How to manually set a static IPv4 address, static gateway, and static subnet mask, and DNS Servers.
To configure static IPv4 settings:
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From the System Setup Main Menu, select iDRAC Settings and press ENTER. The
iDRAC Settings menu opens.
iDRAC Settings iDRAC Settings Version 1.50.50.21 iDRAC Firmware Version 1.55.55 System Summary System Event Log Network Alerts Front Panel Security Virtual Media vFlash Media Lifecycle Controller Power Configuration Thermal System Location User Configuration Smart Card - Press the Down arrow key to select Network and press ENTER. The Network Settings menu opens.
- Confirm that the Enable NIC option is Enabled.
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Press the Down arrow key to
view the following IPv4 settings:
IPv4 Settings Enable IPv4 <Enabled> Enable DHCP <Enabled> Static IP Address [192.168.10.10] Static Gateway [192.168.10.1] Static Subnet Mask [255.255.255.0] Use DHCP to obtain DNS Server address <Disabled> Static Preferred DNS Server [0.0.0.0] Static Alternate DNS Server [0.0.0.0] -
Press the Up and Down arrow keys
to highlight Enable IPv4, and then make sure it's set to
Enabled. Press the Space bar
to toggle between Disabled and
Enabled.
Press the Right arrow key to go to the next field each time. When you have finished, press ENTER.
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Press the Down arrow key to highlight Enable
DHCP, and then make sure it's set to
Disabled. Press the Space bar
to toggle between Disabled and
Enabled.
Note: If you want to obtain automatic addresses from DHCP, set Enable DHCP to Enabled.
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Press the Down arrow key to highlight Static
IP Address, and press ENTER. Type the
static IPv4 address you want to assign to the
iDRAC port and press ENTER.
Note: The iDRAC port must have an unique IP address—it can't use any of the following addresses:
- the physical address of the appliance
- the Anycast address, if you enabled Anycast
- the virtual address, if you are configuring an DNS/DHCP Server appliance that's part of an xHA pair. This doesn't apply to Address Manager.
In an xHA pair, iDRAC in each appliance must have an unique IP address.
- Press the Down arrow key to highlight Static Gateway and press ENTER. Type the address of the static gateway for your network and press ENTER.
- Press the Down arrow key to highlight Static Subnet Mask and press ENTER. Type the address of the static subnet mask for your network and press ENTER.
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Press the Down arrow key to highlight Use
DHCP to obtain DNS Server address, and then make sure it's set
to Disabled. Press the Space bar
to toggle between Disabled and
Enabled.
Note: If you want to obtain automatic addresses for your DNS servers from DHCP, set Use DHCP to obtain DNS Server address to Enabled.
- Press the Down arrow key to highlight Static Preferred DNS Server, and press ENTER. Type the address of the static preferred DNS server and press ENTER.
- Press the Down arrow key to highlight Static Alternate DNS Server, and press ENTER. Type the address of the static alternate DNS server and press ENTER.
- Press Esc to return to the iDRAC Settings menu.
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If you don't want to configure any other settings, press
Esc again. A dialog window opens.
Settings have been changed. Do you want to save the changes? -
Select Yes and press ENTER.
The pre-boot phase continues.