Users Guide

4. To use the iDRAC DNS name as slot name, select the Use iDRAC DNS Name for Slot Name option. This option replaces the

static slot names with the respective iDRAC DNS names, if it is available. If iDRAC DNS names are not available, the default or

edited slot names are displayed.

NOTE: To use the Use iDRAC DNS Name for Slot Name option, you must have the Chassis Configuration

Administrator privilege.

5. To save the settings, click Apply.

To restore the default slot name (SLOT-01 through SLOT-04) on the basis of a server's slot position) to a server, click Restore

Default Value.

Configuring iDRAC Network Settings

To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise License. You can configure the iDRAC network configuration setting of a server.

You can use the QuickDeploy settings to configure the default iDRAC network configuration settings and root password for severs

that are installed later. These default settings are the iDRAC QuickDeploy settings.

For more information about iDRAC, see the iDRAC User’s Guide at dell.com/support/manuals.

Configuring iDRAC QuickDeploy Network Settings

Use the QuickDeploy Settings to configure the network settings for newly inserted servers.

To enable and set the iDRAC QuickDeploy settings:

1. In the left pane, click Server Overview → Setup → iDRAC.

2. On the Deploy iDRAC page, in the QuickDeploy Settings section, specify the settings mentioned in the following table. For

more information about the fields, see the Online Help.

Table 14. QuickDeploy Settings

Setting Description

Action When Server is Inserted Select one of the following options from the list:

• No Action — The action is not performed when the

server is inserted.

• QuickDeploy Only — Select this option to apply iDRAC

network settings when a new server is inserted in the

chassis. The specified auto-deployment settings are used

to configure the new iDRAC, which includes the root user

password if Change Root Password is selected.

• Server Profile Only — Select this option to apply server

profile assigned when a new server is inserted in the

chassis.

• QuickDeploy and Server Profile — Select this option to

first apply the iDRAC network settings, and then to apply

the server profile assigned when a new server is inserted

in the chassis.

Set iDRAC Root Password on Server Insertion Select the option to change iDRAC root password to match

the value provided in the iDRAC Root Password field, when a

server is inserted.

iDRAC Root Password When the Set iDRAC Root Password on Server Insertion

and QuickDeploy Enabled options are selected, this

password value is assigned to a server's iDRAC root user

password when the server is inserted into a chassis. The

password can have 1 to 20 printable (including white spaces)

characters.