Configuring System Id Led Setting; Configuring Time Zone And Ntp; Configuring Time Zone And Ntp Using Idrac Web Interface; Configuring Time Zone And Ntp Using Racadm - Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual

Configuring system ID LED setting

To identify a server, enable or disable System ID LED blinking on the managed system.
Configuring system ID LED setting using web interface
To configure 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 Off
• 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 configured.
Configuring system ID LED setting using RACADM
To configure system ID LED, use the setled command.
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Configuring time zone and NTP

You can configure 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 Configure privilege to configure time zone or NTP settings.

Configuring time zone and NTP using iDRAC web interface

To configure 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 configure the time zone, from the Time Zone drop-down menu, select the required time zone, and then click Apply.
3. To configure NTP, enable NTP, enter the NTP server addresses, and then click Apply.
For information about the fields, see iDRAC Online Help.

Configuring time zone and NTP using RACADM

To configure time zone and NTP, use the set command with the objects in the iDRAC.Time and iDRAC.NTPConfigGroup group.
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Setting first boot device

You can set the first 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 first 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 first boot device to one of the following:
• Normal Boot
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