Table 15. BMC settings settings (continued)
Ethernet over USB interface
•  Enable
•  Disable
[Enable] for using the xClarity Essentials in-band update 
utility. [Disable] will prevent xClarity Essentials and other 
applications that are running on the server from 
requesting the BMC to perform tasks.
Network Settings N/A Configure the network of the management controller.
Reset Factory Defaults Setting N/A Restore all management controller settings to factory 
defaults, including network configuration and credentials, 
the management controller will be restarted automatically.
Restart BMC N/A Restart the BMC.
Network settings
Item
Options
Description
Network Interface Port
•  Dedicated
•  Shared
Select the System Management Network Interface Port.
Note: This option is configuration dependent.
Shared NIC on
1.  ML2 Card
2.  PHY Card
3.  Onboard Port 1
Select the shared NIC port.
Note: This item is only on when network interface port is 
on Shared, and this option is configuration dependent.
Fail-Over Rule
•  None
•  Failover to shared 
(Optional Card 
ML2)
•  Failover to shared 
(Optional Card 
PHY)
•  Failover to shared 
(Onboard Port)
Setting to control Fail-Over types allowed.
Note: This item is only on when Network Interface Port is 
set to [Dedicated], and this option is configuration 
dependent.
Network Setting
•  Synchronization
•  Independence
The item will be selectable when Fail-Over Rule enabled 
to onboard port or optional card. Please setup the share 
mode network settings after changing “Synchronization” 
to “Independence” in NIC failover mode.
Burned-in MAC Address N/A
Hostname
N/A Change the host name. The new name should be within 1 
to 63 characters.
DHCP Control
•  Static IP
•  DHCP Enabled
•  DHCP with 
Fallback
Configure DHCP Control or manually configure a static IP 
address. Fallback will use static IP address if DHCP fails. 
Select Static to enter IPV4 address manually.
IP Address
x.x.x.x
Enter IP address in dotted-decimal notation.
When entering an invalid IP address:
•  ERROR
•  Invalid Input Range
•  Ok
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