Enabling Auto-Discovery - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

NOTE: You must have Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege to set up iDRAC7 network settings from CMC.
1. Log in to CMC Web interface.
2. Go to Server Overview → Setup → iDRAC.
The Deploy iDRAC page is displayed.
3. Under iDRAC Network Settings, select Enable LAN and other network parameters as per requirements. For more
information, see CMC online help .
4. For additional network settings specific to each blade server, go to Server Overview → <server name>.
The Server Status page is displayed.
5. Click Launch iDRAC and go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network.
6. In the Network page, specify the following settings:
– Network Settings
– Common Settings
– IPV4 Settings
– IPV6 Settings
– IPMI Settings
– VLAN Settings
NOTE: For more information, see
7. To save the network information, click Apply.
For more information, see the

Enabling Auto-discovery

The auto-discovery feature allows newly installed servers to automatically discover the remote management console
that hosts the provisioning server. The
so that the unprovisioned server can be discovered and managed from the management console. For more information
about auto-discovery, see the
Auto-discovery works with a static IP. DHCP, DNS server, or the default DNS host name discovers the provisioning
server. If DNS is specified, the provisioning server IP is retrieved from DNS and the DHCP settings are not required. If
the provisioning server is specified, discovery is skipped so neither DHCP nor DNS is required.
You can enable auto-discovery using iDRAC7 Settings Utility or using Lifecycle Controller. For information on using
Lifecycle Controller User's Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
Lifecycle Controller, see
If auto-discovery feature is not enabled on the factory-shipped system, the default administrator account (user name as
root and password as calvin) is enabled. Before enabling auto-discovery, make sure to disable this administrator
account. If the auto-discovery in Lifecycle Controller is enabled, all the iDRAC user accounts are disabled until the
discovered .
provisioning server is
To enable auto-discovery using iDRAC Settings utility:
1. Turn on the managed system.
2. During POST, press <F2 >, and go to iDRAC Settings → Remote Enablement .
The iDRAC Settings Remote Enablement page is displayed.
3. Enable auto-discovery, enter the provisioning server IP address, and click Back.
NOTE: Specifying the provisioning server IP is optional. If it is not set, it is discovered using DHCP or DNS
settings (step 7).
4. Click Network.
iDRAC7 Online Help .
Chassis Management Controller User's Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
provisioning server provides custom administrative user credentials to iDRAC7,
Lifecycle Controller Remote Services User's Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
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