Nic Mode And Nic Redundancy Settings - Cisco APIC M3 Installation And Service Manual

Installing the Server
Step 11
(Optional) Reset port profiles and the port name.
Step 12 Press F5 to refresh the settings that you made. You might have to wait about 45 seconds until the new settings appear
and the message, "Network settings configured" is displayed before you reboot the server in the next step.
Step 13 Press F10 to save your settings and reboot the server.
If you chose to enable DHCP, the dynamically assigned IP and MAC addresses are displayed on the console
Note
screen during bootup.
What to do next
Use a browser and the IP address of the Cisco IMC to connect to the Cisco IMC management interface. The
IP address is based upon the settings that you made (either a static address or the address assigned by your
DHCP server).
Note The factory default username for the server is admin. The default password is password.

NIC Mode and NIC Redundancy Settings

Table 1: Valid NIC Redundancy Settings For Each NIC Mode
NIC Mode
Shared LOM
EXT
Dedicated
Shared LOM
Cisco Card
This server has the following NIC mode settings that you can choose from:
• Shared LOM EXT (default)—This is the shared LOM extended mode, the factory-default setting. With
• Shared LOM—The 1-Gb/10-Gb Ethernet ports are used to access Cisco IMC. You must select either the
Valid NIC Redundancy Settings
Active-active
None
Active-active
Active-standby
Active-active
Active-standby
this mode, the Shared LOM and Cisco Card interfaces are both enabled. You must select the default
Active-Active NIC redundancy setting in the following step.
In this NIC mode, DHCP replies are returned to both the shared LOM ports and the Cisco card ports.
Use the Cisco Card NIC mode if you want to connect to Cisco IMC through a Cisco card in standalone
mode.
Active-Active or Active-standby NIC redundancy setting in the following step.
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