Users Guide

1. Make sure that the last system crash screen feature is enabled.
2. In iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > Server > Troubleshooting > Last Crash Screen.
The Last Crash Screen page displays the last saved crash screen from the managed system.
Click Clear to delete the last crash screen.
NOTE: Once iDRAC is reset or an AC power cycle event occurs, then the crash capture data is cleared.
Viewing System status
The System Status summarizes the status of the following components in the system:
• Summary
• Batteries
• Cooling
• CPUs
• Front Panel
• Intrusion
• Memory
• Network Devices
• Power Supplies
• Voltages
• Removable Flash Media
• Chassis Controller
You can view the status of the managed system:
• For rack and tower servers: LCD front panel and system ID LED status or LED front panel and system ID LED status.
• For blade servers: Only system ID LEDs.
Viewing system front panel LCD status
To view the LCD front panel status for applicable rack and tower servers, in iDRAC Web interface, go to System > Overview > Front
Panel. The Front Panel page is displayed.
The Front Panel section displays the live feed of the messages currently being displayed on the LCD front panel. When the system is
operating normally (indicated by solid blue color in the LCD front panel), both Hide Error and UnHide Error are grayed-out.
NOTE:
You can hide or unhide the errors only for rack and tower servers.
Based on the selection, the text box displays the current value. If you select User Defined, enter the required message in the text box. The
character limit is 62. If you select None, home message is not displayed on the LCD.
To view LCD front panel status using RACADM, use the objects in the System.LCD group. For more information, see the iDRAC
RACADM CLI Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Viewing system front panel LED status
To view the current system ID LED status, in iDRAC web interface, go to System > Overview > Front Panel. The Front Panel section
displays the current front panel status:
• Solid blue — No errors present on the managed system.
• Blinking blue — Identify mode is enabled (regardless of managed system error presence).
• Solid amber — Managed system is in failsafe mode.
• Blinking amber — Errors present on managed system.
When the system is operating normally (indicated by blue Health icon on the LED front panel), then both Hide Error and UnHide Error is
grayed-out. You can hide or unhide the errors only for rack and tower servers.
To view system ID LED status using RACADM, use the getled command.
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM CLI Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
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