Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- What’s New for Version 5.1
- Setup and Administration
- Installing Server Administrator
- Using Server Administrator
- Instrumentation Service
- Remote Access Service
- Overview
- Hardware Prerequisites
- Software Prerequisites
- Adding and Configuring DRAC Users
- Configuring an Existing DRAC User
- Configuring the DRAC Network Properties
- Configuring the DRAC Alert Properties
- Configuring DRAC III Dial-in (PPP) Users and Modem Settings
- Configuring the DRAC Remote Features Properties
- Configuring DRAC Security
- Accessing and Using a Dell Remote Access Controller
- Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
- Storage Management Service
- Server Administrator Logs
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Index
Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) 99
10
Click
Apply Changes
.
11
Click
Back To Serial Port Configuration Window
to go to back to the
Serial Port
Configuration
window.
Configuring the BMC to use a LAN Connection
You can configure the BMC for communication over a LAN connection.
1
Click the
System
object.
2
Click the
Main System Chassis
object.
3
Click the
Remote Access
object.
4
Click the
Configuration
tab.
5
Click
LAN
.
The LAN Configuration page appears.
NOTE: BMC management traffic will not function properly if the LAN on motherboard (LOM) is teamed with
any network adapter add-in-cards.
6
Specify the following NIC configuration details:
• Enable NIC (This option is available on Dell PowerEdge
x9xx
systems and when DRAC is
installed. Select this option for NIC teaming.
In
Dell PowerEdge
x9xx systems, you can team
NICs for added redundancy.)
• NIC Selection
• MAC Address
• Enable IPMI Over LAN
• IP Address Source
• IP Address
• Subnet Mask
• Gateway Address
• Channel Privilege Level Limit
• Encryption Key (This option is available on Dell PowerEdge
x9xx
systems.)
7
Specify the following optional VLAN configuration details:
• Enable VLAN ID
•VLAN ID
• Priority
8
Click
Apply Changes.