Users Guide

NOTE: On blade servers that are set as Chassis (Dedicated), the VLAN settings are read-only and can be changed only

using CMC. If the server is set in shared mode, you can configure VLAN settings in shared mode in iDRAC.

1. Under Enable VLAN ID, select Enabled.

2. In the VLAN ID box, enter a valid number from 1 to 4094.

3. In the Priority box, enter a number from 0 to 7 to set the priority of the VLAN ID.

NOTE: After enabling VLAN, the iDRAC IP is not accessible for some time.

Setting up iDRAC IP using CMC web interface

To set up the iDRAC IP address using CMC Web interface:

NOTE: You must have Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege to set up iDRAC network settings from CMC.

1. Log in to CMC Web interface.

2. Go to Server Overview → Setup → iDRAC.

The Deploy iDRAC page is displayed.

3. Under iDRAC Network Settings, select Enable LAN and other network parameters as per requirements. For more information,

see CMC online help.

4. For additional network settings specific to each blade server, go to Server Overview → <server name>.

The Server Status page is displayed.

5. Click Launch iDRAC and go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network.

6. In the Network page, specify the following settings:

• Network Settings

• Common Settings

• IPV4 Settings

• IPV6 Settings

• IPMI Settings

• VLAN Settings

NOTE: For more information, see

iDRAC Online Help

7. To save the network information, click Apply.

For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Enabling provisioning server

The Provisioning Server feature allows newly installed servers to automatically discover the remote management console that hosts

the provisioning server. The

provisioning server provides custom administrative user credentials to iDRAC, so that the unprovisioned

server can be discovered and managed from the management console. For more information about provisioning server, see the

Lifecycle Controller Remote Services User’s Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Provisioning server works with a static IP address. DHCP, DNS server, or the default DNS host name discovers the provisioning

server. If DNS is specified, the provisioning server IP is retrieved from DNS and the DHCP settings are not required. If the

provisioning server is specified, discovery is skipped so neither DHCP nor DNS is required.

You can enable the Provisioning Server feature using iDRAC Settings Utility or using Lifecycle Controller. For information on using

Lifecycle Controller, see Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

If the Provisioning Server feature is not enabled on the factory-shipped system, the default administrator account (user name as

root and password as calvin) is enabled. Before enabling Provisioning Server, make sure to disable this administrator account. If the

Provisioning Server feature in Lifecycle Controller is enabled, all the iDRAC user accounts are disabled until the provisioning server is

discovered.