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Amit Halperin
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December 17th, 2023 10:02
How to set Bios time?
Hello, I have a problem that the bios timer is incorrect.
I configured ntp on the IDRAC, how can I change the bios time from the IDRAC or make it sync?
I have a lot of servers and I can not enter into each one bios.
What can I do?
(servers: PowerEdge R7625)
DELL-Young E
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Posted December 18th, 2023 03:04
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Posted December 18th, 2023 08:03
Hello, thanks for the response.
But is there a way to do it outside the BIOS? because it will be hard to enter each server BIOS.
I would like to create an automation for that.
Thank you :)
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Posted December 18th, 2023 15:18
Hello,
unfortunately not, there is a command setractime to set time via idrac but it is only supported by CMC
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Posted December 18th, 2023 16:02
I have PowerEdge R7625 servers and I use OpenManage Enterprise.
Is it help?DELL-Charles R
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Posted December 18th, 2023 18:43
Hello Amit Halperin,
I do not see a way to set the BIOS date and time programmatically.
You could log into the DRAC remotely and use the Virtual Console to boot into the BIOS and set date and time.
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Posted December 29th, 2025 14:56
Dell recently brought out a redfish API that supports this. It does require Idrac version 7.20.80.50 and a supported BIOS version to do this redfish call.
Overview:
https://developer.dell.com/apis/2978/versions/7.xx/docs/0WhatsNew.md
Details:
https://developer.dell.com/apis/2978/versions/7.xx/openapi.yaml/paths/~1redfish~1v1~1Systems~1%7BComputerSystemId%7D~1Bios~1Actions~1Oem~1DellBios.SetBiosTime/post