Users Guide

Conguring system ID LED setting

To identify a server, enable or disable System ID LED blinking on the managed system.

Conguring system ID LED setting using web interface

To congure the System ID LED display:

1. In iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Hardware → Front Panel. The Front Panel page is displayed.

2. In System ID LED Settings section, select any of the following options to enable or disable LED blinking:

• Blink O

• Blink On

• Blink On 1 Day Timeout

• Blink On 1 Week Timeout

• Blink On 1 Month Timeout

3. Click Apply.

The LED blinking on the front panel is congured.

Conguring system ID LED setting using RACADM

To congure system ID LED, use the setled command.

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

Conguring time zone and NTP

You can congure the time zone on iDRAC and synchronize the iDRAC time using Network Time Protocol (NTP) instead of BIOS or

host system times.

You must have Congure privilege to congure time zone or NTP settings.

Conguring time zone and NTP using iDRAC web interface

To congure time zone and NTP using iDRAC web interface:

1. Go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Properties → Settings.

The Time zone and NTP page is displayed.

2. To congure the time zone, from the Time Zone drop-down menu, select the required time zone, and then click Apply.

3. To congure NTP, enable NTP, enter the NTP server addresses, and then click Apply.

For information about the elds, see iDRAC Online Help.

Conguring time zone and NTP using RACADM

To congure time zone and NTP, use the set command with the objects in the iDRAC.Time and iDRAC.NTPCongGroup group.

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

Setting rst boot device

You can set the rst boot device for the next boot only or for all subsequent reboots. If you set the device to be used for all

subsequent boots, it remains as the rst boot device in the BIOS boot order until it is changed again either from the iDRAC web

interface or from the BIOS boot sequence.

You can set the rst boot device to one of the following:

• Normal Boot