Setup Guide

18 Using the Baseboard Management Controller
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Network Configuration
NOTE: To change any of the settings on the Network Configuration page, you must have permission to
configure iBMC.
NOTE: The Dell Remote Management Controller is fully IPMI 2.0 compliant. You can configure the Dell
Remote Management Controller IPMI using your browser or by using an open source utility, such as
ipmitool.
Table 1-17. Common Settings
Settings Description
Register iBMC on DNS When checked, register this address with the Domain Name Server
(DNS).
DNS iBMC Name Name to use when registering with DNS.
Use DHCP for DNS Domain
Name
Enable / disable acquisition of DNS from DHCP.
DNS Domain Name Domain name to be used if it was not acquired from DHCP.
Table 1-18. IPv4 Settings
Settings Description
IPv4 Enabled If NIC enabled, this selects IPv4 protocol support, and the other fields
in this section to be enabled.
DHCP Enabled Enable / disable using DHCP for this function.
IP Address Use this IP address.
Gateway Setup the gateway of the iBMC.
Subnet Mask Subnet mask
Use DHCP to obtain DNS server
addresses
Enable / disable using DHCP for this function.
Preferred DNS Server Specify the IP address of the preferred DNS server.
Alternate DNS Server Specify the alternative IP address to be used when the preferred DNS
server is not available.