Users Guide

Miscellaneous
When an OS is installed, hostname may or may not appear/
change automatically.
There are two scenarios:
• Scenario 1: iDRAC is not showing the latest hostname once you install an OS. You need to install OMSA or iSM along with the iDRAC
to get the hostname reflected.
• Scenario 2: iDRAC had a hostname for a specific OS and another different OS has been installed and still the hostname is appearing as
the old hostname without overwriting the hostname. The reason behind, hostname is an information which is coming from the OS,
iDRAC only saves the information. If there is a new OS has been installed, iDRAC does not reset the value of the hostname. However,
newer versions of the OSs are capable to update the hostname in iDRAC during the 1st OS startup.
How to find an iDRAC IP address for a blade server?
NOTE: The Chassis Management Controller (CMC) option is applicable only for Blade servers.
• Using CMC web interface:
Go to Chassis > Servers > Setup > Deploy. In the table that is displayed, view the IP address for the server.
• Using the Virtual Console: Reboot the server to view the iDRAC IP address during POST. Select the "Dell CMC" console in the
OSCAR interface to log in to CMC through a local serial connection. CMC RACADM commands can be sent from this connection.
For more information on CMC RACADM commands, see the Chassis Management Controller RACADM CLI Guide available at
www.dell.com/cmcmanuals.
For more information on iDRAC RACADM commands, see the iDRAC RACADM CLI Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
• Using local RACADM
Use the command: racadm getsysinfo For example:
$ racadm getniccfg -m server-1
DHCP Enabled = 1
IP Address = 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0
Gateway = 192.168.0.1
• Using LCD:
On the main menu, highlight the server, press the check button, select the required server, and press the check button.
How to find an iDRAC IP address for a blade server ?
NOTE: The OME-Modular web interface option is applicable only for MX platforms.
• Using OME-Modular web interface:
Go to Devices > Compute. Select the computer sled and iDRAC IP is displayed as Management IP.
• Using OMM Application: see the Dell EMC OpenManage Mobile User's Guide available at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals
• Using Serial Connection
• Using LCD: On the main menu, highlight the server, press the check button, select the required server, and press the check button.
How to find the CMC IP address related to the blade
server?
NOTE: Not applicable for MX platforms.
• From iDRAC web interface:
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