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How to configure Dell VxRail iDRAC network settings remotely

Summary: These steps describe how to check if an IP has been assigned to the iDRAC and how to assign a static IP if it is required.

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Instructions

The following steps must be completed on each host to configure the iDRAC remotely.

Required information includes:

  • List of IPs to be assigned
  • Gateway IP
  • Subnet IP
  • VLAN ID

For example:
iDRAC Host 1: 10.xx.xx.21
iDRAC Host 2: 10.xx.xx.22
iDRAC Host 3: 10.xx.xx.23
iDRAC Host 4: 10.xx.xx.24
iDRAC Host 5: 10.xx.xx.25
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 10.xx.xx.1

How to check current iDRAC settings:

  1. Use PuTTY to connect into the first host.
  2. Find the ipmitool location by running find / -name ipmitool and then press Enter. A sample response is: /opt/vxrail/tools/ipmitool. Record the response.
  3. Find if there is an IP assigned by running:
    [PATH FROM THE PREVIOUS COMMAND]ipmitool lan print 1
    The response shows static, and an IP listed for the IPv4. If we have DHCP instead of static and if IPv4 shows 0.0.0.0, this means there is no IP assigned yet.

How to set the iDRAC network settings:
  1. To assign an IP address, change it from dynamic to static by running:
    [PATH FROM THE PREVIOUS COMMAND]ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc static
  2. Assign the IP to the iDRAC by running:
    [PATH FROM THE PREVIOUS COMMAND]ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr 10.xx.xx.21
  3. Assign the netmask by running:
    [PATH FROM THE PREVIOUS COMMAND]ipmitool lan set 1 netmask 255.255.255.0
  4. Assign the gateway IP address by running:
    [PATH FROM THE PREVIOUS COMMAND]ipmitool lan set 1 defgw ipaddr 10.xx.xx.1
  5. Set the VLAN ID to use, as an example, 100, by running:
    [PATH FROM THE PREVIOUS COMMAND]ipmitool lan set 1 vlan id 100
Note:
  • The user must provide the VLAN ID.
  • If the user does not have a VLAN ID set up, disable the VLAN By running this command:
    [PATH FROM THE PREVIOUS COMMAND]ipmitool lan set 1 vlan id off
   6. Change the root password to password by running:
       [PATH FROM THE PREVIOUS COMMAND]ipmitool user set password 2 password

Note: The last argument in the command is the customer's password that you want to use.

   7. Repeat for all other nodes.

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Affected Products

VxRail, VxRail E560F
Article Properties
Article Number: 000021556
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 25 Aug 2023
Version:  10
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