Dell IDRAC6 manual Configuring Your System to Use an iDRAC6

Configuring Your System to Use an iDRAC6

To configure your system to use an iDRAC6, use the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility.

To run the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility:

1Turn on or restart your system.

2Press <Ctrl><E> when prompted during POST.

If your operating system begins to load before you press <Ctrl><E>,

allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.

3Configure the LOM.

a Use the arrow keys to select LAN Parameters and press <Enter>. NIC Selection is displayed.

b Use the arrow keys to select one of the following NIC modes:

•Dedicated — Select this option to enable the remote access device to utilize the dedicated network interface available on the iDRAC6 Enterprise. This interface is not shared with the host operating system and routes the management traffic to a separate physical network, enabling it to be separated from the application traffic. This option is available only if an iDRAC6 Enterprise is installed in the system. After you install the iDRAC6 Enterprise card, ensure that you change the NIC Selection to Dedicated. This can be done either through the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility, the iDRAC6 Web Interface, or through RACADM.

•Shared — Select this option to share the network interface with the host operating system. The remote access device network interface is fully functional when the host operating system is configured for NIC teaming. The remote access device receives data through NIC 1 and NIC 2, but transmits data only through NIC 1. If NIC 1 fails, the remote access device will not be accessible.

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Basic Installation of the iDRAC6