Oracle^® ILOM Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance Firmware Release 3.2.x

Create or Update a Banner Message

1. To specify the type of banner that you want to create or update, perform the applicable Web or CLI step:
   • Web: Click Update under either the Connect or Login message text box.

     The Edit Banner Message dialog appears.

   • CLI: Type the following command string:

     cd /[SP | CMM]/preferences/banner/[connect | login]

     where:

     • SP = Server SP management

     • CMM = Chassis management (Chassis Monitoring Module)

     • connect = Pre-login message

     • login = Post-login message

2. To specify the banner message, perform the applicable Web or CLI steps.
   • Web: In the Edit Banner Message dialog, perform one of the following actions.
     • To paste or type a message in the Data text box, select Paste from the Transfer Method box, enter the text into the Data text box, and then click Save.
     • To upload content from a file, select a protocol from the Transfer Method box, fill in the appropriate Transfer Method text boxes, and then click Save.

       For a description of each file transfer protocol, see Supported File Transfer Methods.

   • CLI: To paste, upload, or type a message, perform one of the following:
     • To paste a message from a target location:
       1. Type the following command string

          load -source console

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          Note -  Setting the message via console only supports 1000 characters.

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       2. Paste the message below the command string that was typed in Step 2a.
       3. Press one of the following key-combinations:
          • Ctrl-Z — To save and process the changes.

            A Load Successful confirmation message appears.

          • Ctrl-C —To exit and discard the changes.
     • To manually enter message content, type the following command string:

       set message=[message content]

     • To upload message content by using a file transfer protocol, type the following command string:

       load -source URI [file transfer protocol]://[username:password@ipaddress_or_hostname]/[file-path]/[filename]

       where:

       • file transfer method = tftp | ftp | sftp | scp | http | https

         For a description of each file transfer protocol, see Supported File Transfer Methods.

       • username = The name of the user account for the chosen transfer method server. A username is required for scp, sftp, and ftp. A username is not required for tftp, and it is optional for http and https.

       • password = The user account password for the chosen transfer method server. A password is required for scp, sftp, and ftp. A password is not used for tftp, and it is optional for http and https.

       • ipaddress_or_hostname = Type the IP address or the host name for the chosen transfer method server.

       • filepath = Type the file location on the transfer method server.

       • filename = Type the name assigned to the file, for example: foo.xml