system + RAC interfaces w/ single cable?

[Jared]

Oh, crap, nevermind.  It just worked.  It worked so darn well that I didn't 
even realize it was working.   :-)

I adjusting the setting to "Shared" using the web interface, and then tried 
to figure out what to do on the host OS to make this work.  It wasn't until 
after I sent that last e-mail that I noticed the activity LEDs on the DRAC 
interface were off.  I unplugged the cable, leaving only the OS cable 
plugged in, and I can still hit the DRAC interface on the same IP addresses 
I had configured previously.

Absolutely genius!  For the record, I'm a very, very happy Dell customer 
right now.  That's just good stuff all around.

Now, if we could only get official Debian support...  :-)

Thanks again for the suggestions!

--
Jared

On 07/03/08 17:41, Jared wrote:
> Thanks for the tip, Ryan.  I've been looking into this, and as far as I can 
> tell you must be talking about the "Shared" NIC Selection option under the 
> DRAC network settings.  From the doc:
> 
> "Select this option to share the network interface with the host operating 
> system. The remote access device network interface is fully functional when 
> the host operating system is configured for NIC teaming. The remote access 
> device receives data through NIC 1 and NIC 2, but transmits data only 
> through NIC 1. If NIC 1 fails, the remote access device will not be accessible."
> 
> This sounds like it'd be perfect.  However, I'm not sure how to setup "NIC 
> teaming".  I do see some mention of it in the other documentation that came 
> on the OpenManage CDs, but it appears to be describing bonding two NICs 
> together from the OS point of view.  This isn't quite what I want to do 
> here, is it?  My understanding of bonding is that two separate NICs are tied 
> together such that the OS sees them as one, either for redundancy or 
> performance reasons.  However, the DRAC interface is separate from the OS, 
> so this doesn't seem right.
> 
> Am I missing something here?  How am I supposed to set this up?
> 
> Thanks again,
> --
> Jared
> 
> On 07/03/08 12:06, Ryan Bair wrote:
>> You can share one of the onboard ethernet ports between the OS and the
>> DRAC. I do it myself on my 2950.