Users Guide

Configuring Server

You can do the following on the server:

• Configuring Slot Names

• Configuring iDRAC Network Settings

• Configuring iDRAC VLAN Tag Settings

• Setting First Boot Device

• Configuring Server FlexAddress

• Configuring Remote File Share

• Configuring BIOS Settings Using Server Clone

Configuring Slot Names

Slot names are used to identify individual servers. When choosing slot names, the following rules apply:

• Names may contain a maximum of 15 non-extended ASCII characters (ASCII codes 32 through 126). Also standard, and special

characters are allowed in the names.

• Slot names must be unique within the chassis. No two slots may have the same name.

• Strings are not case-sensitive. Server-1, server-1, and SERVER-1 are equivalent names.

• Slot names must not begin with the following strings:

– Switch-

– Fan-

– PS-

– KVM

– DRAC-

– MC-

– Chassis

– Housing-Left

– Housing-Right

– Housing-Center

• The strings Server-1 through Server-16 may be used, but only for the corresponding slot. For example, Server-3 is a

valid name for slot 3, but not for slot 4. Note that Server-03 is a valid name for any slot.

NOTE: To change a slot name, you must have Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege.

The slot name setting in the Web interface resides on CMC only. If a server is removed from the chassis, the slot name setting does

not remain with the server.

The slot name setting does not extend to the optional iKVM. The slot name information is available through the iKVM FRU.

The slot name setting in the CMC Web interface always overrides any change you make to the display name in the iDRAC interface.