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Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 6.0 for PowerEdge M1000e RACADM CLI Guide

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setslotname

Description Sets the name of the slot in the chassis. Optionally, this command can be used to find if the slot name, host name, or iDRAC DNS name is displayed in the CMC User Interface or with the setslotname —i <slotNum> | —h command.

To run this subcommand, you must have the Administrator privilege.

NOTE
  • The special characters “ (double quotation mark), ‘ (backward quotation mark), & (ampersand), , (comma), and \ (backward slash) are not supported for this subcommand.
  • The OMSA server agent must be present and running on the server to use the Display Hostname feature. If the agent is not running, the setting is ignored. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.

Synopsis
  • racadm setslotname -i <slotNum> <slotname>
  • racadm setslotname -h <value>
Input
  • —i <slotNum> — Displays the ID of the slot.

    Legal values: 1–16

  • <slotname> — The new name assigned to the slot. The character limit for <slotname> is 15.
  • —h <values> — Displays the Hostname, Slotname, or iDRAC DNS name. The legal values are:
    • 0 — Displays the Slotname
    • 1 — Displays the Hostname
    • 2 — Displays the iDRAC DNS name
Example
  • Set slot name for slot 3 to server3:
    racadm setslotname -i 3 server3
    The slot name was set successfully.
  • Enable System to Display Hostnames (1 = Active):
    racadm setslotname -h 1

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