iDRAC6 Configuration Utility is a pre-boot configuration environment that allows you to view and set parameters for iDRAC6 and for the managed system. Specifically, you can:
View the firmware revision numbers for iDRAC6 and primary backplane firmware
Configure, enable, or disable iDRAC6 local area network (LAN)
Enable or disable IPMI Over LAN
Configure LAN parameters
Enable, disable, or cancel System Services
Enable or disable Auto–Discovery and configure the Provisioning Server
Attach or detach the Virtual Media devices
Enable or Disable VFlash
Enable or Disable Smart Card Logon and Single Sign On
Configure System Services
Change the administrative username and password
Reset iDRAC6 configuration to the factory defaults
View System Event Log (SEL) messages or clear messages from the log
The tasks you can perform using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility can also be performed using other utilities provided by iDRAC6 or Dell™ OpenManage™ software, including the Web interface, the SM-CLP command line interface, the local and remote RACADM command line interface and, in the case of basic network configuration, at iDRAC6 LCD during initial iDRAC6 configuration.
Starting iDRAC6 Configuration Utility
You must use an iDRAC6 KVM-connected console to access iDRAC6 Configuration Utility initially or after resetting iDRAC6 to the default settings.
At the keyboard connected to iDRAC6 KVM console, press <Print
Screen> to display iDRAC6 KVM On Screen Configuration andReporting (OSCAR) menu. Use <Up Arrow> and <Down Arrow> to
highlight the slot containing your server, then press <Enter>.
Turn on or restart the server by pressing the power button on the front of
the server.
When you see the message Press <Ctrl-E> for Remote
Access Setup within 5 sec....., immediately press
<Ctrl><E>. iDRAC6 Configuration Utility displays.
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press <Ctrl><E>, allow the system to finish booting, then restart your server and try again.
The first two lines of the Configuration Utility provide information about iDRAC6 firmware and primary backplane firmware revisions. The revision levels can be useful in determining whether a firmware upgrade is needed.
iDRAC6 firmware is the portion of the firmware concerned with external interfaces, such as the Web interface, SM-CLP, and Web interfaces. The primary backplane firmware is the portion of the firmware that interfaces with and monitors the server hardware environment.
Using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility
Beneath the firmware revision messages, the remainder of iDRAC6 Configuration Utility is a menu of items that you can access by using the up-arrow and down-arrow keys.
If a menu item leads to a submenu or an editable text field, press <Enter> to access the item and <Esc> to leave it when you have finished configuring it.
If an item has selectable values, such as Yes/No or Enabled/Disabled, press the left-arrow or right-arrow keys or the spacebar to choose a value.
If an item is not editable, it appears in blue. Some items become editable depending upon other selections you make.
The bottom line of the screen displays instructions for the current item. You can press <F1> to display help for the current item.
When you have finished using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility, press <Esc> to view the exit menu, where you can choose to save or discard your changes or return to the utility.
The following sections describe iDRAC6 Configuration Utility menu items.
iDRAC6 LAN
Use the left-arrow and right-arrow keys and the spacebar to select between On and Off.
iDRAC6 LAN is disabled in the default configuration. The LAN must be enabled to permit the use of iDRAC6 facilities, such as the Web interface, Telnet/SSH access to the SM-CLP command line interface, console redirection, and virtual media.
If you choose to disable the LAN the following warning displays:
iDRAC Out-of-Band interface will be disabled if the LAN Channel is OFF.
The message informs you that in addition to facilities that you access by connecting to iDRAC6 HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet, or SSH ports directly, out-of-band management network traffic, such as IPMI messages sent to iDRAC6 from a management station, are not received when the LAN is disabled. The local RACADM interface remains available and can be used to reconfigure iDRAC6 LAN.
Press any key to clear the message and continue.
IPMI Over LAN
Press the left-arrow and right-arrow keys and the spacebar to choose between On and Off. When Off is selected, iDRAC6 will not accept IPMI messages arriving over the LAN interface.
If you choose Off, a warning message is displayed.
Press any key to clear the message and continue. For an explanation of the message, see "iDRAC6 LAN."
LAN Parameters
Press <Enter> to display the LAN Parameters submenu. When you have finished configuring the LAN parameters, press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.
Table 19-1. LAN Parameters
Item
Description
Common Settings
MAC Address
This is the non-editable MAC address of iDRAC6 network interface.
VLAN Enable
Displays On/Off. On will enable the Virtual LAN filtering for iDRAC6.
VLAN ID
Displays any any VLAN ID value between 1-4094.
VLAN
Displays the priority of the VLAN between 0-7
Register iDRAC6 Name
Select On to register iDRAC6 name in the DNS service. Select Off if you do not want users to locate iDRAC6 name in DNS.
iDRAC6 Name
If Register iDRAC Name is set to On, press <Enter> to edit the Current DNS iDRAC Name text field. Press <Enter> when you have finished editing iDRAC6 name. Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu. iDRAC6 name must be a valid DNS host name.
Domain Name from DHCP
Select On if you want to obtain the domain name from a DHCP service on the network. Select Off if you want to specify the domain name.
