Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Support Live Image Version 2.2 User's Guide
- Overview
- Using Support Live Image
- Creating bootable Support Live Image USB key on systems running Windows
- Creating a bootable support live image DVD on systems running Windows
- Starting the server
- Boot options
- Using the MS-DOS-based tools
- Using the Linux-Based tools and utilities
- Starting OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.4 or 8.0.1
- Running Dell System E-Support Tool
- Installing the Dell iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 evaluation license
- Running Dell PowerEdge C system management pack
- Running PowerEdge-C logs script
- Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool
- Starting Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility
- Running the stress tool using the GNOME terminal
- Sharing files using Samba share service
- Testing network connectivity
- Assigning a static IP address and default gateway
- Generating the PCI devices list
- Clearing ESM logs (Dell's 9th generation or later PowerEdge servers only)
- Clearing the SBE log
- Accessing and remounting local NTFS file system
- Mounting USB drive
- Copying files to a USB drive
- Starting the Vim editor
- Starting gedit
- Starting the Hex editor
- Using TightVNC
- Using WinSCP
- Useful commands
1. Ensure that WinSCP is installed on the local Windows system (Dell technical support) and that the remote system is booted
to Support Live Image.
2. Launch WinSCP on the local system.
The WinSCP Login dialog box is displayed.
3. In the Host name box, type the ip address of the remote system.
4. In the User name field, type root.
5. In the Password field, type dell.
6. Click Login.
The WinSCP window is displayed with the directory structure of the local and remote systems. You can securely drag the
files between the local and remote system.
Useful commands
This section provides the Linux commands you can use to start, stop, or restart the OMSA and network service. At the terminal
command prompt, type the commands listed in the following tables to perform the required functions.
NOTE: You can run these commands using the root privileges.
Table 4. OMSA service commands
Command Description
srvadmin-services.sh start
Start the OMSA service.
srvadmin-services.sh stop
Stop the OMSA service.
srvadmin-services.sh restart
Restart the OMSA service.
srvadmin-services.sh status
Status of the OMSA service.
Table 5. Network service commands
Command Description
service network start
Start the network service.
service network stop
Stop the network service.
service network restart
Restart the network service.
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