Changing the lcd display of the system id and name, Lcd status messages update – Dell PowerEdge 2800 User Manual

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NOTE:

To avoid false error messages, use only the Intel

®

NIC drivers provided by Dell.

Changing the LCD Display of the System ID and Name

To change the LCD display of the system ID and name, enter the System Setup program as
described in the

User’s Guide and select Embedded Server Management from the main setup

screen. Then, in the screen that opens, select User-Defined, and under User Defined LCD String:
enter the desired system ID for Line 1 and system name for Line 2.

LCD Status Messages Update

Table 1-2 lists updates to the LCD status messages that can occur, and the probable cause
for each message. The LCD messages refer to events recorded in the system event log (SEL).
For information on the SEL and configuring system management settings, see the systems
management software documentation.

NIC1 BMC access disabled
after team is created

Normal teaming functionality

Normal teaming functionality

Table 1-2.

LCD Status Messages

Line 1
Message

Line 2
Message

Causes

Corrective Actions

SYSTEM

ID

SYSTEM NAME

SYSTEM ID is a unique name,
five characters or less, defined
by the user.
SYSTEM NAME is a unique
name, 16 characters or less,
defined by the user.

The system ID and name display
under the following conditions:

• The system is powered on.
• The power is off and active

POST errors are displayed.

This message is for information
only.

You can change the system ID
and name in the System Setup
program. See your User's Guide
for instructions.

Table 1-1.

Effect of BMC Use of NIC1 on Teaming Functionality (continued)

AFT, ALB/RLB, and SFT
Teaming Mode

IEEE 802.3ad and Ether Channel
Teaming Mode

Action

Effect

Effect

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