Users Guide

9. On the DHCP window, right-click IPv4 and select Set Predefined Options.
10. From the Option class drop-down menu, select iDRAC (created in step 4) and click Add.
11. In the Option Type dialog box, enter the following information:
● Name — iDRAC
● Data Type — String
● Code — 060
● Description — Dell vendor class identifier
12. Click OK to return to the DHCP window.
13. Expand all items under the server name, right-click Scope Options and select Configure Options.
14. Click the Advanced tab.
15. From the Vendor class drop-down menu, select iDRAC. The 060 iDRAC is displayed in the Available Options column.
16. Select 060 iDRAC option.
17. Enter the string value that must be sent to the iDRAC (along with a standard DHCP provided IP address). The string value
helps in importing the correct SCP file.
For the option’s DATA entry, String Value setting, use a text parameter that has the following letter options and values:
● Filename (–f) — Indicates the name of the exported Server Configuration Profile XML file. Specifying this filename is
optional with iDRAC version 2.20.20.20 or later.
NOTE: For more information on file naming rules, see Configuring servers and server components using Auto Config.
● Sharename (-n) — Indicates the name of the network share.
● ShareType (-s) — Indicates the share type. 0 indicates NFS and 2 indicates CIFS.
NOTE: Alongside supporting NFS and CIFS-based file sharing, iDRAC firmware also supports accessing profile files
by using HTTP and HTTPS. The -s option flag is updated as follows: -s (ShareType): type nfs or 0 for NFS; cifs or 2
for CIFS; http or 5 for HTTP; or https or 6 for HTTPS.
● IPAddress (-i) — Indicates the IP address of the file share.
NOTE: Sharename (-n), ShareType (-s), and IPAddress (-i) are required attributes that must be passed.
● Username (-u) — Indicates the user name required to access the network share. This information is required only for
CIFS.
● Password (-p) — Indicates the password required to access the network share. This information is required only for
CIFS.
● ShutdownType (-d) — Indicates the mode of shutdown. 0 indicates Graceful shutdown and 1 indicates Forced shutdown.
NOTE: The default setting is 0.
● Timetowait (-t) — Indicates the time the host system waits before shutting down. The default setting is 300.
● EndHostPowerState (-e) — Indicates the power state of the host. 0 indicates OFF and 1 indicates ON. The default
setting is 1.
NOTE: ShutdownType (-d), Timetowait (-t), and EndHostPowerState (-e) are optional attributes.
● ProxyDefault (-pd) — Indicates to use default proxy setting (Optional).
● ProxyType (-pt) — type http or socks(default setting http) (Optional).
● ProxyHost (-ph) — IP address of the proxy host (Optional).
●
ProxyUserName — (-pu) Indicates the user name that has access to the proxy server (mandatory for proxy support).
● ProxyPassword — (-pp) Indicates the user password that has access to the proxy server (mandatory for proxy support).
● ProxyPort (-po) — port for the proxy server (default setting 80) (Optional).
● Timeout (to) — indicates the retry timeout in minutes for obtaining Profile file (default setting=60)
NOTE:
On DHCP servers running Windows the operating system with iDRAC version prior to 2.20.20.20, make sure that
you add a space before the (–f).
NFS: -f system_config.xml -i 192.168.1.101 -n /nfs_share -s 0 -d 1
CIFS: -f system_config.xml -i 192.168.1.101 -n cifs_share -s 2 -u <USERNAME> -p <PASSWORD> -d 1 -t 400
Configuring option 43 and option 60 on Linux
Update the /etc/dhcpd.conf file. The steps to configure the options are similar to the steps for Windows:
1. Set aside a block or pool of addresses that this DHCP server can allocate.
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