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Configuring Your Managed System
• Dedicated
Select this option to enable the remote access device to
utilize the dedicated network interface available on the
Remote Access Controller (RAC). This interface is not
shared with the host operating system and routes the
systems management traffic to a separate physical
network, enabling it to be separated from the
application traffic.
NOTE:
This option is available only on systems with a
DRAC installed.
LAN Parameters
RMCP+ Encryption Key
NOTE:
This option is available only on PowerEdge
x9xx
and
xx0x
systems.
The Key is used to encrypt the IPMI sessions.
The encryption key is entered as a maximum of 20 pairs
of ASCII hexadecimal characters representing 20 bytes.
For example,
01FA3BA6C812855DA001FA3BA6C812855DA0A0A0.
IP Address Source
Displays whether the network controller will be assigned
a
Static
IP address or a
DHCP
address.
Ethernet IP Address
The static IP address of the BMC. This field is limited
to a maximum value of 255.255.255.255.
The following IPv4 rules apply:
• IP addresses cannot be
127.xxx.xxx.xxx
, where
xxx
is between
0-255
.
• The first octet must be between
1-223
(that is,
143.xxx.xxx.xxx
)
NOTE:
IP address 169.254.0.2 subnet mask 255.255.0.0 is
returned when the BMC is unable to contact the DHCP
server.
MAC Address
This field is read-only.
Displays the network controller’s BMC MAC address.
Table 2-1.
Remote Access Configuration Utility
(continued)
Option
Description
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