Users Guide

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 more information, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX 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 VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/

support/manuals.

Conguring LEDs to Identify Components on the

Chassis

You can enable the LEDs of components (chassis, servers, physical disk drives, virtual disks, and I/O Modules) to blink so that you can

identify the component on the chassis.

NOTE

: To modify these settings, you must have the Chassis Conguration Administrator privilege.

Conguring LED Blinking Using CMC Web Interface

To enable blinking for one, multiple, or all component LEDs:

• In the left pane, go to any of the following pages:

– Chassis Overview > Troubleshooting.

Installing and Setting Up CMC