Users Guide

Conguring LCD setting

You can set and display a default string such as iDRAC name, IP, and so on or a user-dened string on the LCD front panel of the

managed system.

Conguring LCD setting using web interface

To congure the server LCD front panel display:

1. In iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Hardware → Front Panel.

2. In LCD Settings section, from the Set Home Message drop-down menu, select any of the following:

• Service Tag (default)

• Asset Tag

• DRAC MAC Address

• DRAC IPv4 Address

• DRAC IPv6 Address

• System Power

• Ambient Temperature

• System Model

• Host Name

• User Dened

• None

If you select User Dened, enter the required message in the text box.

If you select None, home message is not displayed on the server LCD front panel.

3. Enable Virtual Console indication (optional). If enabled, the Live Front Panel Feed section and the LCD panel on the server

displays the Virtual console session active message when there is an active Virtual Console session.

4. Click Apply.

The server LCD front panel displays the congured home message.

Conguring LCD setting using RACADM

To congure the server LCD front panel display, use the objects in the System.LCD group.

For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Conguring LCD setting using iDRAC settings utility

To congure the server LCD front panel display:

1. In the iDRAC Settings utility, go to Front Panel Security.

The iDRAC Settings.Front Panel Security page is displayed.

2. Enable or disable the power button.

3. Specify the following:

• Access to the front panel

• LCD message string

• System power units, ambient temperature units, and error display

4. Enable or disable the virtual console indication.

For information about the options, see the iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help.

5. Click Back, click Finish, and then click Yes.