Users Guide

○ Do not change the value on the server—the existing server configuration is retained.
● Part firmware update—restores, or upgrades, or downgrades the component firmware version based on the selection
made.
○ Disabled—the part firmware update is disabled and the same is applied on the replaced component.
○ Allow version upgrade only—the upgraded firmware versions are applied on the replaced component, if the
firmware version of the new component is earlier than the existing version.
○ Match firmware of replaced part—the firmware version on the new component is matched to the firmware
version of the original component.
○ Do not change the value on the server—the existing configuration of the component is retained.
● Part configuration update—restores or upgrades the component configuration based on the selection made.
○ Disabled—the part configuration update is disabled and the saved configuration of the old component is not applied
on the replaced component.
○ Apply always—the part configuration update is enabled and the saved configuration of the old component is applied
on the replaced component.
○ Apply only if firmware matches—the saved configuration of the old component is applied on the replaced
component, only if their firmware versions match.
○ Do not change the value on the server—the existing configuration is retained.
Collecting LC logs
LC logs provide records of past activities on a managed system. These log files are useful for the server administrators
since they provide detailed information about recommended actions and some other technical information that is useful for
troubleshooting purposes. The various types of information available in LC logs are alerts-related, configuration changes on
the system hardware components, firmware changes due to an upgrade or downgrade, replaced parts, temperature warnings,
detailed timestamps of when the activity has started, severity of the activity, and so on.
There are two options to collect LC logs:
● Active LC logs—these are the recent LC log files. You can view, search, and export these log files to the Appliance. You
can schedule a job to collect the LC logs to Appliance or a network share. Also, you can save a backup of the log file in the
network share.
● Complete LC logs—these logs contain active and archived LC log files. They are large and hence compressed to .gz format
and exported to the specified location on a CIFS network share.
1. In OMIMSSC, click Maintenance Center. Select a server or a group of servers, and then click Collect LC Logs.
2. In LC Log Collection, select one of the following options, and click Finish:
● Export Complete LC Logs (.gz)—exports the active and archived LC logs to a CIFS network share by providing the
Windows credentials.
For example, 201607201030010597.xml.gz is the LC file name, which includes the date and time of the file when it
was created.
NOTE: Ensure that the shared folder has enough space to save the complete LC logs since these are large files.
NOTE: Exporting complete LC logs is not supported for 11th generation of the PowerEdge servers.
NOTE: LC logs are saved in the following format: <YYYYMMDDHHMMSSSSS>.<file format>
● Export Active Logs (Run now)—select to export the active logs immediately to Appliance.
○ (Optional) Enable the Back up LC logs on the network share option to save a backup of the LC logs on CIFS
network share by providing the Windows credentials.
NOTE:
Ensure to update to the latest versions of iDRAC and LC before exporting active LC logs for 11
th
generation of the PowerEdge servers.
● Schedule LC Log Collection—select a date, time, and frequency to export the active LC logs.
○ (Optional) Enable the Back up LC logs on the network share option to save a backup of the LC logs on CIFS
network share by providing the Windows credentials.
The available options for scheduling frequency to determine how often you want to collect the LC logs are:
○ Never—select to export the LC logs only once at the scheduled time.
○ Daily—select to export the LC logs daily at the scheduled time.
○ Once a week—select to export the LC logs once a week at the scheduled time.
○ Once every 4 weeks—select to export the LC logs after every four weeks at a scheduled time.
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