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Appendix C : Configure iDRAC for use with Active Directory
Standard Schema
At the Server(s), in your Internet Explorer or Firefox web browser, browse through to
https://<idrac_ip_address> and log in to the iDRAC GUI of your system as an administrator (the
default username is root, and password is calvin.)
Configure the iDRAC Network Settings
1. On the iDRAC GUI, go to iDRAC Settings > Network > Common Settings.
• Register DRAC on DNS (unchecked, optional)
• DNS DRAC name (optional), the default is idrac-<Dell service tag #>
• Auto config domain name (not checked). (Select the option only if your DCHP server provides
the domain name).
• Static DNS Domain Name - Enter the FQDN of your domain, for example ci.local, if the Auto
config domain name option is not selected.
• Click Apply.
2. On the same page under IPv4 Settings:
3. • Select Enable IPv4.
• DHCP enabled - (optional, depending on your network configuration). Do not select this option.
• Use DHCP to obtain DNS server address - Select this option only if you are using a DHCP server
and it is configured to point to the Active Directory Server that is running a DNS. This option is not
selected for this experiment.
• Static Preferred DNS Server - Specify the IP address of your domain controller that is running
DNS, if the Use DHCP to obtain DNS server address option was not selected. For this experiment,
it is 192.168.0.100.
• Alternate DNS server - Optional, can leave at 0.0.0.0.
• Click Apply.
The screen shot given here displays the Common Settings page after you enter all the data.