Setting Up Managed System And Management Station; Setting Up Idrac Ip Address - Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual

Setting up managed system and management
station
To perform out-of-band systems management using iDRAC, you must configure iDRAC for remote accessibility, set up the
management station and managed system, and configure the supported web browsers.
NOTE: In case of blade servers, install CMC and I/O modules in the chassis and physically install the system in the
chassis before performing the configurations.
Both iDRAC Express and iDRAC Enterprise ship from the factory with a default static IP address. However, Dell also offers two
options:
• Provisioning Server — Use this option if you have a provisioning server installed in the data center environment. A provisioning
server manages and automates the deployment or upgrade of an operating system and application for a Dell PowerEdge server.
By enabling the Provisioning Server option, the servers, upon first boot, search for a provisioning server to take control and
begin the automated deployment or upgrade process.
• DHCP — Use this option if you have a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server installed in the data center
environment or if you are using iDRAC Auto Config or OpenManage Essentials Configuration Manager to automate server
provisioning. The DHCP server automatically assigns the IP address, gateway, and subnet mask for iDRAC.
You can enable Provisioning Server or DHCP when you place an order for the server. There is no charge to enable either of these
features. However, only one setting is possible.
Related links

Setting up iDRAC IP address

Setting up managed system
Updating device firmware
Rolling back device firmware
Setting up management station
Configuring supported web browsers
Setting up iDRAC IP address
You must configure the initial network settings based on your network infrastructure to enable the communication to and from
iDRAC. You can set up the IP address using one of the following interfaces:
• iDRAC Settings utility
• Lifecycle Controller (see Lifecycle Controller User's Guide)
• Dell Deployment Toolkit (see Dell Deployment Toolkit User's Guide)
• Chassis or Server LCD panel (see the system's Hardware Owner's Manual)
NOTE: In case of blade servers, you can configure the network setting using the Chassis LCD panel only during initial
configuration of CMC. After the chassis is deployed, you cannot reconfigure iDRAC using the Chassis LCD panel.
• CMC Web interface (see Dell Chassis Management Controller Firmware User's Guide)
In case of rack and tower servers, you can set up the IP address or use the default iDRAC IP address 192.168.0.120 to configure
initial network settings, including setting up DHCP or the static IP for iDRAC.
In case of blade servers, the iDRAC network interface is disabled by default.
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