Users Guide

21 Using iDRAC Quick Sync.......................................................................................................................... 296
Conguring iDRAC Quick Sync....................................................................................................................................296
Conguring iDRAC Quick Sync settings using web interface............................................................................ 297
Conguring iDRAC Quick Sync settings using RACADM................................................................................... 297
Conguring iDRAC Quick Sync settings using iDRAC settings utility............................................................... 297
Using mobile device to view iDRAC information........................................................................................................298
22 Deploying operating systems................................................................................................................... 299
Deploying operating system using remote le share................................................................................................. 299
Managing remote le share.................................................................................................................................... 299
Conguring remote le share using web interface..............................................................................................300
Conguring remote le share using RACADM......................................................................................................301
Deploying operating system using virtual media.........................................................................................................301
Installing operating system from multiple disks....................................................................................................302
Deploying embedded operating system on SD card..................................................................................................302
Enabling SD module and redundancy in BIOS......................................................................................................302
23 Troubleshooting managed system using iDRAC........................................................................................304
Using diagnostic console.............................................................................................................................................. 305
Scheduling remote automated diagnostics.......................................................................................................... 305
Scheduling remote automated diagnostics using RACADM.............................................................................. 306
Viewing post codes....................................................................................................................................................... 306
Viewing boot and crash capture videos......................................................................................................................306
Conguring video capture settings....................................................................................................................... 306
Viewing logs....................................................................................................................................................................307
Viewing last system crash screen................................................................................................................................ 307
Viewing front panel status............................................................................................................................................307
Viewing system front panel LCD status................................................................................................................307
Viewing system front panel LED status................................................................................................................308
Hardware trouble indicators......................................................................................................................................... 308
Viewing system health.................................................................................................................................................. 308
Generating SupportAssist Collection.......................................................................................................................... 309
Generating SupportAssist Collection automatically............................................................................................. 310
Generating SupportAssist Collection manually......................................................................................................311
Checking server status screen for error messages....................................................................................................312
Restarting iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................312
Resetting iDRAC using iDRAC web interface........................................................................................................312
Resetting iDRAC using RACADM........................................................................................................................... 313
Erasing system and user data....................................................................................................................................... 313
Resetting iDRAC to factory default settings...............................................................................................................313
Resetting iDRAC to factory default settings using iDRAC web interface......................................................... 314
Resetting iDRAC to factory default settings using iDRAC settings utility.........................................................314
24 Frequently asked questions...................................................................................................................... 315
System Event Log.......................................................................................................................................................... 315
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