Front Panel Information
Use this window to enable or disable your system's front panel buttons, set front panel security access and also to configure the front panel LCD information.
NOTE: This help page
may include information about features not supported by your system.
Server Administrator only displays features that are supported on
your system.
User Privileges
Selection | View | Manage |
Front Panel Information | User, Power User, Administrator | Administrator |
NOTE: For more
details on user privilege levels, see Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI.
Power Button
If enabled, the power button turns the power to the system ON and OFF.
Enabled | Power button control is enabled. |
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Disabled | Power button control is disabled. |
NMI Button
If enabled, the NMI button can be used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when using certain operating systems. This button can be pressed using the end of a paper clip. Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's documentation.
NOTE: The Non-Masking Interrupt
(NMI) button may not be supported on your system. The buttons on this
page cover possible configurations.
Enabled | NMI button is enabled. |
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Disabled | NMI button is disabled. |
Front Panel Security Access
Disabled | Select this option to provide limited access to the front panel. |
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View Only | Select this option to provide read only access to the front panel. |
View and Modify | Select this option to provide read or write access to the front panel. |
Front Panel LCD Information
The LCD Line enables you to set the message for your system's front panel LCD.
NOTE: The LCD options listed below
cover all possible configurations. These options will display based
on the underlying system support.
LCD Line <n> | None | No message is displayed on your system's LCD. |
Custom | Select this option to customize. NOTE: While using the custom
option through a remote login, any string that is entered with '='
character is not set correctly. | |
Default | Displays the model name of your system. | |
Service Tag | Displays the system's service tag. | |
System Name | Displays the system's name. | |
Remote Access MAC Address | Displays the Remote Access Media Access Control Address. | |
System Power | Displays the system's power. | |
Ambient Temperature | Displays the ambient temperature. | |
Remote Access IPv4 Address | Displays the Remote Access IPv4 Address. | |
Remote Access IPv6 Address | Displays the Remote Access IPv6 Address. | |
Asset Tag | Displays the asset tag. |
NOTE: In case
of a failure or warning, the failure or warning message takes precedence
over the default or custom message.
NOTE: The option for displaying
system name, MAC addresses and IP address is applicable only on the
11th generation PowerEdge systems.
Indicate Remote KVM Session Active
Remote Indication | Configure remote indication to notify the iDRAC remote user session through LCD. |
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For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator
Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.