Remote Access Information
Use this window to view the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and Remote Access Controller (RAC) general information.
NOTE: You can view
RAC information, only if a DRAC card is installed in the system.
User Privileges
Selection | View | Manage |
Remote Access Information | User, Power User, Administrator | Administrator |
NOTE: For more
details on user privilege levels, see Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI.
Settings
This page lists the base information for your system's BMC and RAC.
Remote Access Device
Field Name | Description | Applicable System |
Device Type | Displays the remote access device type of your
system. NOTE: If appropriate
License is not installed or has expired, the exact device type is
not displayed. | The 11th generation PowerEdge Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
iDRAC Ports | Displays if the iDRAC port is present (system has dedicated port available for remote access) or absent. | The 12th generation PowerEdge Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
IPMI Version | Displays the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version number of the BMC/iDRAC | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
System GUID | Displays the Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for the BMC/iDRAC. | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
Number of Possible Active Sessions | Indicates the maximum number of simultaneous IPMI
sessions possible. NOTE: BMC/iDRAC enables up to four active LAN sessions and one active serial
session simultaneously. | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
Number of Current Active Sessions | Displays the number of active IPMI sessions running on iDRAC. | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
Enable IPMI over LAN | Displays if the intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) over local area network (LAN) is enabled (Yes) or disabled (No). | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
SOL Enabled | Displays if the serial over LAN (SOL) connection is enabled (Yes) or disabled (No). | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
MAC Address | Displays the MAC address of the BMC/iDRAC NIC. | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
Remote Connect Interface | Click Launch IPv4 Web Interface to start the IPv4 iDRAC home page. You must log in using your iDRAC user name and password. Click Launch IPv6 Web Interface to start the IPv6 iDRAC home page. You must log in using your iDRAC user name and password. |
IPv4 Address
IP Address Source | Displays the source for the IP address as Static or DHCP. |
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IP Address | Specifies the IP address currently being used. |
Subnet Mask | Specifies the subnet mask. This is a mask used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to. |
Gateway Address | Specifies the gateway address. This is the default address of a network or website. It provides a single domain name and point of entry to the site. |
IPv6 Address
IP Address Source | Displays the source for the IP address as Static or DHCP. |
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Link Local Address | Displays the IPv6 link local address. This is a network address intended for use only in a local data link layer network, and not for routing beyond that network. |
IPv6 Address 1 | Displays the IPv6 Address. |
Default Gateway | Specifies the gateway address. This is the default address of a network or website. It provides a single domain name and point of entry to the site. |
IPv6 Address 2 | Displays the IPv6 Address. |
DNS Address Source | Displays the DNS address source. You can choose from Static or Auto. If you select Auto, the address source is automatically assigned by the stack. If you selectStatic, you will have to provide the address source. |
Preferred DNS Server | Displays the preferred Domain Name Server. DNS is an Internet service that translates domain into IP addresses. |
Alternate DNS Server | Displays the alternate Domain Name Server. DNS is an Internet service that translates domain into IP addresses. |
DRAC
The following details will display only if your system has DRAC.
Field Name | Description | Applicable System |
Product | Displays the product name of the DRAC card. | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
Description | Describes the functionality offered by the DRAC card. | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
Version | Specifies the DRAC firmware version. | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
IP Address | Specifies the IP address that the DRAC card is currently using. | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
IP Subnet | Specifies the IP address of the subnet mask for the DRAC card. | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
IP Gateway | Specifies the IP address of the gateway servicing the DRAC NIC. | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
Remote Connect Interface | Click Launch the DRAC Web Interface to start the DRAC home page. You must log in using your DRAC user name and password. | Blade, Rack or Tower systems |
Window Controls For Remote Access
Reset to Defaults | Allows users with Administrator privileges to reset
the Remote Access settings to default settings. NOTE: Clicking Reset to Defaults displays a warning message: Warning: This action will reset all Remote Access settings to their
default values. Note: The IPv6 settings will not be reset. Are you sure you wish to proceed with this action . You must confirm the message to execute the command. If another
Remote Access command is in progress, a warning message displays on
all Remote Access related pages: Warning: Remote Access reset
to default in progress. Click Refresh to refresh
this information. . |
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For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator
Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.