Users Guide

For the following operating systems, if you install the Avahi and nss-mdns packages, then you can use https://idrac.local to launch the

iDRAC from the host operating system. If these packages are not installed, use https://169.254.0.1 to launch the iDRAC.

Table 13. Operating System details for USB NIC

Operating

System

Firewall

Status

Avahi Package nss-mdns Package

RHEL 5.9 32–bit Disable Install as a separate package

(avahi-0.6.16-10.el5_6.i386.rpm)

Install as a separate package (nss-

mdns-0.10-4.el5.i386.rpm)

RHEL 6.4 64–bit Disable Install as a separate package

(avahi-0.6.25-12.el6.x86_64.rpm)

Install as a separate package (nss-

mdns-0.10-8.el6.x86_64.rpm)

SLES 11 SP3

64–bit

Disable Avahi package is the part of operating system DVD nss-mdns is installed while installing Avahi

On the host system, while installing RHEL 5.9 operating system, the USB NIC pass-through mode is in disabled state. If it is enabled after

the installation is complete, the network interface corresponding to the USB NIC device is not active automatically. You can do any of the

following to make the USB NIC device active:

• Congure the USB NIC interface using Network Manager tool. Navigate to System > Administrator > Network > Devices > New >

Ethernet Connection and select Dell computer corp.iDRAC Virtual NIC USB Device. Click the Activate icon to activate the device.

For more information, see the RHEL 5.9 documentation.

• Create corresponding interface’s cong le as ifcfg-ethX in /etc/syscong/network-script/ directory. Add the basic entries DEVICE,

BOOTPROTO, HWADDR, ONBOOT. Add TYPE in the ifcfg-ethX le and restart the network services using the command service

network restart.

• Reboot the system.

• Turn o and turn on the system.

On systems with RHEL 5.9 operating system, if the USB NIC was disabled and if you turn o the system or vice-versa, when the system is

turned on and if the USB NIC is enabled, the USB NIC device is not active automatically. To make it active, check if any ifcfg-ethX.bak le

is available in the /etc/syscong/network-script directory for the USB NIC interface. If it is available, rename it to ifcfg-ethX and then use

the ifup ethX command.