Users Guide

• Timetowait (-t) — Indicates the time the host system waits before shutting down. The default
setting is 300.
• EndHostPowerState (-e) — Indicates the power state of the host. 0 indicates OFF and 1 indicates
ON. The default setting is 1.
NOTE: ShutdownType (-d), Timetowait (-t), and EndHostPowerState (-e) are optional
attributes.
The following is an example of a static DHCP reservation from a dhcpd.conf file:
host my_host {
hardware ethernet b8:2a:72:fb:e6:56;
fixed-address 192.168.0.211;
option host-name "my_host";
option myname " -f r630_raid.xml -i 192.168.0.1 -n /nfs -s 0 -d 0 -t 300";
}
NOTE: After editing the dhcpd.conf file, make sure to restart the dhcpd service in order to apply
the changes.
Prerequisites before enabling Auto Config
Before enabling the Auto config feature, make sure that following are already set:
• Supported network share (NFS or CIFS) is available on the same subnet as the iDRAC and DHCP
server. Test the network share to ensure that it can be accessed and that the firewall and user
permissions are set correctly.
• Server configuration profile is exported to the network share. Also, make sure that the necessary
changes in the XML file are complete so that proper settings can be applied when the Auto Config
process is initiated.
• DHCP server is set and the DHCP configuration is updated as required for iDRAC to call the server and
initiate the Auto Config feature.
Enabling Auto Config using iDRAC web interface
Make sure that DHCPv4 and the Enable IPv4 options are enabled and Auto-discovery is disabled.
To enable Auto Config:
1. In the iDRAC web interface, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network.
The Network page is displayed.
2. In the Auto Config section, select one of the following options from the Enable DHCP Provisioning
drop-down menu:
• Enable Once — Configures the component only once using the XML file referenced by the DHCP
server. After this, Auto Config is disabled.
• Enable once after reset — After the iDRAC is reset, configures the components only once using
the XML file referenced by the DHCP server. After this, Auto Config is disabled.
• Disable — Disables the Auto Config feature.
3. Click Apply to apply the setting.
The network page automatically refreshes.
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