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This is a screen shot from the 12
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generation server Lifecycle Controller.
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Figure 16 - Lifecycle Controller - iDRAC – Auto-Discovery (12
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generation server)
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10.2 Without Physical Access to the System/iDRAC
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10.2.1 Verify DHCP Lease
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Verify the iDRAC got a DHCP lease on the DCHP server. Refer to the documentation or Help information
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available for the DHCP server being used for the specific steps to check what IP addresses are leased
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out to which MAC addresses.
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10.2.2 Verify DNS Entries
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Verify the DNS entries on the DNS server. If DHCP is not being used and a hostname is specified in the
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SNS Serive Record, make sure the hostname is resolvable using ping or nslookup.
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When using nslookup, if SRV is being used:
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nslookup
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>set type=srv
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>_dcimprovsrv._tcp.<yourdomain>.com
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If the default hostname “DCIMCredentialServer” is being used, make sure the DNS entry is resolvable.
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