Installation Manual

34 Basic Installation of the iDRAC6
Configuring Your System to Use an iDRAC6
To configure your system to use an iDRAC6, use the iDRAC6
Configuration Utility.
To run the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility:
1
Turn on or restart your system.
2 Press <Ctrl><E> when prompted during POST.
If your operating system begins to load before you press <Ctrl><E>,
allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.
3 Configure the LOM.
a Use the arrow keys to select LAN Parameters and press <Enter>.
NIC Selection is displayed.
b Use the arrow keys to select one of the following NIC modes:
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Dedicated — Select this option to enable the remote access
device to utilize the dedicated network interface available on the
iDRAC6 Enterprise. This interface is not shared with the host
operating system and routes the management traffic to a separate
physical network, enabling it to be separated from the application
traffic. This option is available only if an iDRAC6 Enterprise is
installed in the system. After you install the iDRAC6 Enterprise
card, ensure that you change the
NIC Selection to Dedicated .
This can be done either through the iDRAC6 Configuration
Utility, the iDRAC6 Web Interface, or through RACADM.
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Shared — Select this option to share the network interface with the
host operating system. The remote access device network interface
is fully functional when the host operating system is configured for
NIC teaming. The remote access device receives data through
NIC 1 and NIC 2, but transmits data only through NIC 1. If NIC 1
fails, the remote access device will not be accessible.