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
7. At the Press ENTER to exit prompt, press <Enter>.
The GNOME terminal prompt is displayed.
Running Dell PowerEdge C system management pack
The PowerEdge C line of servers uses a baseboard management controller (BMC) to provide system monitoring and
administration, including remote power-on.
Dell provides the following Linux command-line tools to assist managing PowerEdge C servers (all tools work with all PowerEdge
C offerings).
NOTE: Dell PowerEdge C System Management Pack is officially supported to work on PowerEdge C servers only.
The tools available are:
● PEC-logs
● setupbios
● bmc tool
● Idstate
Running setupbios
Setupbios is a BIOS configuration tool. It provides a number of ways to setup and replicate BIOS settings on PowerEdge C
servers.
It is used to confirm or change BIOS settings.
To run setupbios:
1. Boot the PowerEdge C server using the Linux-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 9G-13G servers) option.
The CentOS desktop window is displayed.
2. Double-click the gnome-terminal icon.
The GNOME terminal window is displayed.
3. At the command prompt, type setupbios.
The list of options is displayed.
The output from setupbios is included in PEC-logs report for troubleshooting.
Running bmc-tool (bmc)
The bmc software application enables you to manage and configure PowerEdge C Baseboard Management Controller by using
command line interface (CLI). BMC abstracts some of the complicated IPMI commands and provides simple, Linux-type of
interface. It works with all PowerEdge C formats and attempts to provide the most-commonly used commands in an easy
format.
To run bmc:
1. Boot the PowerEdge C server using the Linux-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 9G-13G servers) option.
The CentOS desktop window is displayed.
2. Double-click the gnome-terminal icon.
The GNOME terminal window is displayed.
3. At the command prompt, type bmc.
The list of options is displayed.
The output from BMC is included in PEC-logs report for troubleshooting.
Running ldstate
ldstate is a front-end tool for subordinate tools to monitor storage arrays.
It provides storage monitoring for single-disk, chipset RAID, and MegaRAID controllers.
To run ldstate;
1. Boot the PowerEdge C server using the Linux-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 9G-13G servers) option.
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Using Support Live Image