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49 Zero-touch, bare-metal server provisioning using the Dell EMC iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller Auto Config

7. Because the Windows DHCP server is already configured for Auto Config, Option 60 must be updated with the correct network share

parameters to use the designated CIFS share and the Server Configuration Profile file that was just exported.

Updating Option 60

8. After editing Option 60, restart the DHCP services.

Note: If the DHCP server is not already set up to support Auto Config, refer to the Configuring Windows and Linux DHCP

servers to support Auto Config section in this white paper.

Note: A white space is required in front of the first option within the Option 60 string such as the “-f” when using Windows

DHCP server.

9. After configuring the Windows DHCP server, the target R730 server must be configured for Auto Config and connect the R730 to the

Windows DHCP environment. Because the R730 has been in a static network environment, R730 server’s iDRAC networking must

be reconfigured for DHCP, and then Auto Config set to “Enable once after reset”.

These settings are recommended in this case because the R730 will be physically relocated and because A/C

power is disconnected from the server, this will cause the R730 server’s iDRAC to initiate both DHCP access

and start the Auto Config process when power is restored to the server. Using WS-Man, the ApplyAttributes

method will be used to set the iDRAC’s DHCP and Auto Config attributes.

C:\winrm i ApplyAttributes http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-

schema/2/root/dcim/DCIM_iDRACCardService?SystemCreationClassName=DCIM_ComputerSy

stem+CreationClassName=DCIM_iDRACCardService+SystemName=DCIM:ComputerSystem+Name

=DCIM:iDRACCardService -u:root -p:calvin -r:https://10.10.1.10/wsman -

SkipCNcheck -SkipCAcheck -encoding:utf-8 -a:basic -file:apply_attributes.xml

ApplyAttributes_OUTPUT

Job

EndpointReference

Address = http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/08/addressing/role/anonymous

ReferenceParameters

ResourceURI = http://schemas.dell.com/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/DCIM_

LifecycleJob

SelectorSet