Authors: Jaden Jefferson

Last Updated: Jan 30 2025

IP Address Setup for R710

This was done in Lifecycle Controller version 1.5. Read-only mode will be marked in a light-blue font color.

  1. On boot, click \<Ctrl>-\<E>

  2. iDRAC LAN On

  3. IPMI Over LAN On

  4. LAN Parameters

  5. NIC Selection Dedicated

  6. Active LOM No Active LOM

  7. MAC ADDRESS: Should be in read-only mode

  8. VLAN Enable Off

  9. VLAN 0001

  10. VLAN Priority Priority 0

  11. Register iDRAC Name On

  12. iDRAC Name: Should've be entered prior

  13. Domain Name from DHCP Off

  14. Domain Name: Will be given once

  15. Host Name String: Not inserted

  16. LAN Alert Enabled Off

  17. Alert Policy Entry 1 Disabled

  18. Alert Destination 1 0.0.0.0

IPv4 Settings

  • IPv4 Enabled

  • RMCP+ Encryption Key: Not inserted

  • IPv4 Address Source: Static Must be static to insert Address, Subnet Mask, & Default Gateway. Once inserted, switch back to DHCP to turn DNS Servers from DHCP On

  • DNS Server 1 & 2: Read-only mode

IPv6 Settings

  • IPv6 Enabled

  • IPv6 Address Source AutoConfig

  • IPv6 Address 1: fd12:3456:789a:1::1

  • Prefix Length: 255 or 64

  • Default Gateway: f380::1

  • IPv6 Link-local Address: .fe80:b283:feff:fee8:f3be

  • IPv6 Address 2: ::

  • DNS Servers from DHCP On

  • DNS Server 1 & 2: Read-only mode

Advanced LAN Configurations

  • Auto-Negotiate Enabled

  • LAN Speed Setting 100Mbps

  • LAN Duplex Setting Full Duplex

  • Exit out of iDRAC6. On exit select: Save Changes and Exit.

  • Re-boot and confirm

Confirmation:

  • Should see DNS Name on reboot in same location.

  • On reboot screen, you should see IP Address and DHCP