User's Manual

Configuring Network Settings for a NIC

1. In the left pane, click Settings.

2. In the right pane, click Network Settings.

3. From the NIC Card drop-down menu, select the NIC card that you want to configure. You can use

only one NIC at a time to communicate with the network.

4. From the IP Address Source drop-down menu, select one of the following options:

NOTE: The IP Address Source function supports only IPv4.

IP Address Properties

– No Configuration — Select to indicate that NIC must not be configured.

– DHCP — Select to indicate that the NIC must be configured by using an IP address from a DHCP

server.

– Static IP — Select to type static IP address. Type these IP address properties: IP Address, Subnet

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

administrator.

Lifecycle Controller VLAN Properties

You can configure the VLAN settings of a Lifecycle Controller NIC.

NOTE: For more information about the VLAN feature, read through the Configuring VLAN

Settings in Lifecycle Controller for Dell PowerEdge Servers white paper available at

delltechcenter.com/lc.

You can either enable or disable this settings. For more information about the fields in this section,

click the Help link in the upper-right corner of the Network Settings page.

5. Click Finish to save the settings.

NOTE: If Lifecycle Controller Settings are not correctly configured, an error message is

displayed.

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

about correct network settings, contact your network administrator.

If DHCP is enabled, a DHCP IP address is displayed on the Network Settings page.

Accessing Help

Each Lifecycle Controller screen has a help associated with it. Press <F1> or click Help (in the upper-right

corner) to view the help information about the features available on a page.

Viewing Release Notes

1. To view the Release Notes, on all pages of Lifecycle Controller (except the help page of a topic that

you view by pressing <F1>), click About. The About page is displayed.

2. Click View Release Notes.