Domain Name
If Domain Name from DHCP is set to Off, press <Enter> to edit the Current Domain Name text field. Press <Enter> when you have finished editing. Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu. The domain name must be a valid DNS domain, for example mycompany.com.
Host Name String
Press <Enter> to edit. Enter the name of the host for Platform Event Trap (PET) alerts.
LAN Alert Enabled
Select On to enable the PET LAN alert.
Alert Policy Entry 1
Select Enable or Disable to activate the first alert destination.
Alert Destination 1
if LAN Alert Enabled is set to On, enter the IP address where PET LAN alerts will be forwarded.
IPv4 Settings
Enable or disable support for the IPv4 connection.
IPv4
Select Enabled or Disabled IPv4 protocol support.
The default is enabled.
RMCP+ Encryption Key
Press <Enter> to edit the value and <Esc> when finished. The RMCP+ Encryption key is a 40-character hexadecimal string (characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F). RMCP+ is an IPMI extension that adds authentication and encryption to IPMI. The default value is a string of 40 0s (zeros).
IP Address Source
Select between DHCP and Static. When DHCP is selected, the Ethernet IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway fields are obtained from a DHCP server. If no DHCP server is found on the network, the fields are set to zeros.
When Static is selected, the Ethernet IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway items become editable.
Ethernet IP Address
If the IP Address Source is set to DHCP, this field displays the IP address obtained from DHCP.
If the IP Address Source is set to Static, enter the IP address you want to assign to iDRAC6.
The default is 192.168.0.120.
Subnet Mask
If the IP Address Source is set to DHCP, this field displays the subnet mask address obtained from DHCP.
If the IP Address Source is set to Static, enter the subnet mask for iDRAC6. The default is 255.255.255.0.
Default Gateway
If the IP Address Source is set to DHCP, this field displays the IP address of the default gateway obtained from DHCP.
If the IP Address Source is set to Static, enter the IP address of the default gateway. The default is 192.168.0.1.
DNS Servers from DHCP
Select On to retrieve DNS server addresses from a DHCP service on the network. Select Off to specify the DNS server addresses below.
DNS Server 1
If DNS Servers from DHCP is Off, enter the IP address of the first DNS server.
DNS Server 2
If DNS Servers from DHCP is Off, enter the IP address of the second DNS server.
IPv6 Settings
IPv6
Enable or disable support for the IPv6 connection.
IPv6 Address Source
Select between AutoConfig and Static. When AutoConfig is selected, the IPv6 Address 1, Prefix Length, and Default Gateway fields are obtained from DHCP.
When Static is selected, the IPv6 Address 1, Prefix Length, and Default Gateway items become editable.
IPv6 Address 1
If the IP Address Source is set to AutoConfig, this field displays the IP address obtained from DHCP.
If the IP Address Source is set to Static, enter the IP address you want to assign to iDRAC6.
Prefix Length
Configures the Prefix length of the IPv6 address. It can be a value between 1 an 128, inclusive.
Default Gateway
If the IP Address Source is set to AutoConfig, this field displays the IP address of the default gateway obtained from DHCP.
If the IP Address Source is set to Static, enter the IP address of the default gateway.
IPv6 Link-local Address
This is the non-editable IPv6 Link-local Address of iDRAC6 network interface.
IPv6 Address 2-15
This is the non-editable IPv6 Address 2...IPv6 Address 15 of iDRAC6 network interface.
DNS Servers from DHCPv6
Select On to retrieve DNS server addresses from a DHCP service on the network. Select Off to specify the DNS server addresses below.
DNS Server 1
If DNS Servers from DHCP is Off, enter the IP address of the first DNS server.
DNS Server 2
If DNS Servers from DHCP is Off, enter the IP address of the first DNS server.
Virtual Media Configuration
Virtual Media
Use the left-arrow and right-arrow keys to select Auto-Attached, Attached or Detached.
If you select Attached, the virtual media devices are attached to the USB bus, making them available for use during Console Redirection sessions.
If you select Detached, users cannot access virtual media devices during Console Redirection sessions.
If you select Auto-Attached, the Virtual Media devices are automatically attached to the server when a virtual media session is started.
NOTE: To use a USB Flash Drive with the Virtual Media feature, you must set USB Flash Drive Emulation Type to Hard disk in the BIOS Setup Utility. Access the BIOS Setup Utility by pressing <F2> during server start-up. If USB Flash Drive Emulation Typeis set to Auto, the Flash Drive appears as a floppy drive to the system.
VFlash
Use the left-arrow and right-arrow keys to select Enabled or Disabled.
Enabled/Disabled causes a Detach and an Attach of all Virtual Media devices from the USB bus.
Disabled causes the VFlash to be removed and to become unavailable for use.
NOTE: This field will be read-only if an SD card of a size larger than 256 MB is not present on iDRAC6 Express card slot.
NOTE: Dell-branded VFlash media is required for the VFlash partition.
Smart Card/SSO
This option configures the Smart Card Logon and Single Sign On features. The available options are Enabled and Disabled.
NOTE: If you enable the Single Sign On feature, the Smart Card Logon feature is disabled.
