Users Guide
• Lifecycle Controller is enabled.
• You have Login and Server Control privileges.
Scheduling remote automated diagnostics using RACADM
• To run the remote diagnostics and save the results on the local system, use the following command:
racadm diagnostics run -m <Mode> -r <reboot type> -s <Start Time> -e <Expiration Time>
• To export the last run remote diagnostics results, use the following command:
racadm diagnostics export -f <file name> -l <NFS / CIFS share> -u <username> -p <password>
For more information about the options, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/
idracmanuals.
Viewing post codes
Post codes are progress indicators from the system BIOS, indicating various stages of the boot sequence from power-on-reset, and allows
you to diagnose any faults related to system boot-up. The Post Codes page displays the last system post code prior to booting the
operating system.
To view the Post Codes, go to Overview > Server > Troubleshooting > Post Code.
The Post Code page displays the system health indicator, a hexadecimal code, and a description of the code.
Viewing boot and crash capture videos
You can view the video recordings of:
• Last three boot cycles — A boot cycle video logs the sequence of events for a boot cycle. The boot cycle videos are arranged in the
order of latest to oldest.
• Last crash video — A crash video logs the sequence of events leading to the failure.
This is a licensed feature.
iDRAC records fty frames during boot time. Playback of the boot screens occur at a rate of 1 frame per second. If iDRAC is reset, the boot
capture video is not available as it is stored in RAM and is deleted.
NOTE
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• You must have Access Virtual Console or administrator privileges to playback the Boot Capture and Crash Capture videos.
• The video capture time displayed in the iDRAC GUI video player may dier from the video capture time displayed in other video
players. The iDRAC GUI video player displays the time in the iDRAC time zone while all other video players display the time in the
respective operating system time zones.
To view the Boot Capture screen, click Overview > Server > Troubleshooting > Video Capture.
The Video Capture screen displays the video recordings. For more information, see the iDRAC Online Help.
Conguring video capture settings
To congure the video capture settings:
1 In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > Server > Troubleshooting > Video Capture.
The Video Capture page is displayed.
2 From the Video Capture Settings drop-down menu, select any of the following options:
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