Entering The Idrac Settings Utility; Changing The Thermal Settings - Dell PowerEdge R420 Owner's Manual

Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility

1. Turn on or restart the managed system.
2. Press <F2> during Power-on Self-test (POST).
3. In the System Setup Main Menu page, click iDRAC Settings.
The iDRAC Settings screen is displayed.

Changing The Thermal Settings

The iDRAC Settings utility enables you to select and customize the thermal control settings for your system.
1. Enter the iDRAC Settings utility.
2. Under iDRAC Settings → Thermal → User Option, select between the following options:
– Default
– Maximum Exhaust Temperature
– Fan Speed Offset
NOTE: When the User Option is set to the default Auto setting, the user option cannot be modified.
3. Set the Maximum Air Exhaust Temperature or the Fan Speed Offset fields.
4. Click Back → Finish → Yes.
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