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iDRAC Settings Utility, Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility, Changing The Thermal Settings

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iDRAC Settings Utility The iDRAC Settings utility is an interface to setup and configure the iDRAC parameters using UEFI. You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters using the iDRAC Settings Utility. NOTE: Accessing some of the features on the iDRAC Settings Utility requires the iDRAC7 Enterprise License upgrade. For more information on using iDRAC, see the iDRAC7 User's Guide under Software → Systems Management → Dell Remote Access Controllers, at dell.com/support/manuals. Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility 1. Turn on or restart the managed system. 2. Press during Power-on Self-test (POST). 3. In the System Setup Main Menu page, click iDRAC Settings. The iDRAC Settings screen is displayed. Changing The Thermal Settings The iDRAC Settings utility enables you to select and customize the thermal control settings for your system. 1. Enter the iDRAC Settings utility. 2. Under iDRAC Settings → Thermal → User Option, select between the following options: - Default - Maximum Exhaust Temperature - Fan Speed Offset NOTE: When the User Option is set to the default Auto setting, the user option cannot be modified. 3. Set the Maximum Air Exhaust Temperature or the Fan Speed Offset fields. 4. Click Back → Finish → Yes. 35

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iDRAC Settings Utility
The iDRAC Settings utility is an interface to setup and configure the iDRAC parameters using UEFI. You can enable or
disable various iDRAC parameters using the iDRAC Settings Utility.
NOTE:
Accessing some of the features on the iDRAC Settings Utility requires the iDRAC7 Enterprise License
upgrade.
For more information on using iDRAC, see the
iDRAC7 User's Guide
under
Software
Systems Management
Dell
Remote Access Controllers
, at
dell.com/support/manuals
.
Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility
1.
Turn on or restart the managed system.
2.
Press <F2> during Power-on Self-test (POST).
3.
In the
System Setup Main Menu
page, click
iDRAC Settings
.
The iDRAC Settings screen is displayed.
Changing The Thermal Settings
The iDRAC Settings utility enables you to select and customize the thermal control settings for your system.
1. Enter the iDRAC Settings utility.
2. Under
iDRAC Settings
Thermal
User Option
, select between the following options:
Default
Maximum Exhaust Temperature
Fan Speed Offset
NOTE:
When the
User Option
is set to the default
Auto
setting, the user option cannot be modified.
3. Set the
Maximum Air Exhaust Temperature
or the
Fan Speed Offset
fields.
4. Click
Back
Finish
Yes
.
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