Nic Mode And Nic Redundancy Settings - Cisco APIC M4 Installation And Service Manual

• The preferred DNS server address.

For IPv6, you can set this as none by entering :: (two colons).

Step 4

(Optional) Make VLAN settings.

Step 5

Press F1 to go to the second settings window, then continue with the next step.

From the second window, you can press F2 to switch back to the first window.

Step 6

(Optional) Set a hostname for the server.

Step 7

(Optional) Enable dynamic DNS and set a dynamic DNS (DDNS) domain.

Step 8

(Optional) If you check the Factory Default check box, the server reverts to the factory defaults.

Step 9

(Optional) Set a default user password.

Note

The factory default username for the server is admin. The default password is password.

Step 10

(Optional) Enable auto-negotiation of port settings or set the port speed and duplex mode manually.

Auto-negotiation is applicable only when you use the Dedicated NIC mode. Auto-negotiation sets the port

Note

speed and duplex mode automatically based on the switch port to which the server is connected. If you disable

auto-negotiation, you must set the port speed and duplex mode manually.

Step 11

(Optional) Reset port profiles and the port name.

Step 12

Press F5 to refresh the settings that you made. You might have to wait about 45 seconds until the new settings appear

and the message, "Network settings configured" is displayed before you reboot the server in the next step.

Step 13

Press F10 to save your settings and reboot the server.

Note

If you chose to enable DHCP, the dynamically assigned IP and MAC addresses are displayed on the console

screen during bootup.

What to do next

Use a browser and the IP address of the Cisco IMC to connect to the Cisco IMC management interface. The

IP address is based upon the settings that you made (either a static address or the address assigned by your

DHCP server).

Note

NIC Mode and NIC Redundancy Settings

Table 3: Valid NIC Redundancy Settings For Each NIC Mode

NIC Mode

Dedicated

Only dedicated mode is supported in Cisco IMC for APIC appliance.

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The factory default username for the server is admin. The default password is password.

Valid NIC Redundancy Settings

None

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