Table 17-1. LAN Parameters (continued)

Item

Description

 

 

Domain Name

If Domain Name from DHCP is set to Off, press <Enter> to

 

edit the Current Domain Name text field. Press <Enter>

 

when you have finished editing. Press <Esc> to return to the

 

previous menu. The domain name must be a valid DNS

 

domain, for example mycompany.com.

Host Name String

Press <Enter> to edit. Enter the name of the host for

 

Platform Event Trap (PET) alerts.

 

 

LAN Alert Enabled

Select On to enable the PET LAN alert.

 

 

Alert Policy Entry 1

Select Enable or Disable to activate the first alert destination.

 

 

Alert Destination 1

If LAN Alert Enabled is set to On, enter the IP address where

 

PET LAN alerts will be forwarded.

 

 

IPv4 Settings

Enable or disable support for the IPv4 connection.

 

 

IPv4

Select Enabled or Disabled IPv4 protocol support.

 

 

RMCP+ Encryption

Press <Enter> to edit the value and <Esc> when finished.

Key

The RMCP+ Encryption key is a 40-character hexadecimal

 

string (characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F). RMCP+ is an IPMI

 

extension that adds authentication and encryption to IPMI.

 

The default value is a string of 40 0s (zeros).

 

 

IP Address Source

Select between DHCP and Static. When DHCP is selected,

 

the Ethernet IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway

 

fields are obtained from a DHCP server. If no DHCP server is

 

found on the network, the fields are set to zeros.

 

When Static is selected, the Ethernet IP Address, Subnet

 

Mask, and Default Gateway items become editable.

 

 

Ethernet IP Address

If the IP Address Source is set to DHCP, this field displays the

 

IP address obtained from DHCP.

 

If the IP Address Source is set to Static, enter the IP address

 

you want to assign to the iDRAC6.

 

The default is 192.168.0.120.

 

 

Subnet Mask

If the IP Address Source is set to DHCP, this field displays the

 

subnet mask address obtained from DHCP.

 

If the IP Address Source is set to Static, enter the subnet mask

 

for the iDRAC6. The default is 255.255.255.0.

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