NOTE: ARP Ping operational issues:
•The PC and the server must be on the same physical subnet.
•When a new server is first booted, DHCP is automatically available
•Upon successfully assigning an IP address using ARP Ping, DHCP is automatically disabled.
There are two methods to use the ARP Ping utility:
1.Connect a PC to the network that is on the same physical subnet as the server and run the ARP Ping commands from the PC.
2.Locate an existing server on the network, log into it, and run the ARP Ping commands from the server.
Table
Table
ARP Command | Description |
arp | This command assigns the IP address to the iLO 2 MP MAC address. This ARP table entry |
| maps the MAC address of the iLO 2 MP LAN interface to the static IP address designated for |
| that interface. |
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ping | This command tests network connections. It verifies the iLO 2 MP LAN port is configured |
| with the appropriate IP address. |
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The following procedure explains how to use the ARP Ping utility using a PC that is connected to the network that is on the same physical subnet as the server.
To configure a static IP address using the ARP Ping utility, follow these steps:
1.Obtain the iLO 2 MP MAC address. To set the IP address using ARP, you must know the MAC address of the iLO 2 MP LAN. You can find the MAC address of the iLO 2 MP LAN on a label on the server.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you obtain the MAC address to the iLO 2 MP LAN and not the MAC address to the server core LAN.
2.Verify that an active LAN cable on the local subnet is connected to the iLO 2 MP LAN port on the server.
3.Access a PC on the same physical subnet as the server.
4.Open a DOS window on the PC.
5.At the DOS prompt, enter arp
arp
arp
6.At the DOS prompt, enter ping followed by the IP address to verify that the iLO 2 MP LAN port is configured with the appropriate IP address. The destination address is the IP address that is mapped to the iLO MAC address. Perform this task from the PC that has the ARP table entry.
Syntax
ping <IP address just assigned to the iLO MAC address> Example from Windows
Console Setup | 87 |