Hi all,
I have a T620 that runs vmware ESXi 5.1 and is equipped with the basic iDRAC management module (no dedicated ethernet port, it uses one of the 2 embedded ports).
The ESXi setup is running fine for some time now but we weren't using the iDRAC to this day. Today I had the chance to reconfigure the iDRAC because it was not reachable on the net so far. Since we use VLAN 20 for management, I configured the iDRAC to use this VLAN on NIC2. Some virtual machines and the ESXi host itself also use this VLAN on the NIC2 interface. Are there any known troubles with this configuration?
It seems that I cannot reach the iDRAC from some of the VMs and some other VMs also behave strange now when it comes to using the management VLAN. Most communications work but some fail and I have not figured out a pattern yet. This is not limited to accesses to the iDRAC but also (few) other devices on VLAN 20. There is no IP address conflict.
Also I tried to configure the email warnings on the iDRAC but tests were not successful. Unfortunately there is no error log that I could use to pinpoint this issue. Maybe this is connected to the network problem. Theoretically routing and name resolution work on the management VLAN but something is strange with the iDRAC
I'm open for suggestions...