Users Guide

82 Configuring the Managed Server
Configuring the Managed Server to Capture the
Last Crash Screen
iDRAC6 can capture the last crash screen so that you can view it in the Web
interface to help troubleshoot the cause of the managed server crash.
NOTE: You can capture the last crash screen only if the managed server is running
on a Windows operating system.
Follow these steps to enable the last crash screen feature.
1
Install the managed server software. For more information, see the Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide
and the Dell
OpenManage Management Station Software Installation Guide
. You can
access these documents on the Dell Support website at
dell.com/support/manuals .
2 Ensure that Automatically Reboot is deselected in the Windows Startup
and Recovery Settings
. See "Disabling the Windows Automatic Reboot
Option" on page 83.
3 Enable the Last Crash Screen (disabled by default) in iDRAC6
Web interface.
To enable the
Last Crash Screen in iDRAC6 Web interface,
click
System  iDRAC Settings  Network/Security tab  Services , then
check the
Enabled check box under the Automated System Recovery
Agent
Settings heading.
To enable the Last Crash Screen using local RACADM, open a command
prompt on the managed server and enter the following command:
racadm config -g cfgRacTuning -o
cfgRacTuneAsrEnable 1
4
In the Server Administrator Web interface, enable the Auto Recovery
timer and set the
Auto Recovery action to Reset , Power Off , or Power
Cycle
.