Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 manual Configuring the Drac 4 NIC

Configuring the DRAC 4 NIC

1Click the Configuration tab and select Network.

2Use the Network Configuration page to configure the DRAC 4 NIC settings and configure email alert settings. Table 4-5 describes each setting on the Network Configuration page. Table 4-6 describes the Network Configuration page buttons.

NOTE: To change any of the settings on the Network Configuration page, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission.

NOTE: Assigning a predefined IP address to the DRAC 4 using a DHCP server: most DHCP servers require a client identifier token to be stored in the server's reservations table. The client (DRAC 4, for example) has to provide that token during the DHCP negotiation phase. In the case of RACs, the DRAC 4 supplies the client identifier option as follows: a one-byte interface number (0) followed by a six-byte MAC address.

Table 4-5. DRAC 4 Network Configuration Page Settings

Setting	Description
MAC Address	Displays the MAC address of the DRAC 4
Enable NIC	Enables the DRAC 4 NIC and activates the remaining controls in this group.
(default: Enabled)

Use DHCP (For NIC IP Causes Server Administrator to obtain the IP address for the DRAC 4 NIC

Address) (default: from the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server; selecting the

Disabled)check box deactivates the Static IP Address, Static Gateway, and Static Subnet Mask controls.

Static IP Address	Specifies or edits the static IP address for the DRAC 4 NIC. To change this
	setting, you must first deselect the Use DHCP (For NIC IP Address) check box.
Static Gateway	Specifies or edits the static gateway for the DRAC 4 NIC. To change this
	setting, you must first deselect the Use DHCP (For NIC IP Address) check box.
Static Subnet Mask	Specifies or edits the static subnet mask for the DRAC 4 NIC. To change this
	setting, you must first deselect the Use DHCP (For NIC IP Address) check box.

Use DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses (default: Disabled)

Causes the primary and secondary DNS server addresses to be obtained from the DHCP server, rather than the static settings, when selected.

Static Preferred DNS	Causes the IP address of the primary DNS server to be used only when
Server	Use DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses is not selected.
Static Alternate DNS	Causes the IP address of the secondary DNS server to be used when
Server	Use DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses is not selected. You may enter an
	IP address of 0.0.0.0 if you do not have an alternate DNS server.

Register DRAC 4 on Select this option to register the DRAC 4 name on the DNS server. DNS (default: Disabled)

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