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•Asset Tag—Specifies the user-defined device reference.
•Serial No.—Indicates the serial number of the device.
Defining system information:
1Open the Asset page.
2Define the System Name, System Contact, System Location, Date, Asset Tag, and
Time fields.
3Click Apply Changes. The system parameters are defined, and the device is updated.
Initiating a Telnet Session:
1Open the Asset page.
2Click Telnet. A Telnet session is initiated.
Configuring Device Information Using the CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for viewing fields displayed
in the Asset page.
The following is an example of the CLI commands:
Console (config)# hostname dell
Console (config)# snmp-server contact Dell_Tech_Supp
CLI Command Description
hostname name Specifies or modifies the device host name.
snmp-server contact text Sets up a system contact.
snmp-server location text Enters information on where the device is
located.
clock set hh:mm:ss day
month year
Manually sets the system clock and date. Note
the different date format.
show clock Displays the time and date from the system
clock.
show system id Displays the service tag information.
show system Displays system information.
asset tag Displays the device asset tag.