Figure 4. LCD panel features
Table 2. LCD panel features
Item
Button
Description
1
Left
Moves the cursor back in one-step increments.
2
Select
Selects the menu item highlighted by the cursor.
3
Right
Moves the cursor forward in one-step increments.
During message scrolling:
•
Press and hold the button to increase scrolling speed.
•
Release the button to stop.
NOTE: The display stops scrolling when the button is released. After 45
seconds of inactivity, the display starts scrolling.
Viewing Home screen
The
Home
screen displays user-configurable information about the system. This screen is displayed during normal system operation
when there are no status messages or errors. When the system is in standby mode, the LCD backlight turns off after a few minutes
of inactivity, if there are no error messages.
1.
To view the
Home
screen, press one of the three navigation buttons (Select, Left, or Right).
2.
To navigate to the
Home
screen from another menu, complete the following steps:
a. Press and hold the navigation button till the up arrow
is displayed.
b. Navigate to the
using the up arrow
c. Select the
Home
icon.
d. On the
Home
screen, press the
Select
button to enter the main menu.
Setup menu
NOTE: When you select an option in the Setup menu, you must confirm the option before proceeding to the next action.
Option
Description
iDRAC
Select
DHCP
or
Static IP
to configure the network mode. If
Static IP
is selected, the available fields are
IP
,
Subnet (Sub)
, and
Gateway (Gtw)
. Select
Setup DNS
to enable DNS and to view domain addresses. Two
separate DNS entries are available.
Set error
Select
SEL
to view LCD error messages in a format that matches the IPMI description in the SEL. This
enables you to match an LCD message with an SEL entry.
Select
Simple
to view LCD error messages in a simplified user-friendly description. For more information
about error messages, see the
Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide
at
Dell.com/
openmanagemanuals
>
OpenManage software
.
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