Users Guide

2-10 Dell PowerEdge 6300 Systems User’s Guide
Asset Tag Utility
The Asset Tag utility allows you to enter an asset tag number for your system. The
default System Setup screen (see Figure 4-1) does not show the asset tag number
unless you enter one using this utility.
NOTE: The Asset Tag utility works only on systems running MS-DOS.
Using the Asset Tag Utility
Use the following procedure to create a system utility diskette and boot the system:
1. If you have not already done so, create a bootable system utility dis-
kette from the CD using the Create Resource Configuration Utility
Diskette option discussed earlier in this chapter.
2. Insert the diskette into drive A, and reboot the system.
NOTE: The Asset Tag utility diskette contains CD-ROM drivers that provide
access to the CD-ROM drive when you boot from the diskette.
After you boot the system with the system utility diskette, you can use the Asset
Tag utility to enter an asset tag number that you or your organization assign to the
system. You can also use the Asset Tag utility to reenter the system’s service tag
number if that becomes necessary.
You can view the asset tag number using the System Setup program as
described in Chapter 4, “Using the System Setup Program.”
Assigning and Deleting an Asset Tag Number
An asset tag number can have up to ten characters; any combination of characters,
excluding spaces, is valid. To assign or change an asset tag number, type asset and a
space followed by the new number; then press <Enter>. For example, type the fol-
lowing command line and press <Enter>:
asset 1234567890
When prompted to verify the asset tag number, type y and press <Enter>. The sys-
tem then displays the new or modified asset tag number and the service tag number.
To delete the asset tag number without assigning a new one, type asset /d and
press <Enter>.
Table 2-2 lists the command-line options you can use with the Asset Tag utility. To use
one of these options, type asset and a space followed by the option.
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Table 2-2. Asset Tag Command-Line Options
Asset Tag Option Description
/d Deletes the asset tag number
/? Displays the Asset Tag utility help
screen