Users Guide
• Generate Tech Support report and view the collected data.
• Use the monitoring features provided by iDRAC Service Module
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Previewing virtual console
Viewing boot and crash capture videos
Viewing system health
Viewing logs
Generating SupportAssist Collection
Inventorying and monitoring storage devices
Using iDRAC Service Module
Obtaining system information and assess system
health
To obtain system information and assess system health:
• In iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > Server > System Summary to view the system information and access various links on this
page to asses system health. For example, you can check the health of the chassis fan.
• You can also congure the chassis locator LED and based on the color, assess the system health.
• If iDRAC Service Module is installed, the operating system host information is displayed.
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Viewing system health
Using iDRAC Service Module
Generating SupportAssist Collection
Setting up alerts and conguring email alerts
To set up alerts and congure email alerts:
1 Enable alerts.
2 Congure the email alert and check the ports.
3 Perform a reboot, power o, or power cycle the managed system.
4 Send test alert.
Viewing and exporting Lifecycle log and System Event
Log
To view and export lifecycle log and system event log (SEL):
1 In iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > Server > Logs to view SEL and Overview > Server > Logs > Lifecycle Log to view
lifecycle log.
NOTE
: The SEL is also recorded in the lifecycle log. Using the ltering options to view the
SEL.
2 Export the SEL or lifecycle log in the XML format to an external location (management station, USB, network share, and so on).
Alternatively, you can enable remote system logging, so that all the logs written to the lifecycle log are also simultaneously written to
the congured remote server(s).
3 If you are using the iDRAC Service Module, export the Lifecycle log to OS log. For more information, see Using iDRAC Service Module.
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