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4.
To use the iDRAC DNS name as slot name, select the Use iDRAC DNS Name for Slot Name option. This option replaces the
static slot names with the respective iDRAC DNS names, if it is available. If iDRAC DNS names are not available, the default or
edited slot names are displayed.
NOTE: To use the Use iDRAC DNS Name for Slot Name option, you must have the Chassis Configuration
Administrator privilege.
5.
To save the settings, click Apply.
To restore the default slot name (SLOT-01 through SLOT-04) on the basis of a server's slot position) to a server, click Restore
Default Value.
Configuring iDRAC Network Settings
To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise License. You can configure the iDRAC network configuration setting of a server. You
can use the QuickDeploy settings to configure the default iDRAC network configuration settings and root password for severs that
are installed later. These default settings are the iDRAC QuickDeploy settings.
For more information about iDRAC, see the iDRAC User's Guide at dell.com/support/manuals.
Configuring iDRAC QuickDeploy Network Settings
Use the QuickDeploy Settings to configure the network settings for newly inserted servers.
To enable and set the iDRAC QuickDeploy settings:
1.
In the left pane, click Server Overview → Setup → iDRAC.
2.
On the Deploy iDRAC page, in the QuickDeploy Settings section, specify the settings mentioned in the following table. For
more information about the fields, see the Online Help.
Table 17. QuickDeploy Settings
Setting
Action When Server is Inserted
Set iDRAC Root Password on Server
Insertion
iDRAC Root Password
Confirm iDRAC Root Password
Enable iDRAC LAN
Enable iDRAC IPv4
Enable iDRAC IPMI over LAN
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Select one of the following options from the list:
•
No Action — The action is not performed when the server is inserted.
•
QuickDeploy Only — Select this option to apply iDRAC network settings
when a new server is inserted in the chassis. The specified auto-deployment
settings are used to configure the new iDRAC, which includes the root user
password if Change Root Password is selected.
•
Server Profile Only — Select this option to apply server profile assigned
when a new server is inserted in the chassis.
•
QuickDeploy and Server Profile — Select this option to first apply the iDRAC
network settings, and then to apply the server profile assigned when a new
server is inserted in the chassis.
.
Select the option to change iDRAC root password to match the value provided in
the iDRAC Root Password field, when a server is inserted.
When the Set iDRAC Root Password on Server Insertion and QuickDeploy
Enabled options are selected, this password value is assigned to a server's iDRAC
root user password when the server is inserted into a chassis. The password can
have 1 to 20 printable (including white spaces) characters.
Allows you to retype the password provided in the Password field.
Enables or disables the iDRAC LAN channel. By default, this option is cleared.
Enables or disables IPv4 on iDRAC. By default, this option is selected.
Enables or disables the IPMI over LAN channel for each iDRAC present in the
chassis. By default, this option is selected.
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