Create or Update a Banner Message

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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
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
      
      Note - Setting the message via console only supports 1000 characters.
    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:
    setmessage=[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