Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 RACADM CLI Guide

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setniccfg

Table 1. Details of setniccfgThe following table provides details about the setniccfg subcommand:
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. <ipaddress>, <netmask>, and <gateway> 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.
Example
  • To 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

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