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Configure the RSA NetWitness iDRAC with ipmitool

Issue

How do I enable IPMI on RSA NetWitness appliances?
How to configure the iDRAC without physical access to the NetWitness appliance?

Tasks

Pre-requisites:
  1. RSA NetWitness Dell hardware appliance, not a virtual appliance.
    # dmidecode -t 1 |grep Product
    Product Name: PowerEdge R620
  2. The ipmitool rpm must be installed.
# rpm -q ipmitool
ipmitool-1.8.18-7.el7.x86_64

Resolution

To configure the iDRAC of a NetWitness Dell appliance, ssh login to the appliance.
  1. Confirm the iDRAC is available and to see its current configuration.
    # ipmitool lan print
    Set in Progress : Set Complete
    Auth Type Support : NONE MD2 MD5 PASSWORD
    Auth Type Enable : Callback : MD2 MD5
    : User : MD2 MD5
    : Operator : MD2 MD5
    : Admin : MD2 MD5
    : OEM :
    IP Address Source : Static Address
    IP Address : 192.168.0.120
    Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
    MAC Address : f8:bc:12:49:14:cc
    SNMP Community String : public
    IP Header : TTL=0x40 Flags=0x40 Precedence=0x00 TOS=0x10
    BMC ARP Control : ARP Responses Enabled, Gratuitous ARP Disabled
    Gratituous ARP Intrvl : 2.0 seconds
    Default Gateway IP : 192.168.0.1
    Default Gateway MAC : 00:00:00:00:00:00
    Backup Gateway IP : 0.0.0.0
    Backup Gateway MAC : 00:00:00:00:00:00
    802.1q VLAN ID : Disabled
    802.1q VLAN Priority : 0
    RMCP+ Cipher Suites : 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
    Cipher Suite Priv Max : aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    : X=Cipher Suite Unused
    : c=CALLBACK
    : u=USER
    : o=OPERATOR
    : a=ADMIN
    : O=OEM
    Bad Password Threshold : Not Available
  2. Set iDRAC for static IP
    ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc static
     
  3. Set iDRAC IP Address
    ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr {ipaddr}
     
    Substitute {ipaddr} with the iDRAC IP address, for example 192.168.0.2
     
  4. Set iDRAC Subnet Mask
    ipmitool lan set 1 netmask {netmask }

    Substitute {netmask} with the iDRAC Subnet mask, for example, 255.255.255.0
     
  5. Set iDRAC Default Gateway
    ipmitool lan set 1 defgw {ipaddr}

    Substitute {ipaddr} with the iDRAC Default Gateway IP Address, for example, 192.168.0.1
     
  6. Display the iDRAC network settings and confirm that the changes are correct.
    ipmitool lan print
     
  7. Confirm the new iDRAC network configuration is working using a web browser by going to the URL, https://{iDRAC_fqdn} or https://{ip_address}

Notes

Additional Reference: RSA Blog, Using IPMITool to Configure iDRAC Network Settings

Internal Comments

UserName:wirthr1
6/21/2012 1:52:36 PM - Solution Number 00000477
Solution Number 00000477

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8/19/2014 3:14:37 PM - Updated Article
If you are unsure of any of the steps above or experience any issues, contact RSA Support and quote this article ID for further assistance.

Product Details

RSA Product Set: NetWitness Platform
RSA Product/Service Type: Series 5/6 Appliance
RSA Version/Condition:​ 10.6.x, 11.x
Platform (Other): Dell PowerEdge, Dell iDRAC

Summary

How to configure the NeWitness iDRAC from command line?


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