User's Manual
3. After you have made the changes you want, you can press <r> to save the changes and reboot the DRAC 4, or you can press <Esc> to cancel all
changes and exit the setup menu. If you decide to save your changes, the following message appears:
IMPORTANT: In order for your changes to take effect, they need to be saved. Your computer will then continue booting normally.
Would you like to save the changes (<Y> or <N>)?
4. Press <Y> to save the changes or <N> to return to the setup menu.
Adding and Configuring DRAC 4 Users
Add and configure DRAC 4 users using one of the following tools:
l Web-based Interface — See "Adding and Configuring DRAC 4 Users."
l racadm CLI — See "cfgUserAdmin."
Adding and Configuring SNMP Alerts
Add and configure SNMP alerts using one of the following tools:
l Web-based Interface — See "Adding and Configuring SNMP Alerts."
l racadm CLI — See "cfgTraps."
NOTE: If DHCP is enabled on the card and the DHCP system is not working properly, the category displays Unavailable for each
option, and the following message blinks below the option labels:
Waiting for response from DHCP Server
DNS Current
Configuration
Displays the current IP address assigned to the DHCP server.
NIC TCP/IP
Configuration
Options
Use DHCP is:
Indicates whether the DHCP system has assigned the DRAC 4 IP address or whether the DRAC 4 is using a preset static IP address.
The available settings are Enabled or Disabled. Press <d> to toggle the setting. When enabled, the three remaining options in this
group are "dimmed-out" and do not display prominently. If disabled, the remaining options display at normal brightness.
Static IP-Addr
Indicates the preset static IP address that the DRAC 4 uses if DHCP is disabled. The default is 192.168.0.120. Press <i> to change
this address.
Static
Netmask
Indicates the preset static masked IP address of the DRAC 4 if DHCP is disabled. The default is 255.255.255.0. Press <n> to change
this mask.
Static
Gateway
Indicates the preset static gateway (router or switch address) of the DRAC 4 address if DHCP is disabled. The default is
192.168.0.1. Press <g> to change the address.
Ethernet
Configuration
Options
NIC is:
Indicates whether the DRAC 4 NIC setting is Enabled or Disabled. Press <e> to toggle the setting. When enabled, the DRAC 4 NIC
can be used for remote access. You must enable this option to configure any of the remaining options on this screen. When disabled,
all other options are "dimmed-out" and do not display prominently. If enabled, most or all of the remaining options display at normal
brightness, depending upon the Use DHCP setting.
Auto-
Negotiate is:
Indicates whether the DRAC 4 automatically configures LAN speed and duplex settings. The available settings are Enabled and
Disabled. If not enabled, the user settings are used. Press <a> to toggle to this setting.
LAN Speed
Setting
Indicates the speed at which the DRAC 4 NIC is set to communicate. The available settings are 10 Base-T and 100 Base-T. 10
Base-T represents a communication speed of 10 Mb per second. 100 Base-T represents a speed of 100 Mb per second. Press <s> to
toggle this setting. This option is not available when the Auto Negotiate setting is enabled.
LAN Duplex
Setting
Indicates the duplex setting of the DRAC 4 NIC. The available settings are Half Duplex and Full Duplex. When set to Half Duplex,
the NIC communicates in one direction at a time, indicating that at any given moment it can either receive or transmit information, but
not both. When set to Full Duplex, the NIC communicates in both directions simultaneously. Press <x> to toggle to this setting. This
option is not available when the Auto Negotiate setting is enabled.
DNS Configuration
Options
Servers from
DHCP
Indicates whether a specified DNS server is assigning the DRAC 4 IP addresses from DHCP, or whether the DRAC 4 is using a preset
static IP address. The available settings are Enabled or Disabled. Press <u> to toggle the setting. When enabled, the two remaining
options in this group are "dimmed-out" and do not display prominently. If disabled, the remaining options display at normal
brightness.
Static DNS
Server 1:
Indicates the preset static IP address of DNS server 1 that the DRAC 4 uses if DHCP is enabled. The default is 192.168.0.5. Press <1>
to change this address.
Static DNS
Server 2:
Indicates the preset static IP address of DNS server 2 that the DRAC 4 uses if DHCP is enabled. The default is 192.168.0.6. Press <2>
to change this address.
NOTE: DRAC 4 Alert information in Management Information Base (MIB) format can be found in the rac_host MIB.