set ip address idrac from cli remote

Question

helo

i can see that we can set ip address idrac from LED panel.. but if the server does not have LED panel, how do we set ip address idrac remotely?

maybe if we can detect the mac address idrac then we can set ip address directly from cli or other program maybe if possible..

in this case i want all to be remote..not manual by hand need to open the bios and change the ip address BMC.

any idea?

thanks

DELL-Shine K · Answer

Can you share model of the server and operating system you have on the server. You can install iDRAC Tools software on the server and run racadm commands to set IP address for iDRAC. Once you share the server model and operating system I can share the software and command details.

hendranata · Answer

dell R240 no OS because new server.. and i want to set ip address IDRAC from other server which is using os linux centos 7 or windows 2012   possible?

DELL-Shine K · Answer

As you do not have IP address configured doing configuration remotely is not possible. If you ordered the server with DHCP option enabled for iDRAC, then when you connect network cable to iDRAC you will get IP address for iDRAC from DHCP.

Another option is to use iDRAC Direct Port. For this you need to connect USB cable from iDRAC Direct port (USB port with Wrench symbol) to laptop then access iDRAC from laptop using "169.254.0.3" IP. You can find more details on this feature from below link

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/idrac9-lifecycle-controller-v4.x-series/idrac9_4.00.00.00_ug_new/accessing-idrac-interface-over-direct-usb-connection?guid=guid-2c43a175-3dd3-4a12-b747-d17c08e5bef6&lang=en-us

hendranata · Answer

idrac usb.. can u show the cable picture? only support with idrac9 ?   if possible the idrac can connect to console port in switch or whatever..

hendranata · Answer

expected run racadm and point to idrac mac address to set the ip address. possible?

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set ip address idrac from cli remote

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