How to find out if the Dell R210 server has iDRAC with shared network connection or dedicated

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My server is Dell R210 and it is colocated. I need to find out whether the iDRAC BMC on this particular box has dedicated ethernet connector or is it shared.

Also – do I always need separate IP address to be able to remotely power off the box using IPMI ? (asking because additional IP costs money, need to be sure there is no other option).

Best Answer

iDRAC BMC is what previously was called BMC, that means it uses by default NIC1 and to use the BMC you need to configure an IP, if I'm not wrong I think by default is 192.168.0.120.

So, to Answer your questions, your iDRAC BMC uses a shared NIC and you need a separate IP to be able to manage the server through IPMI.

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