Users Guide

Configuring the IPv4 settings
To configure the IPv4 settings:
1. Select Enabled option under Enable IPv4.
NOTE: In the 14th generation of the PowerEdge servers, DHCP is enabled by default.
2. Select Enabled option under Enable DHCP, so that DHCP can automatically assign the IP address, gateway, and subnet
mask to iDRAC. Else, select Disabled and enter the values for:
● Static IP Address
●
Static Gateway
● Static Subnet Mask
3. Optionally, enable Use DHCP to obtain DNS server address, so that the DHCP server can assign the Static Preferred
DNS Server and Static Alternate DNS Server. Else, enter the IP addresses for Static Preferred DNS Server and
Static Alternate DNS Server.
Configuring the IPv6 settings
Based on the infrastructure setup, you can use IPv6 address protocol.
To configure the IPv6 settings:
NOTE: If IPv6 is set to static, ensure that you configure the IPv6 gateway manually, which is not needed in case of dynamic
IPV6. Failing to configure manually in case of static IPV6 results in loss of communication.
1. Select Enabled option under Enable IPv6.
2. For the DHCPv6 server to automatically assign the IP address, gateway, and subnet mask to iDRAC, select Enabled option
under Enable Auto-configuration.
NOTE: You can configure both static IP and DHCP IP at the same time.
3. In the Static IP Address 1 box, enter the static IPv6 address.
4. In the Static Prefix Length box, enter a value between 0 and 128.
5. In the Static Gateway box, enter the gateway address.
NOTE:
If you configure static IP, the current IP address 1 displays static IP and the IP address 2 displays dynamic IP. If
you clear the static IP settings, the current IP address 1 displays dynamic IP.
6. If you are using DHCP, enable DHCPv6 to obtain DNS Server addresses to obtain Primary and Secondary DNS server
addresses from DHCPv6 server. You can configure the following if required:
● In the Static Preferred DNS Server box, enter the static DNS server IPv6 address.
● In the Static Alternate DNS Server box, enter the static alternate DNS server.
Configuring the IPMI settings
To enable the IPMI Settings:
1. Under Enable IPMI Over LAN, select Enabled.
2. Under Channel Privilege Limit, select Administrator, Operator, or User.
3. In the Encryption Key box, enter the encryption key in the format 0 to 40 hexadecimal characters (without any blanks
characters.) The default value is all zeros.
VLAN settings
You can configure iDRAC into the VLAN infrastructure. To configure VLAN settings, perform the following steps:
NOTE:
On blade servers that are set as Chassis (Dedicated), the VLAN settings are read-only and can be changed only
using CMC. If the server is set in shared mode, you can configure VLAN settings in shared mode in iDRAC.
1. Under Enable VLAN ID, select Enabled.
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