System Services
System Services
Use the left-arrow and right-arrow keys to select Enabled or Disabled. If enabled, certain iDRAC6 features can be configured through the Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see the Lifecycle Controller User Guide, available on the Dell Support Website at support.dell.com/manuals.
NOTE: Modifying this option restarts the server when you Save and Exit to apply the new settings.
Cancel System Services
Use the up-arrow and down-arrow keys to select Yes or No.
When you select Yes, all Lifecycle Controller sessions are closed, and the server restarts when you Save and Exit to apply the new settings.
Collect System Inventory on Restart
Select Enabled to allow the collection of inventory during boot. See the Dell Lifecycle Controller User Guideavailable on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals for more information.
NOTE: Modifying this option restarts the server after you have saved your settings and exited from iDRAC6 Configuration Utility.
LAN User Configuration
The LAN user is iDRAC6 administrator account, which is root by default. Press <Enter> to display the LAN User Configuration submenu. When you have finished configuring the LAN user, press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.
Table 19-2. Lan User Configuration Screen
Item
Description
Auto-Discovery
The auto-discovery feature enables automated discovery of unprovisioned systems on the network; further, it securely establishes initial credentials so that these discovered systems can be managed. This feature enables iDRAC6 to locate the provisioning server. iDRAC6 and provisioning service server mutually authenticate each other. The remote provisioning server sends the user credentials to have iDRAC6 create a user account with these credentials. Once the user account is created, a remote console can establish WSMAN communication with iDRAC6 using the credentials specified in the discovery process and then send the secure instructions to iDRAC6 to deploy an operating system remotely.
For information on remote operating system deployment, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller User Guide available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.
Do the following prerequisite actions in a separateiDRAC6 Configuration Utility session before manually enabling auto-discovery:
Enable NIC (blade servers)
Enable IPv4 (blade servers)
DHCP enable
Get domain name from DHCP
Disable admin account (account #2)
Get DNS server address from DHCP
Get DNS domain name from DHCP
Select Enabled to enable the auto-discovery feature. By default, this option is Disabled. If you have ordered a Dell system with the auto discovery feature Enabled, then iDRAC6 on the Dell system is shipped with DHCP enabled with no default credentials for a remote login.
Before adding your Dell system to the network and using the auto–discovery feature, ensure that:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server/Domain Name System (DNS) are configured.
Provisioning Web services is installed, configured, and registered.
Provisioning Server
This field is used to configure the provisioning server. The provisioning server address can be a combination of IPv4 addresses or hostnames and should not exceed 255 characters. Each address or hostname should be separated by a comma.
If you have enabled the auto-discovery feature, user credentials are retrieved from the configured provisioning server to allow future remote provisioning after the auto-discovery process has completed successfully.
For more information, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller User Guide available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.
Account Access
Select Enabled to enable the administrator account. Select Disabled to disable the administrator account or when Auto-Discovery is enabled.
IPMI LAN Privilege
Select between Admin, User, Operator, and No Access.
Account User Name
Press <Enter> to edit the user name and press <Esc> when you have finished. The default user name is root.
Enter Password
Enter the new password for the administrator account. The characters are not echoed on the display as you enter them.
Confirm Password
Re-enter the new password for the administrator account. If the characters you enter do not match the characters you entered in the Enter Password field, a message displays and you must re-enter the password.
Reset to Default
Use the Reset to Default menu item to reset all of iDRAC6 configuration items to the factory defaults. This may be required, for example, if you have forgotten the administrative user password or if you want to reconfigure iDRAC6 from the default settings.
NOTE: In the default configuration, iDRAC6 networking is disabled. You cannot reconfigure iDRAC6 over the network until you have enabled iDRAC6 network in iDRAC6 Configuration Utility.
Press <Enter> to select the item. The following warning message appears:
Resetting to factory defaults will restore remote Non-Volatile user settings. Continue?
< NO (Cancel) >
< YES (Continue) >
To reset iDRAC6 to the defaults, select YES and press <Enter>.
System Event Log Menu
The System Event Log Menu allows you to view System Event Log (SEL) messages and to clear the log messages. Press <Enter> to display the System Event Log Menu. The system counts the log entries and then displays the total number of records and the most recent message. The SEL retains a maximum of 512 messages.
To view SEL messages, select View System Event Log and press <Enter>. To navigate:
Use the left-arrow key to move to the previous (older) message and the right-arrow key to move to the next (newer) message.
Enter a specific record number to jump to that record.
Press <Esc> to exit the System Event Log.
NOTE: You can only clear the SEL in iDRAC6 Configuration Utility or in iDRAC6 Web interface.
To clear the SEL, select Clear System Event Log and press <Enter>.
When you have finished with the SEL menu, press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.
Exiting iDRAC6 Configuration Utility
When you have finished making changes to iDRAC6 configuration, press the <Esc> key to display the Exit menu.
Select SaveChanges and Exit and press <Enter> to retain your changes.
Select Discard Changes and Exit and press <Enter> to ignore any changes you made.
Select Return to Setup and press <Enter> to return to iDRAC6 Configuration Utility.
