Users Guide

Table 9. Dell Tasks (continued)
Task Description
Launch Dell Remote Access Console Launches the DRAC console for the Agent-based
discovered DRAC.
Launch Dell License Manager on X64 bit Management Server Launches the Dell license manager on management systems
running 64-bit operating system.
Clear ESM Logs Backs up the content of the Embedded System Management
(ESM) log and clears the ESM log file for a selected system.
Launch Remote Desktop Launches the remote desktop for the selected system.
Check Power Status Check the overall power status of the system.
Force Power Off Turns off the system power without shutting down the
operating system.
Power Cycle Turns off the power, and after a delay, turns it on again.
Power Off Gracefully Shuts down the operating system first, then turns off the
system power.
Power On Turns on the system power. This option is available only if the
system is off.
Power Reset Turns off the system power and turns it on again.
Turn LED Identification On Turns on the identify LED for 255 seconds on the selected
system.
Turn LED Identification Off Turns off the identify LED on the selected system.
Get Warranty Information Retrieves the warranty information for the selected system.
NOTE: An active internet connection is required to
retrieve the warranty information.
Dell Windows Server Tasks
Clear ESM Logs
About this task
The Server Administrator Embedded Server Management (ESM) log, also referred to as the hardware log, maintains a list of all
system events generated by the hardware, such as error-correcting code (ECC), system reset and boot, and probe threshold
changes. You can refer to this log when hardware errors appear or when the system is not functioning properly.
To run the Clear ESM Logs task:
Steps
1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views.
2. Select the desired Dell system in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views.
3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks > Clear ESM Logs.
The Run Tasks window is displayed.
4. Click Run to clear the ESM logs of the device that you selected.
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