13.Select 060iDRAC option.

14.Enter the string value that must be sent to the iDRAC (along with a standard DHCP provided IP address). The string value will help in importing the correct XML configuration file.

For the option’s DATA entry, String Value setting, use a text parameter that has the following letter options and values:

Filename – iDRAC_Config.XML or iDRAC_Config-<service-tag>.XML.(-f )

Sharename – (-n)

ShareType – -s (0 = NFS, 2 = CIFS)

IPAddress – IP address of the file share. (-i )

Username – Required for CIFS (-u)

Password – Required for CIFS (-p)

ShutdownType – Specify Graceful or Forced. (-d)

Timetowait - Default is 300 ( -t )

EndHostPowerState - (-e)

Configuring Option 43 and Option 60 on Linux

Update the /etc/dhcpd.conf file. Similar to Windows, the steps are :

1.Set aside a block or pool of addresses that this DHCP server can allocate.

2.Set the option 43 and use the name vendor class identifier for option 60.

For example,

 

 

 

option myname code 43 = text;

 

 

{

subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0

#default gateway

192.168.0.1;

 

option routers

 

option subnet-mask

255.255.255.0;

 

option nis-domain

"domain.org";

 

option domain-name

"domain.org";

 

option domain-name-servers

192.168.1.1;

#

option time-offset

-18000;

# Eastern Standard Time

option ntp-servers

192.168.1.1;

#

option netbios-name-servers

192.168.1.1;

#--- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change this unless

#-- you understand Netbios very well

#option netbios-node-type 2;

option vendor-class-identifier "iDRAC";

set vendor-string = option vendor-class-identifier;

option myname "2001::9174:9611:5c8d:e85//xmlfiles/dhcpProv.xml -u root -p calvin";

range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.128 192.168.0.254; default-lease-time 21600;

max-lease-time 43200;

#we want the nameserver to appear at a fixed address host ns {

next-server marvin.redhat.com; hardware ethernet 12:34:56:78:AB:CD; fixed-address 207.175.42.254;

}

}

Enabling Auto Config Using iDRAC Web Interface

Make sure that DHCPv4 and the Enable IPv4 options are enabled and Auto-discovery is disabled.

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