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

Table 1. 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 BMC and RAC of your system.

Remote Access Device

Table 2. Remote Access Device
Field Name Description Applicable System
Device Type It displays the remote access device type of your system.
NOTE: If the appropriate License is not installed or has expired, the exact device type is not displayed.
PowerEdge Blade, Rack, or Tower systems
iDRAC Ports It displays if the iDRAC port is present (the system has a dedicated port available for remote access) or absent. PowerEdge Blade, Rack, or Tower systems
IPMI Version It displays the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version number of the BMC or iDRAC. Blade, Rack, or Tower systems
System GUID It displays the Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for the BMC/iDRAC. Blade, Rack, or Tower systems
Number of Possible Active Sessions It 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 It displays the number of active IPMI sessions running on iDRAC. Blade, Rack, or Tower systems
Enable IPMI over LAN It 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 It displays if the serial over LAN (SOL) connection is enabled (Yes) or disabled ( No). Blade, Rack, or Tower systems
MAC Address It 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 username and password. Click Launch IPv6 Web Interface to start the IPv6 iDRAC home page. You must log in using your iDRAC username and password.

IPv4 Address

IP Address Source Displays the source for the IP address as Static or DHCP.
IP Address Specifies the IP address being used.
Subnet Mask Specifies the subnet mask. It is a mask that is used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to.
Gateway Address Specifies the gateway address. It 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.
Link Local Address Displays the IPv6 link local address. It is a network address that is 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. It 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 select Static, you 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 are displayed only if your system has DRAC.

Table 3. DRAC
Field Name Description Applicable System
Product It displays the product name of the DRAC card. Blade, Rack, or Tower systems
Description It describes the functionality that is offered by the DRAC card. Blade, Rack, or Tower systems
Version It specifies the DRAC firmware version. Blade, Rack, or Tower systems
IP Address It specifies the IP address that the DRAC card is using. Blade, Rack, or Tower systems
IP Subnet It specifies the IP address of the subnet mask for the DRAC card. Blade, Rack, or Tower systems
IP Gateway It 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 username and password. Blade, Rack, or Tower systems

Window Controls for Remote Access

Reset to Defaults It 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..
For more information on the other buttons present in the Server Administrator Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.