Users Guide

Setting rst boot device using virtual console

You can select the device to boot from as the server is being viewed in the Virtual Console viewer before the server runs through its boot-

up sequence. You can perform boot once to all the supported devices listed in Setting rst boot device.

To set the rst boot device using Virtual Console:

1 Launch Virtual Console.

2 In the Virtual Console Viewer, from the Next Boot menu, set the required device as the rst boot device.

Enabling last crash screen

To troubleshoot the cause of a crash on the managed system, you can capture the system crash image using iDRAC.

NOTE: For information about Server Administrator, see the

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide

dell.com/support/manuals. For information about iSM, see Using iDRAC Service Module.

1 From the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD or from the Dell Support website, install Server Administrator or

iDRAC Service Module (iSM) on the managed system.

2 In the Windows startup and recovery window, make sure that the automatic reboot option is not selected.

For more information, see Windows documentation.

3 Use Server Administrator to enable the Auto Recovery timer, set the Auto Recovery action to Reset, Power O, or Power Cycle, and

set the timer in seconds (a value between 60 - 480).

4 Enable the Auto Shutdown and Recovery (ASR) option using one of the following:

• Server Administrator — See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide.

• Local RACADM — Use the command racadm config -g cfgRacTuning -o cfgRacTuneAsrEnable 1

5 Enable Automated System Recovery Agent. To do this, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > Network > Services, select Enabled,

and click Apply.

Enabling or disabling OS to iDRAC Pass-through

In servers that have Network Daughter Card (NDC) or embedded LAN On Motherboard (LOM) devices, you can enable the OS to iDRAC

Pass-through feature. This feature provides a high-speed bi-directional in-band communication between iDRAC and the host operating

system through a shared LOM (rack or tower servers), a dedicated NIC (rack, tower, or blade servers), or through the USB NIC. This

feature is available for iDRAC Enterprise license.

NOTE

: iDRAC Service Module (iSM) provides more features for managing iDRAC through the operating system. For more

information, see the

iDRAC Service Module Installation Guide

available at dell.com/support/manuals.

When enabled through dedicated NIC, you can launch the browser in the host operating system and then access the iDRAC Web interface.

The dedicated NIC for the blade servers is through the Chassis Management Controller.

Switching between dedicated NIC or shared LOM does not require a reboot or reset of the host operating system or iDRAC.

You can enable this channel using:

• iDRAC Web interface

• RACADM or WS-MAN (post operating system environment)

• iDRAC Settings utility (pre-operating system environment)

If the network conguration is changed through iDRAC Web interface, you must wait for at least 10 seconds before enabling OS to iDRAC

Pass-through.

Conguring iDRAC