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

Check this box to allow the iDRAC6 to obtain the IPv6 address

Enable

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 IPv6 address.

 

 

IP Address 2...15

Specifies the additional iDRAC6 NIC IPv6 address if one is

 

available.

 

 

Use DHCP to

Enable DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses by selecting the

obtain DNS server

Use DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses checkbox.

addresses

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.

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