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Network Settings

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Table 1. Network Settings
ItemOptionsDescription
Network Interface Port

  • Dedicated

  • Shared

Select the network port used by the BMC controller, including the dedicated and shared ports.

Fail-Over Rule

  • None

  • Failover to shared (Optional Card ML2)

  • Failover to shared (Optional Card PHY)

  • Failover to shared (Onboard Port)

This item controls the types of fail-over allowed.

Note
This item is available only when Network Interface Port is set to [Dedicated].
Shared NIC on

OCP Card

Select the shared NIC port.

Note
This item is available only when Network Interface Port is set to [Shared].
Network Setting

  • Synchronization

  • Independence

The item is selectable only when Fail-Over Rule is configured to allow a failover to an onboard port or optional card.

Burned-in MAC Address

N/A

Burned-in MAC address of the network interface controller

Hostname

N/A

Host name of the BMC controller

The BMC host name is generated using a combination of the string “XCC-“ followed by the server machine type and server serial number (for example. “XCC-7DG8-1234567890”)

You can change the host name by entering up to a maximum of 63 characters in this field.

DHCP Control

  • Static IP

  • DHCP Enabled

  • DHCP with Fallback

Configure DHCP Control or configure a static IP address manually.

  • [Static IP]: Enter an IP address manually.

  • [DHCP Enabled]: The IP address will be assigned automatically by the DHCP server.

  • [DHCP with Fallback]: The static IP address will be used if DHCP fails.

IP Address

x.x.x.x

Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation.

Subnet Mask

x.x.x.x

Enter the subnet mask address in dotted-decimal notation.

Default Gateway

x.x.x.x

Enter the default gateway address in dotted-decimal notation.

IPv6

  • Enabled

  • Disabled

Enable or disable IPv6 support on the management port.

Note
This item is unable to reset to the default value by using Load Default Settings on the main menu.
Local Link Address

N/A

Local link address

VLAN Support

  • Enabled

  • Disabled

Enable or disable Virtual LAN (VLAN) support.

When VLAN is enabled, you can specify an 802.1q VLAN ID for the management network port.

Note
This item is unable to reset to the default value by using Load Default Settings on the main menu.
VLAN ID

1

Specify a VLAN ID. The value range is 1 to 4094.

Note
This item is only when VLAN Support is enabled.
Autonegotiation

Unknown

Specify whether to enable auto-negotiation between the network connection.

  • [No]: You can manually choose the data rate and duplex mode.

  • [Yes]: The data rate and duplex mode are set automatically.

Note
This item is unable to reset to the default value by using Load Default Settings on the main menu.
Data rate

Unknown

Set the amount of data to be transferred per second over LAN connection.

Note

  • This item is available only when Autonegotiation is set to [No]. If auto-negotiation is enabled, the data rate is selected automatically.

  • This item is unable to reset to the default value by using Load Default Settings on the main menu.

Duplex

Unknown

Set the type of communication channel used in the network.

  • [Full] allows the data to be transferred in both directions simultaneously.

  • [Half] allows the data to be transferred in one direction at a time.

Note

  • This item is available only when Autonegotiation is set to [No]. If auto-negotiation is enabled, the duplex mode is selected automatically.

  • This item is unable to reset to the default value by using Load Default Settings on the main menu.

Maximum Transmission Unit

Unknown

Specify the maximum size of a packet (in bytes) for the network interface.

For IPv4 networks, the MTU range is 68-1500 bytes

For IPv6 networks, the MTU range is 1280-1500 bytes.

Save Network Settings

N/A

Save the network setting changes to the BMC. It takes a few minutes for the changes to take effect.