Users Guide

Viewing network interfaces available on host OS
You can view information about all the network interfaces that are available on the host operating system such as the IP addresses that
are assigned to the server. The iDRAC Service Module provides this information to iDRAC. The OS IP address information includes the
IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, MAC address, Subnet mask or prefix length, the FQDD of the network device, network interface name, network
interface description, network interface status, network interface type (Ethernet, tunnel, loopback, and so on.), Gateway address, DNS
server address, and DHCP server address.
NOTE: This feature is available with iDRAC Express and iDRAC Enterprise licenses.
To view the OS information, make sure that:
• You have Login privilege.
• iDRAC Service Module is installed and running on the host operating system.
• OS Information option is enabled in the Overview > Server > Service Module page.
iDRAC can display the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for all the interfaces configured on the Host OS.
Depending on how the Host OS detects the DHCP server, the corresponding IPv4 or IPv6 DHCP server address may not be displayed.
Viewing network interfaces available on host OS using web
interface
To view the network interfaces available on the host OS using Web interface:
1. Go to Overview > Host OS > Network Interfaces.
The Network Interfaces page displays all the network interfaces that are available on the host operating system.
2. To view the list of network interfaces associated with a network device, from the Network Device FQDD drop-down menu, select a
network device and click Apply.
The OS IP details are displayed in the Host OS Network Interfaces section.
3. From the Device FQDD column, click on the network device link.
The corresponding device page is displayed from the Hardware > Network Devices section, where you can view the device details.
For information about the properties, see the iDRAC Online Help.
4. Click the
icon to display more details.
Similarly, you can view the host OS network interface information associated with a network device from the Hardware > Network
Devices page. Click View Host OS Network Interfaces.
NOTE:
For the ESXi host OS in the iDRAC Service Module v2.3.0 or later, the Description column in the Additional
Details list is displayed in the following format:
<List-of-Uplinks-Configured-on-the-vSwitch>/<Port-Group>/<Interface-name>
Viewing network interfaces available on host OS using
RACADM
Use the gethostnetworkinterfaces command to view the network interfaces available on the host operating systems using
RACADM. For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Viewing FlexAddress mezzanine card fabric
connections
In blade servers, FlexAddress allows the use of persistent, chassis-assigned World Wide Names and MAC addresses (WWN/MAC) for
each managed server port connection.
You can view the following information for each installed embedded Ethernet and optional mezzanine card port:
• Fabrics to which the cards are connected.
• Type of fabric.
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Viewing iDRAC and managed system information