The following conditions must be present to assign IP address(es) to the Sun server SP interfaces using a DHCP server:
An Ethernet cable must be plugged into the server management port or CMM management port.
A DHCP server must be connected to the same subnet as the Sun server platform.
The DHCP server must be configured to accept new media access control (MAC) addresses.
The DHCP configuration setting in ILOM must be enabled. This setting is enabled by default.