Users Guide

Configuring the DRAC 5 Using the Web User Interface 71
NOTE: If your managed system DRAC is configured in Shared or Shared with Failover mode and the DRAC is
connected to a switch with Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) enabled, network clients will experience a 20-30 second
delay in connectivity when the management station’s LOM link state changes during the STP convergence.
1 In the System tree, click Remote Access .
2 Click the Configuration tab and then click Network .
3 In the Network Configuration page, configure the DRAC 5 NIC settings.
Table 4- 1 a nd Tabl e 4 - 2 desc r ibes t h e
Network Settings and IPMI Settings on the Network
Configuration
page.
4 When completed, click Apply Changes .
5 Click the appropriate Network Configuration page button to continue. See Table 4-3.
Table 4-1. Network Settings
Setting Description
NIC Selection Displays the selected NIC mode (Dedicated, Shared with Failover, or Shared).
The default setting is Dedicated.
MAC Address Displays the DRAC 5 MAC address.
Enable NIC Enables the DRAC 5 NIC and activates the remaining controls in this group.
The default setting is Enabled.
Use DHCP (For NIC IP
Address)
Enables Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator to obtain the DRAC 5 NIC
IP address from the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
Selecting the check box deactivates the Static IP Address, Static Gateway, and
Static Subnet Mask controls.
The default setting is Disabled.
Static IP Address Specifies or edits the static IP address for the DRAC 5 NIC. To change this
setting, deselect the Use DHCP (For NIC IP Address) check box.
Static Gateway Specifies or edits the static gateway for the DRAC 5 NIC. To change this
setting, deselect the Use DHCP (For NIC IP Address) check box.
Static Subnet Mask Specifies or edits the static subnet mask for the DRAC 5 NIC. To change this
setting, deselect the Use DHCP (For NIC IP Address) check box.
Use DHCP to obtain
DNS server addresses
Obtains the primary and secondary DNS server addresses from the DHCP
server instead of the static settings.
The default setting is Disabled.
Static Preferred DNS
Server
Uses the primary DNS server IP address only when Use DHCP to obtain DNS
server addresses is not selected.
Static Alternate DNS
Server
Uses the secondary DNS server IP address when Use DHCP to obtain DNS
server addresses is not selected. You may enter an IP address of 0.0.0.0 if you do
not have an alternate DNS server.