Installation Manual

Configuring the iDRAC6 Using the Web Interface 53
Table 4-5. IPv6 Settings
Setting Description
Enable IPv6 If the checkbox is selected, IPv6 is enabled. If the checkbox is
not selected, IPv6 is disabled. The default is disabled.
Autoconfiguration
Enable
Check this box to allow the iDRAC6 to obtain the IPv6 address
for the iDRAC6 NIC from the Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCPv6) server. Enabling autoconfiguraion also
deactivates and flushes out the static values for IP Address 1,
Prefix Length, and IP Gateway.
IP Address 1 Configures the IPv6 address for the iDRAC NIC. To change
this setting, you must first disable AutoConfig by deselecting
the associated checkbox.
Prefix Length Configures the prefix length of the IPv6 address. It can be a
value between 1 and 128 inclusive. To change this setting,
you must first disable AutoConfig by deselecting the
associated checkbox.
Gateway Configures the static gateway for the iDRAC NIC. To change
this setting, you must first disable AutoConfig by deselecting
the associated checkbox.
Link Local Address Specifies the iDRAC6 NIC Link Local IPv6 address.
IP Address 2...15 Specifies the additional iDRAC6 NIC IPv6 address if one is
available.
Use DHCP to
obtain DNS server
addresses
Enable DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses by selecting the
Use DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses checkbox.
When not using DHCP to obtain the DNS server addresses,
provide the IP addresses in the Preferred DNS Server and
Alternate DNS Server fields.
The default is Off.
NOTE: When the Use DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses
checkbox is selected, IP addresses cannot be entered into the
Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server fields.