Users Guide

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 using RACADM, use the objects in the iDRAC.Time and

iDRAC.NTPConfigGroup group with the set command. For more information, see the iDRAC8 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. Based on this

selection, you can set the first boot device for the system. The system boots from the selected device on

the next and subsequent reboots and 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

• PXE

• BIOS Setup

• Local Floppy/Primary Removable Media

• Local CD/DVD

• Hard Drive

• Virtual Floppy

• Virtual CD/DVD/ISO

• Local SD Card

• vFlash

• Lifecycle Controller

• BIOS Boot Manager