Configuring the DRAC 4 Network Settings

NOTICE: Changing your DRAC 4 Network settings may disconnect your current network connection. Configure the DRAC 4 network settings using one of the following tools:

Option ROM — See "Configuring the DRAC 4 Network Settings Using the Option ROM."

Web-based Interface — See "Configuring the DRAC 4 NIC."

racadm CLI — See "cfgLanNetworking."

NOTE: If you are deploying the DRAC 4 in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment, see "Installing the racadm CLI on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Management Station."

NOTE: The DRAC 4 resets its NIC every 30 seconds when the network is idle to ensure that the physical hardware mechanisms remain operational.

Configuring the DRAC 4 Network Settings Using the Option ROM

The DRAC 4 contains an integrated NIC that has a default address of 192.168.0.120 and a default gateway of 192.168.0.1. Perform the following steps to use the DRAC 4 IDE Option ROM utility to configure these settings and a limited number of additional DRAC 4 network settings.

1To access the DRAC 4 IDE Option ROM utility during the managed system’s boot,

press <Ctrl><d> within 5 seconds of the time the DRAC 4 banner, firmware version, and current NIC IP address are displayed.

The Setup screen appears. Below the screen title is the Network Interface Properties menu.

2Use Table 2-1 to select and change the DRAC 4 NIC properties. Make changes by typing one-keystroke menu selections. The menu selections are not case sensitive.

Virtual Media settings are on page two. Use the <Page Up> and <Page Down> keys to move between the two pages.

NOTE: When modifying any of the following options, you can press <Esc> while typing the value to avoid modifying the current value. If you press <Option Edit> and it toggles a setting (changes the setting between only two possible values), press <Option Edit> again to change the value back to the original setting. Pressing <Esc> will not undo a modification after you type a new value. Toggle options are not affected when you press <Esc>.

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