Remote console connection setup

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Last Updated: May 5, 2026
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The remote console provides out-of-band management for your Flowmon hardware appliance, giving you full control over:

BIOS setup
Power cycling
Command line access

Warning:

The iDRAC interface also supports firmware updates, which must be handled with caution. Only update the NIC firmware if you are explicitly instructed to by the Flowmon Support team, because unauthorized updates can cause connectivity issues or appliance malfunction.

Set up the remote console connection

1. Press the F2 key while the device is booting and wait until the System Setup menu appears.

System Setup menu

2. Use the arrow keys to select iDRAC Settings and press ENTER.

iDRAC Settings selection

3. Select Network.

Network menu

4. Set Enable IPv4 to Enabled. The IP Address, Gateway, and Subnet Mask options are used to set up the IP interface. The configured IP address is used for access to the remote console.

Web interface access

Enter the IP address of the remote console (you obtained in the previous step) into your web browser.
Use root as the login. The password (which is randomly generated) can be found on the Server ID card. This flexible plastic card is located at the bottom right front corner of the appliance. Pull it to see the information.

Details on the Card

Information tag (top view)

Information tag (back view)

OpenManage Mobile (OMM) label

iDRAC MAC address and iDRAC secure password label

Service Tag

Changing the default password for the root user

Change password

If your password is still default, after logging in you are prompted to change the default password. We recommend following your company’s security policies when choosing the password.
Type your new password and confirm it. Click Continue to proceed.

Configure the remote console using the Flowmon OS Command Line Interface (CLI)

Details on how to configure the remote console using the Flowmon OS CLI are as follows:

Get the IP configuration:

sudo /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/racadm getniccfg

Set static IP configuration:

sudo /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/racadm setniccfg -s <IPv4 Address> <Mask> <IPv4 Gateway>

For example:

sudo /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/racadm setniccfg -s 172.17.20.10 255.255.255.192 172.17.20.1

Enable DHCP:

sudo /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DHCPEnable 1

Disable DHCP:

sudo /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DHCPEnable 0

Change password for the default 'root' user:

sudo /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/racadm set iDRAC.Users.2.Password "<new_password>"

Flowmon Remote Console Setup