After the addressing scheme is planned as described in Address Configuration for Connected Devices, the OnBoard administrator must do both of the following:
• Assign an IP address in the planned range of addresses when configuring each device on the OnBoard, as described in Parameters for Configuring Devices.The available options for assigning IP addresses on the connected devices are summarized in the following bulleted list:In most cases, such a default IP address would not be used. Instead an IP address of the OnBoard administrator’s choosing would probably be assigned from the site’s private-side device IP addressing scheme, using one of the other available methods.Configuration of a device’s static IP address would be done using whatever means are available (such as a service processor’s console port, the server’s firmware setup, or software running on the server).
• If connected devices are running DHCP client software, then the OnBoard administrator can assign the desired fixed IP address to the device’s MAC address in the dhcp.conf file, as described in Configuring the DHCP Server.