Users Guide

Recovering and Troubleshooting the Managed System 283
Using the POST and Operating System Boot
Capture Logs
This feature of the DRAC 5 allows you to play back a stop motion video of
the last three instances of the BIOS POST and operating system boot.
To view the POST and operating system Boot Capture logs:
1
In the System tree, click System .
2 Click the Logs tab and then click Boot Capture tab.
3 Select the log number of the POST or operating system Boot Capture log.
The video of the logs is played on a new screen.
4 Click Stop to stop the video.
Viewing the Last System Crash Screen
CAUTION: The last crash screen feature requires the managed system with the
Auto Recovery feature configured in Server Administrator. In addition, ensure that
the Automated System Recovery feature is enabled using the DRAC. Navigate to
the Services page under the Configuration tab in the Remote Access section to
enable this feature.
The Last Crash Screen page displays the most recent crash screen, which
includes information about the events that occurred before the system crash.
The last system crash information is saved in DRAC 5 memory and is
remotely accessible.
To view the Last Crash Screen page:
1
In the System tree, click System .
2 Click the Logs tab and then click Last Crash .