General network settings
Use the iLO Dedicated Network Port or iLO Shared Network Port
Network General Settings
page to
configure the iLO Hostname and NIC settings.
Configuring the iLO Hostname Settings
Prerequisites
Configure iLO Settings privilege
Procedure
1.
Click
iLO Dedicated Network Port
or
iLO Shared Network Port
in the navigation tree.
2.
Click the
General
tab.
3.
Enter the
iLO Subsystem Name (Hostname)
.
The hostname is the DNS name of the iLO subsystem. This name can be used only if DHCP and DNS
are configured to connect to the iLO subsystem name instead of the IP address.
4.
Enter the iLO
Domain Name
if DHCP is not configured.
To use a static domain name when the iLO Dedicated Network port is selected, disable the
Use
DHCPv4 Supplied Domain Name
and
Use DHCPv6 Supplied Domain Name
settings on the
IPv4
Settings
and
IPv6
Settings
pages.
To use a static domain name when the iLO Shared Network port is selected, disable the
Use DHCPv4
Supplied Domain Name
setting on the
IPv4 Settings
page.
5.
To save the changes, click
Apply
.
6.
If you are finished configuring the iLO network settings on the
General
,
IPv4
,
IPv6
, and
SNTP
tabs,
click
Reset
to restart the iLO processor.
It might take several minutes before you can re-establish a connection.
iLO hostname and domain name limitations
When you configure the
iLO Hostname Settings
, note the following:
•
Name service limitations
—The subsystem name is used as part of the DNS name.
◦ DNS allows alphanumeric characters and hyphens.
◦ Name service limitations also apply to the
Domain Name
.
•
Namespace issues
—To avoid these issues:
◦ Do not use the underscore character.
◦ Limit subsystem names to 15 characters.
◦ Verify that you can ping the iLO processor by IP address and by DNS/WINS name.
◦ Verify that NSLOOKUP resolves the iLO network address correctly and that no namespace
conflicts exist.
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