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iDRAC6 Configuration Utility for Auto-Discovery to begin running. This does not apply if the feature is
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included in the server when it was ordered.
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12.3.1 Auto-Discovery option from the factory
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The following are the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility settings from the factory:
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1) Domain Name from DHCP: On
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2) iDRAC Source: DCHP
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3) DNS Server IP Address: On
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4) Account Access (for default “root” account): Disabled
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5) Auto-Discovery: Enabled
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These settings allow for the widest range for the administrators. It supports the following network
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environments: DHCP only and DHCP with DNS. The server could be provisioned by any of the three
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methods. Once the server is plugged into in the network cable and the AC power cord, the Auto-
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Discovery process begins once the iDRAC completes its boot process. The server does not need to be
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powered on.
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12.3.2 DHCP only, using Vendor scope option with Specified IP address
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The iDRAC6 Configuration Utility settings have the following fields set:
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1) Domain Name from DHCP: OFF
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2) iDRAC Source: DCHP
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3) DNS Server IP Address: OFF
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These settings can be configured manually with IP4 address set to DHCP, no Domain Name and no DNS
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Server information set. The provisioning server Vendor Scope option would have a specified IP address.
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DNS services are not required for this method. It works with DNS services enabled; however, in a typical
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setup there would be no DNS.
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12.3.3 DHCP w/ DNS using Vendor Scope option using Name resolution
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The iDRAC6 Configuration Utility settings have the following fields set
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1) Domain Name from DHCP: On
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2) iDRAC Source: DCHP
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3) DNS Server IP Address: On
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All settings for the above fields would be set to DHCP, or could be manually configured; but all settings
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would need to be configured. The provisioning server Vendor Scope option would have a DNS Name, No
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SRV record, and no Default Host A record is set.
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12.3.4 DHCP w/ DNS using SRV record
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The iDRAC6 Configuration Utility settings have the following fields set:
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1) Domain Name from DHCP: On
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2) iDRAC Source: DCHP
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3) DNS Server IP Address: On
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All settings for the above fields would be set to DHCP, or could be manually configured; but all fields
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would need to be configured. The provisioning server DNS SRV record with a fully-qualified domain name
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needs to be present, but there is no Vendor Scope option and no default host A record is set.
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