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setniccfg

Description

Sets the iDRAC IP address for static and DHCP modes.

To run this subcommand, you must have the Configure iDRAC privilege.

NOTE: The terms NIC and Ethernet management port may be used interchangeably.

Synopsis

racadm setniccfg -d
racadm setniccfg -d6
racadm setniccfg -s <IPv4Address> <netmask> <IPv4 gateway>
racadm setniccfg -s6 <IPv6 Address> <IPv6 Prefix Length> <IPv6 Gateway>
racadm setniccfg -o

Input

  • -d — Enables DHCP for the NIC. It is enabled by default.
  • -d6 — Enables AutoConfig for the NIC (default is disabled).
  • -s — Enables static IP settings. The IPv4 address, netmask, and gateway must be specified. Otherwise, the existing static settings are used. , , and must be typed as dot-separated strings.
racadm setniccfg -s 192.168.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.0
  • -s6 — Enables static IPv6 settings. The IPv6 address, Prefix Length, and the IPv6 Gateway can be specified.
  • -o — Enable or disable NIC.

Output/Example

Configure static IPv4 address for iDRAC NIC

racadm setniccfg -s 192.168.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.0

Static IP configuration enabled and modified successfully

Configure DHCP mode for iDRAC IPv4

racadm setniccfg -d

DHCP is now ENABLED

Configure DHCP mode for iDRAC IPv6

racadm setniccfg -d6

DHCP6 is now ENABLED