Configuring Idrac Vlan Tag Settings; Configuring Idrac Vlan Tag Settings Using Racadm; Configuring Idrac Vlan Tag Settings Using Web Interface; Setting First Boot Device - Dell PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

For more information about the property default values and ranges, see the
for iDRAC7 and CMC available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Configuring iDRAC VLAN Tag Settings

VLANs are used to allow multiple virtual LANs to co-exist on the same physical network cable and to segregate the
network traffic for security or load management purposes. When you enable the VLAN functionality, each network
packet is assigned a VLAN tag. VLAN tags are chassis properties. They remain with the chassis even when a
component is removed.

Configuring iDRAC VLAN Tag Settings Using RACADM

• Specify the VLAN ID and priority of a particular server with the following command:
racadm setniccfg -m server-<n> -v <VLAN id> <VLAN priority>
The valid values for <n> are 1–4.
The valid values for <VLAN> are 1–4000 and 4021–4094. Default is 1.
The valid values for <VLAN priority> are 0–7. Default is 0.
For example:
racadm setniccfg -m server-1 -v 1 7
For example:
• To remove a server VLAN, disable the VLAN capabilities of the specified server's network:
racadm setniccfg -m server-<n> -v
The valid values for <n> are 1–16.
For example:
racadm setniccfg -m server-1 -v

Configuring iDRAC VLAN Tag Settings Using Web Interface

To configure VLAN for server:
1. Go to any of the following pages:
– In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Network → VLAN .
– In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Server Overview and click Setup → VLAN.
2. On the VLAN Tag Settings page, in the iDRAC section, enable VLAN for the server(s), set the priority and enter the
ID. For more information about the fields, see the
3. Click Apply to save the settings.

Setting First Boot Device

You can specify the CMC first boot device for each server. This may not be the actual first boot device for the server, or
may not even represent a device present in that server. It represents a device sent by CMC to the server and used as its
first boot device of that server. This device can be set as the default first-boot device or an one-time device so that you
can boot an image to perform tasks such as running diagnostics or reinstalling an operating system.
You can set the first boot device for the next boot only or for all subsequent reboots. You can also set the first boot
device for the server. The system boots from the selected device on the next and subsequent reboots and remains as
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