Users Guide

380 Recovering and Troubleshooting the Managed System
Using the Diagnostics Console
iDRAC6 provides a standard set of network diagnostic tools (see Table 19-8)
that are similar to the tools included with Microsoft Windows or Linux-based
systems. Using iDRAC6 Web interface, you can access the network
debugging tools.
Click Reset iDRAC6 to reset the iDRAC. A normal boot operation is
performed on the iDRAC.
To access the Diagnostics Console screen, perform the following steps:
1
Click System  iDRAC Settings  Troubleshooting .
2 Select the Diagnostics Console tab.
Table 19-8 describes the commands that can be entered on the Diagnostics
Console screen. Enter a command and click Submit. The debugging results
appear in the Diagnostics Console screen.
Click the Clear button to clear the results displayed by the previous
command.
To refresh the Diagnostics Console screen, click Refresh.
Table 19-8. Diagnostic Commands
Command Description
arp Displays the contents of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
table. ARP entries may not be added or deleted.
ifconfig Displays the contents of the network interface table.
netstat Prints the content of the routing table.
ping
<IP Address>
Verifies that the destination IP address is reachable from iDRAC6
with the current routing-table contents. A destination IP address
must be entered in the field to the right of this option. An Internet
control message protocol (ICMP) echo packet is sent to the
destination IP address based on the current routing-table contents.
ping6 <IPv6
Address>
Verifies that the destination IPv6 address is accessible from
iDRAC6 with the current routing–table contents. A destination
IPv6 address must be entered in the field to the right of this option.
An ICMP (Internet control message protocol) echo packet is sent
to the destination IPv6 address based on the current routing–table
contents.