Users Guide

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.

Lifecycle Controller features

This section provides a brief description about the Lifecycle Controller features and helps you understand how to use the Lifecycle

Controller wizards most eectively. Each feature is a wizard in Lifecycle Controller, which supports the following features:

• Home — Navigate back to the Home page.

• Lifecycle Log — View and export the Lifecycle Controller log, and add a work note to the log.

• Firmware Update — Apply updates or perform rmware rollback for the system components, and view the rmware version available

on a server.

• Hardware Conguration — Congure system devices, view, export hardware inventory of a system, and repurpose or retire system.

• OS Deployment — Install an operating system in manual mode or unattended mode by using an 'answer' le.

• Platform Restore — Backup, export, and restore system prole. Import iDRAC license from Lifecycle Controller GUI.

• Hardware Diagnostics — Perform diagnostics to validate the memory, I/O devices, CPU, physical disks, and other peripherals.

• Settings — Specify the language, keyboard layout, and network settings while using Lifecycle Controller.

• System Setup — Congure settings for devices or components such as iDRAC, BIOS, RAID, and NIC.

Using Lifecycle Controller