Installation Manual

310 Using the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility
Table 17-3. LAN User Configuration
Item Description
Auto-Discovery The auto-discovery feature enables automated discovery of
unprovisioned systems on the network; further, it securely
establishes initial credentials so that these discovered systems
can be managed. This feature enables iDRAC6 to locate the
provisioning server. iDRAC6 and provisioning service server
mutually authenticate each other. The remote provisioning
server sends the user credentials to have iDRAC6 create a user
account with these credentials. Once the user account is
created, a remote console can establish WS-MAN
communication with iDRAC6 using the credentials specified
in the discovery process and then send the secure instructions
to iDRAC6 to deploy an operating system remotely.
For information on remote operating system deployment, see
the Dell Lifecycle Controller User Guide available on the Dell
Support website at dell.com/support/manuals.
Do the following prerequisite actions in a separate iDRAC6
Configuration Utility session before manually enabling
auto-discovery:
•Enable NIC
•Enable IPv4
•DHCP enable
•Get domain name from DHCP
• Disable admin account (account #2)
• Get DNS server address from DHCP
• Get DNS domain name from DHCP
Select Enabled to enable the auto discovery feature. By
default, this option is Disabled. If you have ordered a Dell
system with the auto discovery feature Enabled, then iDRAC6
on the Dell system is shipped with DHCP enabled with no
default credentials for a remote login.