Assigning blade slot iDRAC addresses

Move to a laptop and open a browser that has connectivity to the network where the CMC IP address resides.

Point the browser to the IP address you assigned to the CMC.

Use the username root and the password calvin to access the CMC.

This enables you to quickly assign consecutive IP addresses for the iDRACs for all 16 blade servers. You will also change the CMC password.

1.	Select Server Overview at the left and choose the Setup tab.

2.	Ensure that the QuickDeploy...checkbox is enabled.

3.	Set Starting iDRAC IPv4 Address (Slot 1) from your chosen IP address range for slot iDRACs. (Check the Netmask and Gateway shown on screen, and change if needed.)

4.	Click Save QuickDeploy Settings.

5.	Scroll down, to locate the button labeled Auto-Populate Using QuickDeploy Settings. Click it.

Note: Contiguous IP addresses are assigned consecutively to all 16 individual slots for iDRACs.

6.	Click Apply iDRAC Network Settings at the bottom of the screen

7.	In the left navigation, select User Authentication > Chassis Overview.

8.	Select User ID 1.

9.	Change the password for the CMC and click Apply.