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The iDRAC server configuration agent uses the rules in the following sequence to determine which SCP file on the file share to
apply for each iDRAC:
1. The filename specified in DHCP option 60.
2. <ServiceTag>-config.xml — If a filename is not specified in DHCP option 60, use the system Service Tag to uniquely
identify the SCP file for the system. For example, CDVH7R1-config.xml
3. <Model number>-config.xml — If the option 60 filename is not specified and the <Service Tag>-config.xml
file is not found, use the system model number as the basis for the SCP file name to use. For example, R520-config.xml.
4. config.xml — If the option 60 filename, service tag-based, and model number-based files are not available, use the
default config.xml file.
NOTE: If none of these files are on the network share, then the server configuration profile import job is marked as failed
for file not found.
Related concepts
Auto Config sequence on page 45
DHCP options on page 45
Related tasks
Enabling Auto Config using iDRAC web interface on page 48
Enabling Auto Config using RACADM on page 48
Auto Config sequence
1. Create or modify the SCP file that configures the attributes of Dell servers.
2. Place the SCP file in a share location that is accessible by the DHCP server and all the Dell servers that are assigned IP
address from the DHCP server.
3. Specify the SCP file location in vendor-option 43 field of DHCP server.
4. The iDRAC as part of acquiring IP address advertises vendor class identifier iDRAC. (Option 60)
5. The DHCP server matches the vendor class to the vendor option in the dhcpd.conf file and sends the SCP file location
and, if specified the SCP file name to the iDRAC.
6. The iDRAC processes the SCP file and configures all the attributes listed in the file
DHCP options
DHCPv4 allows many globally defined parameters to be passed to the DHCP clients. Each parameter is known as a DHCP
option. Each option is identified with an option tag, which is a 1-byte value. Option tags 0 and 255 are reserved for padding and
end of options, respectively. All other values are available for defining options.
The DHCP Option 43 is used to send information from the DHCP server to the DHCP client. The option is defined as a text
string. This text string is set to contain the values of the XML filename, share location and the credentials to access the
location. For example,
option myname code 43 = text;
subnet 192. 168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
# default gateway
option routers 192.168.0.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option nis-domain "domain.org";
option domain-name "domain.org";
option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
option time-offset -18000; #Eastern Standard Time
option vendor-class-identifier "iDRAC";
set vendor-string = option vendor-class-identifier;
option myname "-f system_config.xml -i 192.168.0.130 -u user -p password -n cifs -s
2 -d 0 -t 500";
where, -i is the location of the Remote File Share and –f is the file name in the string along with the credentials to the Remote
File Share.
Setting up managed system and management station
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