Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- What’s New for Version 5.1
- Setup and Administration
- Installing Server Administrator
- Using Server Administrator
- Instrumentation Service
- Remote Access Service
- Overview
- Hardware Prerequisites
- Software Prerequisites
- Adding and Configuring DRAC Users
- Configuring an Existing DRAC User
- Configuring the DRAC Network Properties
- Configuring the DRAC Alert Properties
- Configuring DRAC III Dial-in (PPP) Users and Modem Settings
- Configuring the DRAC Remote Features Properties
- Configuring DRAC Security
- Accessing and Using a Dell Remote Access Controller
- Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
- Storage Management Service
- Server Administrator Logs
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Index

Instrumentation Service 63
Properties
Subtabs: Health | Information | System Components (FRU)| Front Panel
Under the Properties tab, you can:
• View the health or status of hardware components and sensors. Each listed component has a "System
Component Status Indicators" icon next to its name. A green check mark ( ) indicates that a
component is healthy (normal). A yellow triangle containing an exclamation point ( ) indicates
that a component has a warning (noncritical) condition and requires prompt attention. A red X ( )
indicates a component has a critical (failure) condition and requires immediate attention. A blank
space ( ) indicates that a component's health status is unknown. The available monitored
components include:
– AC Switch
– Batteries (Available only on PowerEdge 1950, 1955, 2900, and 2950 systems)
–BIOS
– Currents
–Fans
– Firmware
– Hardware Log
– Intrusion
–Memory
– Network
–Ports
– Power Supplies
– Processors
– Remote Access
–Slots
–Temperatures
– Voltages
NOTE: AC Switch and Currents are viewed in limited systems only.
• View information about the main system chassis attributes.
• View detailed information about the field-replaceable units (FRUs) installed in your system (under
the System Components (FRU) subtab.) Note that only the FRUs that have electronic Piece Part
IDentifiers (PPID) are listed.
• Enable or disable the managed system's front panel buttons, namely Power button and Non-Masking
Interrupt (NMI) button (if present on the system).