Users Guide

Enabling animations in Internet Explorer

When transferring files to and from the web interface, a file transfer icon spins to show transfer activity. While using Internet explorer, you

have to configure the browser to play animations.

To configure Internet Explorer to play animations:

1. Start Internet Explorer.

2. Click Tools > Internet Options > Advanced.

3. Go to the Multimedia section, and then select the Play animations in web pages option.

Downloading and updating CMC firmware

To download the CMC firmware, see Downloading CMC Firmware.

To update the CMC firmware, see Updating CMC Firmware.

Setting chassis physical location and chassis name

You can set the chassis location in a data center and the chassis name to identify the chassis on the network (default name is cmc-

“Service Tag”). For example, an SNMP query on the chassis name returns the name you configure.

Setting chassis physical location and chassis name using web

interface

To set the chassis location and chassis name using the CMC web interface:

1. In the left pane, go to Chassis Overview, and then click Setup.

2. On the General Chassis Settings page, type the location properties and the chassis name. For more information about setting

chassis properties, see the CMC Online Help.

You can view the chassis name while logging in to CMC using SSH, by selecting Show Chassis Name in SSH Prompt. By default,

the Show Chassis Name in SSH Prompt option is cleared.

NOTE:

The Chassis Location field is optional. Use the Data Center, Aisle, Rack, and Rack Slot fields to indicate the

physical location of the chassis.

NOTE: Valid characters of physical location properties, excluding chassis name—Alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z,

0–9) and special characters (such as, but not limited to, ! , $ % ^ # @ ~ [ ] ). For chassis name, the valid characters

are—Alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0–9), special characters (-, +, %, /, ^, =, @, #, ., ,, :, and _), and white

space.

3. Click Apply. The settings are saved.

Setting chassis physical location and chassis name using RACADM

To set the chassis name, location, date, and time by using the command line interface, see the setsysinfo and setchassisname

commands.

For example racadm setsysinfo —c chassisname or racadm setsysinfo —c chassislocation

For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge FX2/FX2s RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.

Setting date and time on CMC

You can manually set the date and time, or you can synchronize the date and time with a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.

Setting date and time on CMC using CMC web interface

To set the date and time on CMC:

1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview > Setup > Date/Time.

Installing and setting up CMC