Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 RACADM CLI Guide

setniccfg

Table 1. Details of setniccfgThe following table provides details about the setniccfg subcommand:
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. <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