User's Manual

Remote Service Features 61

Configuring DHCP/DNS

Before adding your Dell system to the network and using the Auto-Discovery

feature, ensure that Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

server/Domain Name System (DNS) are configured with added support for

auto-discovery. There are several alternatives for enabling the network

environment to support management console discovery by newly

installed servers. Ensure that one of the following prerequisites is met for the

Auto-Discovery feature to work properly:

• The DHCP server specifies the IP address and port of the management

console in vendor specific option (option 43) data in response to the

DHCP REQUEST sent out by default by the iDRAC. Ensure the

LifecycleController

vendor class is created. The DHCP server will resolve

hostname of the management console to an IP address with a DNS lookup.

• The DNS server specifies a service option

_dcimprovsrv._tcp

that

will resolve to an IP address.

• The DNS server specifies an IP address for a server with the known name

DCIMCredentialServer

For more information on configuring DHCP and DNS, see Lifecycle

Controller Auto Discovery Network Setup Specification on the Dell Enterprise

Technology Center at www.delltechcenter.com.

Enable and Disable Auto-Discovery Feature

Before enabling the Auto-Discovery feature, do the following:

Press

<Ctrl><e> when prompted during system start-up.

NOTE: You must press <Ctrl><e> within 5 seconds of when the

message displays.

The

iDRAC6 Configuration Utility page

displays.

Enable

NIC

(for modular system only)

Enable

DHCP

Select

Account Access

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