CloudVision Appliance IP Configuration

The CloudVision Appliance Host and iDRAC IP addresses can be allocated in either of two ways:

Option 1: Using an available DHCP server
Option 2: Manual configuration (Requires terminal connected to VGA port)

DHCP Based IP Address Setup

Note: The iDRAC interface shares the NIC1 physical interface but has a different MAC address. You will need to take note of this MAC address to map the DHCP address for the iDRAC interface.

iDRAC IP Address

Using the iDRAC MAC from Locate the MAC Addresses for the CloudVision Appliance (see Figure 2), input an entry into the DHCP Server for the corresponding iDRAC IP address mapping to that MAC.

Host IP Address

Using the HOST NIC1 MAC from Locate the MAC Addresses for the CloudVision Appliance (see Figure 2), input an entry into the DHCP Server for the corresponding HOST IP address mapping to that MAC.

Turn the system on by pressing the power button located on the front of the system.

Figure: Power on the Appliance

Manual IP Address Setup

Note: Direct IP Address Setup requires a terminal connected to the VGA port of the appliance. This section can be skipped if the Host and iDRAC IP addresses have been configured with a DHCP server. See Back Panel Features and Indicators for complete back panel descriptions.

iDRAC IP Address

The iDRAC IP address can be manually configured via the host's bash shell using the racadm tool. The racadm commands below are sequence dependent and must be entered in the following order.

  1. Using the attached terminal and keyboard, log in as user “root” and with default password “arista”.
  2. Disable all iDRAC related DHCP configuration. 
    racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DHCPEnable 0
racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNSFromDHCP 0
racadm set iDRAC.NIC.DNSDomainFromDHCP 0
  3. Configure IP network settings for the iDRAC interface. 
    racadm set iDRAC.NIC.Enable 1
racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.Address <iDRAC-IP>
racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.Netmask <iDRAC-MASK>
racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.Gateway <iDRAC-GW>
  4. Configure DNS settings for the iDRAC interface. 
    racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNS1 <iDRAC-DNS1>
racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNS2 <iDRAC-DNS2>
racadm set iDRAC.NIC.DNSRacName <iDRAC-NAME>
racadm set iDRAC.NIC.DNSDomainName <iDRAC-DOMAIN.NAME>
  5. Verify configuration by running: 
    racadm getSysInfo

Host IP Address

The host IP address can be manually configured via the host's bash shell. In order for the settings to be persistent, the following configuration must be completed.

  1. Configure network settings by editing the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-devicebr file. 
    DEVICE=devicebr
NAME=devicebr
TYPE=Bridge
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=none
IPADDR=<ip address here>
NETMASK=<subnet mask here>
GATEWAY=<gateway ip address here>
DELAY=0
USERCTL=yes
NM_CONTROLLED=no
  2. Configure DNS settings by editing the /etc/resolv.conf file. 
    nameserver <dnsServerIP-1>
nameserver <dnsServerIP-2>
search <domain1> <domain2> …
  3. Restart the networking service for the changes to take effect. 
    service network restart