguration is updated as required for iDRAC to call the server and initiate the Auto Cong feature.

Enabling Auto Cong using iDRAC web interface

Make sure that DHCPv4 and the Enable IPv4 options are enabled and Auto-discovery is disabled.

To enable Auto Cong:

1 In the iDRAC web interface, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > Network.

The Network page is displayed.

2 In the Auto Cong section, select one of the following options from the Enable DHCP Provisioning drop-down menu:

• Enable Once — Congures the component only once using the XML le referenced by the DHCP server. After this, Auto Cong

is disabled.

• Enable once after reset — After the iDRAC is reset, congures the components only once using the XML le referenced by the

DHCP server. After this, Auto Cong is disabled.

• Disable — Disables the Auto Cong feature.

3 Click Apply to apply the setting.

The network page automatically refreshes.

Enabling Auto Cong using RACADM

To enable Auto Cong feature using RACADM, use the iDRAC.NIC.AutoConfig object.

For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

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