Users Guide

Setting chassis physical location and chassis name using web interface

To set the chassis location and chassis name using the CMC web interface:

1 In the left pane, go to Chassis Overview, and then click Setup.

2 On the General Chassis Settings page, type the location properties and the chassis name. For more information about setting chassis

properties, see the CMC Online Help.

You can view the chassis name while logging in to CMC using SSH, by selecting Show Chassis Name in SSH Prompt. By default, the

Show Chassis Name in SSH Prompt option is cleared.

NOTE: The Chassis Location eld is optional. Use the Data Center, Aisle, Rack, and Rack Slot elds to indicate the physical

location of the chassis.

3 Click Apply. The settings are saved.

Setting chassis physical location and chassis name using RACADM

To set the chassis name, location, date, and time by using the command line interface, see the setsysinfo and setchassisname commands.

For example racadm setsysinfo —c chassisname or racadm setsysinfo —c chassislocation

For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge FX2/FX2s RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.

Setting date and time on CMC

You can manually set the date and time, or you can synchronize the date and time with a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.

Setting date and time on CMC using CMC web interface

To set the date and time on CMC:

1 In the left pane, click Chassis Overview > Setup > Date/Time.

2 To synchronize the date and time with a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server, on the Date/Time page, select Enable NTP and

specify up to three NTP servers. To manually set the date and time, clear the

Enable NTP option, and then edit the Date and Time

elds.

3 Select the Time Zone from the drop-down menu, and then click Apply.

Setting date and time on CMC using RACADM

To set the date and time using the command line interface, see the cong command and cfgRemoteHosts database property group

sections in the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge FX2/FX2s RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at

dell.com/support/manuals.

For example racadm setractime -l 20140207111030.

To read the date and time use racadm getractime command.

Installing and setting up CMC