Installation Manual

Configuring the iDRAC6 Using the Web Interface 51
Auto
Negotiation
If set to On, displays the Network Speed and Mode by
communicating with the nearest router or switch. If set to Off,
allows you to set the Network Speed and Duplex Mode manually.
If NIC Selection is not set to Dedicated, Auto Negotiation setting
will always be enabled (On).
NOTE: When the server is off, the embedded LOM ports support a
maximum speed of 100Mbps. Therefore, configuring the LOMs and
switch to support auto-negotiation ensures connectivity to iDRAC
through system power transitions.
Network Speed Enables you to set the Network Speed to 100 Mb or 10 Mb to match
your network environment. This option is not available if Auto
Negotiation is set to On.
Duplex Mode Enables you to set the Duplex Mode to full or half to match your
network environment. This option is not available if Auto
Negotiation is set to On.
NIC MTU Enables you to set the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size on
the NIC.
Table 4-3. Common Settings
Setting Description
Register iDRAC
on DNS
Registers the iDRAC6 name on the DNS server.
The default is Disabled.
DNS iDRAC Name Displays the iDRAC6 name only when Register iDRAC on
DNS is selected. The default name is idrac-service_tag,
where service_tag is the service tag number of the Dell server,
for example: idrac-00002.
Auto Config
Domain Name
Uses the default DNS domain name. When the checkbox is not
selected and the Register iDRAC on DNS option is selected,
modify the DNS domain name in the DNS Domain Name field.
The default is Disabled.
Table 4-2. Network Settings
(continued)
Setting Description