Users Guide

To view the Post Codes, go to Maintenance > 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 fifty 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:
• 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 differ 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.
NOTE: DVC boot capture files are not videos. They are sequence of screens (at 1 particular resolution) taken during the
course of the server boot. The DVC player converts these screens together to create the boot video. When you export
the video from DVC (continuous snapshot and differences) to .mov (actual video) format, it is expected to use the same
resolution, or a similar resolution, that the video was initially encoded with. Videos need to be exported at a similar
resolution that they have been captured with.
NOTE: The reason for the delay in boot capture file availability is because the boot capture buffer is not full after the
host boot.
To view the Boot Capture screen, click Maintenance > Troubleshooting > Video Capture.
The Video Capture screen displays the video recordings. For more information, see the iDRAC Online Help.
Configuring video capture settings
To configure the video capture settings:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Maintenance > Troubleshooting > Video Capture.
The Video Capture page is displayed.
2. From the Video Capture Settings drop-down menu, select any of the following options:
• Disable — Boot capture is disabled.
• Capture until buffer full — Boot sequence is captured until the buffer size has reached.
• Capture until end of POST — Boot sequence is captured until end of POST.
3. Click Apply to apply the settings.
Viewing logs
You can view System Event Logs (SELs) and Lifecycle logs. For more information, see Viewing System Event Log and Viewing Lifecycle
log.
Viewing last system crash screen
The last crash screen feature captures a screenshot of the most recent system crash, saves, and displays it in iDRAC. This is a licensed
feature.
To view the last crash screen:
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