HP Onboard Administrator User Manual

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First Time Setup Wizard 73

First Time Setup Wizard IPv4 Network Settings Screen

Either use a DHCP service to assign IP settings to your Onboard Administrators, or manually assign static IP
settings.
First Time Setup Wizard IPv4 Network Settings
Use DHCP for all Active (or Standby) Onboard Administrator—Obtains the IP address for the Onboard

Administrator from a DHCP server. The Standby check box is only shown if there is a Standby Onboard

Administrator in the enclosure.
Enable Dynamic DNS—Enables you to use a host name for the Onboard Administrator. The host name is

registered with a DNS server. DDNS updates the DNS server with new or changed records for IP addresses.

This feature enables you to use the same host name over time, although the dynamically assigned IP address

might change.
Use static IP settings for each Active (or Standby) Onboard Administrator—Manually set up static IP settings

for the Onboard Administrator. The Standby check box is only shown if there is a Standby Onboard

Administrator in the enclosure.
The following table describes other settings available on the screen:

Field

Possible value

Description

DNS Host Name

1 to 32 characters including all

alphanumeric characters, the
dash (-), and the underscore

(_).

The Onboard Administrator DNS host name.

The DNS host name can be assigned when
using either DHCP or static IP settings.

IP Address

###.###.###.### where ###

ranges from 0 to 255

Static IP address for the Onboard Administrator

(required if static IP settings is selected)

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