
Network Management Card: Quick Configuration
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2. When the Network Management Card reboots, the BOOTP server provides it with the TCP/IP
settings.
– If you specified a bootup file name, the Network Management Card attempts to transfer that file
from the BOOTP server using TFTP or FTP. The Network Management Card assumes all
settings specified in the bootup file.
– If you did not specify a bootup file name, the Network Management Card can be configured
remotely by using the control console or the Web interface. User name and password are both
apc, by default.
DHCP. You can use a RFC2131/RFC2132-compliant DHCP server to configure the TCP/IP settings for
the Network Management Card.
1. A Network Management Card sends out a DHCP request that uses the following to identify itself:
– A Vendor Class Identifier (APC by default)
– A Client Identifier (by default, the Network Management Card’s MAC address value)
– A User Class Identifier (by default, the identification of the Network Management Card’s
application firmware)
2. A properly configured DHCP server responds with a DHCP offer that includes all of the settings
that the Network Management Card needs for network communication. The DHCP offer also
includes the Vendor Specific Information option (DHCP option 43). By default, the Network
Management Card will ignore DHCP offers that do not encapsulate the APC cookie in the Vendor
Specific Information option using the following hexadecimal format:
Option 43 = 01 04 31 41 50 43
where
– the first byte (
01) is the code
– the second byte (
04) is the length
– the remaining bytes (
31 41 50 43) are the APC cookie
See also
To create the bootup file, see your BOOTP server documentation.
See also
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This section summarizes the Network Management Card’s communication with a DHCP
server. For more detail about how a DHCP can configure the network settings for a
Network Management Card, see “DHCP Configuration” in the APC InfraStruXure InRow
RC User’s Guide on the Utility CD.
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