Dell iDRAC7, User Manual

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IPv4 Settings
To configure the IPv4 settings:
1. Select Enabled option under Enable IPv4 .
2. Select Enabled option under Enable DHCP , so that DHCP can automatically assign the IP address, gateway, and
subnet mask to iDRAC7. Else, select Disabled and enter the values for:
– Static IP Address
– Static Gateway
– Static Subnet Mask
3. Optionally, enable Use DHCP to obtain DNS server address, so that the DHCP server can assign the Static
Preferred DNS Server and Static Alternate DNS Server. Else, enter the IP addresses for Static Preferred DNS
Server and Static Alternate DNS Server.
IPv6 Settings
Alternately, based on the infrastructure setup, you can use IPv6 address protocol.
To configure the IPv6 settings:
1. Select Enabled option under Enable IPv6.
2. For the DHCPv6 server to automatically assign the IP address, gateway, and subnet mask to iDRAC7, select Enabled
option under Enable Auto-configuration. If enabled, the static values are disabled. Else, proceed to the next step to
configure using the static IP address.
3. In the Static IP Address 1 box, enter the static IPv6 address.
4. In the Static Prefix Length box, enter a value between 0 and 128.
5. In the Static Gateway box, enter the gateway address.
6. If you are using DHCP, enable DHCPv6 to obtain DNS Server addresses to obtain Primary and Secondary DNS
server addresses from DHCPv6 server. Else, select Disabled and do the following:
– In the Static Preferred DNS Server box, enter the static DNS server IPv6 address.
– In the Static Alternate DNS Server box, enter the static alternate DNS server.
IPMI Settings
To enable the IPMI Settings:
1. Under Enable IPMI Over LAN, select Enabled.
2. Under Channel Privilege Limit, select Administrator, Operator, or User.
3. In the Encryption Key box, enter the encryption key in the format 0 to 40 hexadecimal characters (without any
blanks characters.) The default value is all zeros.
VLAN Settings
You can configure iDRAC7 into the VLAN infrastructure. To configure VLAN Settings:
1. Under Enable VLAN ID, select Enabled.
2. In the VLAN ID box, enter a valid number from 1 to 4094.
3. In the Priority box, enter a number from 0 to 7 to set the priority of the VLAN ID.
Setting Up iDRAC7 IP Using CMC Web Interface
To set up the iDRAC7 IP address using CMC Web interface:
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