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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