Users Guide

24 Configuring Your Managed System
Table 2-1. Remote Access Configuration Utility
Option Description
IPMI Over LAN Enables or disables the out-of-band LAN channel access to the shared
network controller.
NIC Selection
NOTE: This option is available only
on Dell PowerEdge x9xx systems.
Displays the configuration option.
•Shared
Select this option to share the network interface with the host
operating system. The remote access device network interface is fully
functional when the host operating system is configured for
NIC teaming.
The remote access device receives data through NIC 1 and NIC 2,
but transmits data only through NIC 1.
NOTE: If NIC 1 fails, the remote access device will not be accessible.
NOTE: The NIC 2 is not available on the PowerEdge 1900 system.
• Failover
Select this option to share the network interface with the host
operating system. The remote access device network interface is fully
functional when the host operating system is configured for
NIC teaming.
The remote access device receives data through NIC 1 and NIC 2,
but transmits data only through NIC 1. If NIC 1 fails, the remote
access device fails over to NIC 2 for all data transmission.
The remote access device continues to use NIC 2 for data
transmission. If NIC 2 fails, the remote access device fails over all
data transmission back to NIC 1.
NOTE: This option cannot be selected on the PowerEdge 1900 system.
•Dedicated
Select this option to enable the remote access device to utilize the
dedicated network interface available on the Remote Access
Controller (RAC). This interface is not shared with the host
operating system and routes the management traffic to a separate
physical network, enabling it to be separated from the application
traffic.
NOTE: This option is available only on systems with a DRAC installed.
LAN Parameters
RMCP+ Encryption Key
NOTE: This option is available only on PowerEdge x9xx systems.
The Key is used to encrypt the IPMI sessions. The encryption key is
entered as a maximum of 20 pairs of ASCII hexadecimal characters
representing 20 bytes; for example,
01FA3BA6C812855DA001FA3BA6C812855DA0A0A0.