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Network Access screen, NIC settings

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• Enable Dynamic DNS- Enables you to use a DNS server to translate host names into IP addresses • Static IP Settings- Enables you to manually set up static IP settings for the Onboard Administrator Box Possible value Description DNS Host Name MAC Address IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Server 1 DNS Server 2 Can be 1 to 32 characters including all alphanumeric characters and the dash (-) The DNS Name of the Onboard Administrator This is an informational box and cannot be The Onboard Administrator MAC address changed where ### ranges from Static IP address for the Onboard 0 to 255 Administrator (required if static IP settings is selected) where ### ranges from Subnet mask for the Onboard Administrator 0 to 255 (required if static IP settings is selected) where ### ranges from Gateway address for the Onboard 0 to 255 Administrator (required if static IP settings is selected) where ### ranges from The IP address for the primary DNS server 0 to 255 where ### ranges from The IP address for the secondary DNS server 0 to 255 NIC settings • Auto-Negotiate- Automatically configures the best link. This is the default setting. This option supports a NIC speed of 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, or 1000 Mbps. The 1000 Mb/s setting is only available when you select Auto-Negotiate. • Forced Full Duplex- Enables you to manually specify which settings the external NIC uses when trying to establish a link. Onboard Administrator does not verify that the forced Ethernet settings are valid on the network. The loss of communications can occur if the wrong or incompatible settings are used. Forced settings take effect 3 seconds after enabling or disabling the settings. The forced option supports only NIC speeds of 10 Mbps or 100 Mb/s. • NIC Speed- Selects an NIC speed of 10 Mb/s or 100 Mb/s. To save the new settings, click the Apply button. Network Access screen In this section, an administrator can configure settings relating to network access to the Onboard Administrator. These settings are specific to the enclosure and do not affect the network configurations for server blades. Enclosure settings 89

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•
Enable Dynamic DNS
— Enables you to use a DNS server to translate host names into IP
addresses
•
Static IP Settings
— Enables you to manually set up static IP settings for the Onboard
Administrator
Description
Possible value
Box
The DNS Name of the Onboard Administrator
Can be 1 to 32 characters including all
alphanumeric characters and the dash (-)
DNS Host Name
The Onboard Administrator MAC address
This is an informational box and cannot be
changed
MAC Address
Static IP address for the Onboard
Administrator (required if static IP settings is
selected)
###.###.###.### where ### ranges from
0 to 255
IP Address
Subnet mask for the Onboard Administrator
(required if static IP settings is selected)
###.###.###.### where ### ranges from
0 to 255
Subnet Mask
Gateway address for the Onboard
Administrator (required if static IP settings is
selected)
###.###.###.### where ### ranges from
0 to 255
Gateway
The IP address for the primary DNS server
###.###.###.### where ### ranges from
0 to 255
DNS Server 1
The IP address for the secondary DNS server
###.###.###.### where ### ranges from
0 to 255
DNS Server 2
NIC settings
•
Auto-Negotiate
— Automatically configures the best link. This is the default setting. This option
supports a NIC speed of 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, or 1000 Mbps. The 1000 Mb/s setting is
only available when you select Auto-Negotiate.
•
Forced Full Duplex
— Enables you to manually specify which settings the external NIC uses
when trying to establish a link. Onboard Administrator does not verify that the forced Ethernet
settings are valid on the network. The loss of communications can occur if the wrong or
incompatible settings are used. Forced settings take effect 3 seconds after enabling or disabling
the settings. The forced option supports only NIC speeds of 10 Mbps or 100 Mb/s.
•
NIC Speed
— Selects an NIC speed of 10 Mb/s or 100 Mb/s.
To save the new settings, click the
Apply
button.
Network Access screen
In this section, an administrator can configure settings relating to network access to the Onboard
Administrator. These settings are specific to the enclosure and do not affect the network
configurations for server blades.
Enclosure settings
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