Users Guide

NOTE: Sharename (-n), ShareType (-s), and IPAddress (-i) are required attributes that must be passed.

• Username (-u) — Indicates the user name required to access the network share. This information is required only for CIFS.

• Password (-p) — Indicates the password required to access the network share. This information is required only for CIFS.

NOTE: Example for Linux NFS and CIFS share:

– NFS: -f system_cong.xml -i 192.168.0.130 -n /nfs -s 0 -d 0 -t 500

– CIFS: -f system_cong.xml -i 192.168.0.130 -n sambashare/cong_les -s 2 -u user -p password -d 1 -t 400

Ensure that you use NFS2 or NFS3 for NFS network share

• ShutdownType (-d) — Indicates the mode of shutdown. 0 indicates Graceful shutdown and 1 indicates Forced shutdown.

NOTE: The default setting is 0.

• 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.