Owner's Manual

20 Configuring Your Network
Table 2-4. Remote Access Configuration Utility
Option Description
IPMI Over LAN Enable.
NIC Selection Dedicated.
Enables the remote access device to utilize the
dedicated network interface available on the
Remote Access Controller. This interface is not
shared with the host operating system and routes
the systems 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
IP Address Source The network controller is assigned a Static IP
address or a DHCP address.
Ethernet IP Address The static IP address of the BMC. This field is
limited to a maximum value of 255.255.255.255.
The following IPv4 rules apply:
• IP addresses cannot be 127.xxx.xxx.xxx, where
xxx is between 0–255.
• The first octet must be between 1 and 223 (that
is, 143.xxx.xxx.xxx).
NOTE: IP address 169.254.0.2 subnet mask
255.255.0.0 is returned when the BMC is unable to
contact the DHCP server.
Subnet Mask The subnet mask for the static IP address.
NOTE: IP address 169.254.0.2 subnet mask
255.255.0.0 is returned when the BMC is unable to
contact the DHCP server.
Default Gateway The IP gateway for the static IP address.
LAN User Configuration Enables setting the user name, user password,
user privilege, and enables user access for user
ID=2.