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Obtaining the IMM host name

This topic provides instructions on how to obtain the host name for the IMM.

If you are logging on to the IMM for the first time after installation, the IMM defaults to DHCP. If a DHCP server is not available, the IMM uses a static IP address of 192.168.70.125. The default IPv4 host name is IMM- (plus the last 12 characters on the IMM MAC address). The default host name also comes on the IMM network access tag that comes attached to the power supply on the rear of the server. The IMM network access tag provides the default host name of the IMM and does not require you to start the server.
Note
You can also obtain the IMM host name, MAC address, and IP address from the LCD display panel. See LCD system information display panel for more information.

The IPv6 link-local address (LLA) is derived from the IMM default host name. The IMM LLA is on the IMM network access tag is on the power supply on the rear of the server. To derive the link-local address, complete the following steps:

  1. Take the last 12 characters on the IMM MAC address (for example, 5CF3FC5EAAD0).
  2. Separate the number into pairs of hexadecimal characters (for example, 5C:F3:FC:5E:AA:D0).
  3. Separate the first six and last six hexadecimal characters.
  4. Add "FF" and "FE" in the middle of the 12 characters (for example, 5C F3 FC FFFE 5E AA D0).
  5. Convert the first pair of hexadecimal characters to binary (for example, 5=0101, C=1100, which results in 01011100 F3 FC FFFE 5E AA D0).
  6. Flip the 7th binary character from left (0 to 1 or 1 to 0), which results in 01011110 F3 FFFE 5E AA D0.
  7. Convert the binary back to hexadecimal (for example, 5E F3FCFFFE5EAAD0).