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with iDRAC. The network interfaces on the host OS are also displayed. By default, this monitoring feature is enabled. This feature is
available even if OpenManage Server Administrator is installed on the host OS.
You can also view Host OS network interface details, or such information through Redsh client plug-in for browsers.
NOTE: The minimum iDRAC rmware version required to view information using Redsh client is 3.00.00.00.
NOTE: If the network conguration on the Host OS is congured using netplan, then iSM will be unable to monitor the network
interfaces' change in states, DHCP conguration of an interface for instance. Hence you may not be able to view the change of
the Host OS network interface details in the iDRAC interfaces.
Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating
system
Replicates the Lifecycle Controller (LC) logs to the OS logs. All events that have the OS Log option as the target (in the Alerts page or in
the equivalent RACADM or WSMAN interfaces) are replicated in the OS log. This process is similar to the System Event Log (SEL)
replication performed by OpenManage Server Administrator.
The default set of logs to be included in the OS logs are the same as the logs congured for SNMP traps/alerts. Only the events logged in
the LC log after the iDRAC Service Module was installed are replicated to the OS Log. If OpenManage Server Administrator is installed, this
monitoring feature is disabled to avoid duplicate SEL entries in the OS log.
In iDRAC Service Module, you can customize the location to replicate the LC logs. By default, the LC logs are replicated in the System
group of the Windows logs folder in the Windows Event Viewer. You can replicate the LC logs to an existing group or create a new folder
in the Application and Services Logs folder in the Windows Event Viewer. When iSM is already installed and if the Host OS undergoes a
reboot or iSM is restarted, and iDRAC has some LC logs generated during this duration of host time down, then iSM logs these LC logs as
past events in the OS log as soon as the service starts.
NOTE
: You can choose the location to replicate the LC logs only during iDRAC Service Module custom installation or iDRAC
Service Module modication.
NOTE: The source name of the iDRAC Service Module LCL logs has been changed from iDRAC Service Module to Lifecycle
Controller Log.
Automatic System Recovery
Automatic System Recovery feature is a hardware-based timer, which is used to reset the server in the event of a hardware failure. You can
perform automatic system recovery operations such as reboot, power cycle, or power o after a specied time interval. This feature is
enabled only when the operating system watchdog timer is disabled. If OpenManage Server Administrator is installed, this monitoring
feature is disabled to avoid duplicate watchdog timers.
You can congure three parameters in this feature from iDRAC interfaces:
1 Watchdog state: The default state is enabled when OMSA is not present, and when BIOS or OS watchdog timer is disabled.
2 Watchdog timeout: The default value is 480 seconds. The minimum value is 60 seconds and the maximum value is 720 seconds.
3 Watchdog timeout Recovery Action or Auto Recovery Action: The actions can be Powercycle, Power O, Reboot or None.
Windows Management Instrumentation Providers
Windows Management Instrumentation Providers available with iDRAC Service Module exposes hardware data through Windows
Management Instrumentation (WMI). WMI is a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model that provides an operating system interface
through which instrumented components provide information and notication. WMI is Microsoft's implementation of the Web-Based
Enterprise Management (WBEM) and Common Information Model (CIM) standards from the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)
to manage Server hardware, operating systems and applications. WMI Providers helps to integrate with Systems Management Consoles
such as Microsoft System Center and enables scripting to manage Microsoft Windows Servers.
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