Users Guide

Conguring Lifecycle Controller Network Settings

Use this page to congure network settings for a NIC.

1 Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.

2 On the left pane, click Settings.

3 On the Settings pane, click Network Settings.

4 From the NIC Card drop-down menu, select the NIC port that you want to congure.

NOTE: You can use only one NIC at a time to communicate with the network.

5 From the IPV4 Network Settings→ IP Address Source drop-down menu, select one of the following options:

• No Conguration — indicates that the NIC must not be congured.

• DHCP — indicates that the NIC must be congured using an IP address from a DHCP server. If DHCP is selected, a DHCP IP

address is displayed on the Network Settings page.

• Static IP — indicates that the NIC must be congured using a static IP. Type the IP Address Properties — IP Address, Subnet

Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Address. If you do not have this information, contact your network administrator.

6 From the IPV6 Network Settings→ IP Address Source drop-down menu, select one of the following options:

• No Conguration — indicates that the NIC must not be congured.

• DHCPv6 — indicates that the NIC must be congured using an IP address from a DHCPv6 server. If DHCPv6 is selected, a

DHCPv6 IP address is displayed on the Network Settings page.

NOTE

: While conguring DHCP server with IPv6, the conguration fails if you disable forwarding or advertising

options.

• Static IP — indicates that the NIC must be congured using a static IP. Type the IP Address Properties — IP Address, Subnet

Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Address. If you do not have this information, contact your network administrator.

7 Click Enabled and type the VLAN ID and Priority under Lifecycle Controller VLAN Settings to congure the VLAN settings of a NIC.

You cannot congure the VLAN settlings of the following NICs:

• Emulex SeaHawk-2 (FH) PCIe Adapter

• Emulex SeaHawk-2 (LP) PCIe Adapter

• Emulex Vindicator-2 rNDC

• Emulex Sea Stallion-2 Mezzanine Card

• Emulex Pave Low-2 bNDC

• Emulex SeaHawk-2 (FH) NIC Only PCIe Adapter

• Emulex SeaHawk-2 (LP) NIC Only PCIe Adapter

• Emulex Vindicator-2 NIC Only rNDC

• Emulex Sea Stallion-2 NIC Only Mezzanine Card

• Emulex Pave Low-2 NIC Only bNDC

8 Click Next.

NOTE

: If Lifecycle Controller settings are not correctly congured, an error message is

displayed.

NOTE: If you are unable to connect to a network, verify the settings. For information about correct network settings,

contact your network administrator.

Conguring iDRAC Network and Credentials

Use this page to congure remote access parameters for iDRAC.

1 From the IP Address Source menu, select one of the following options:

Using Lifecycle Controller