Intel MEBX User Guide for Intel 7 Series Chipset

Intel® ME Manageability Features

3.5.5.1.3 Shared/Dedicated FQDN

Under the Intel

ME Network Name Settings menu,

1. Select ‘Shared/Dedicated FQDN’.

2. Press Enter to select.

The following options can be selected:

- Dedicated- The FQDN domain name is dedicated to ME.

- Shared- The FQDN domain name is shared with the Host.

This setting determines whether the Intel ME Fully Qualified Domain Name

(FQDN) (i.e. the "HostName.DomainName") is shared with the host and identical

to the operating system machine name or dedicated to the Intel ME.

3.5.5.1.4 Dynamic DNS Update

Under the Intel

ME Network Name Settings menu,

1. Select ‘Dynamic DNS Update’.

2. Press Enter to select.

The following options can be selected:

- Disabled

- Enabled

If Dynamic DNS Update is enabled then the firmware will actively try to register

its IP addresses and FQDN in DNS using the Dynamic DNS Update protocol. If

DDNS Update is disabled then the firmware acts depending on FQDN setting.

a.) Under Dedicated FQDN mode: Firmware makes no attempt to update DNS using

DHCP option 81 or Dynamic DNS update. DNS server will not be updated.

b.) Under Shared FQDN mode: Firmware used DHCP option 81 for DNS registration

but did not directly update DNS using the DDNS update protocol.

Note: For selecting “Enabled” for Dynamic DNS Update it is required that the

Host Name and Domain Name be set.