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8 Automatically viewing the network switch physical connection between iDRAC & server network ports

3 Enabling/Disabling Switch Connection View

Configuration of connection view capability is exposed as an iDRAC attribute with the following

characteristics:

Attribute

Allowed

Values

Default

Value

Privilege

required for

viewing

Privilege

required for

modifying

Required License

Enable

Enabled

Disable

Enabled

Configure

iDRAC

None (that is,

unlicensed)

The factory-wipe, racresetcfg, System Erase will set this attribute to its default value. If the feature is

disabled, it is mandatory to enable the switch connection view to view the connection view information. To

enable the feature use the following interfaces:

3.1 Enabling Switch Connection View by using iDRAC GUI

1. Log in to the iDRAC GUI.

2. Navigate to iDRAC Settings → Connectivity → Common Settings → Switch Connection View.

3. From the Switch Connection View drop-menu, select Enabled.

Enabling Switch Connection View by using iDRAC GUI