Users Guide

The CentOS desktop 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 PECLogs report for troubleshooting.
Running bmc-tool
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 models and attempts to provide the most-commonly used commands in an easy format.
1. Boot the PowerEdge C server by using the Linux-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 12G-14G servers) option.
The CentOS desktop 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 PECLogs report for troubleshooting.
Running LDState
LDState is a PowerEdge-C specific tool that allows you to view the configuration and health of storage adapters' Logical Disks,
Physical Disks, and Battery Backups by using MegaCLI and other storage tools.
1. Boot the PowerEdge C server by using the Linux-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 12G-14G servers) option.
The CentOS desktop is displayed.
2. Double-click the gnome-terminal icon.
The GNOME terminal window is displayed.
3. At the command prompt, type ldstate.
The list of options is displayed.
The output from LDState is included in PECLogs report for troubleshooting.
Running PECLogs script
PECLogs script is a utility that collects configuration and log data from the target server for various chassis hardware, storage,
and operating system components on Dell PowerEdge C servers. It uses operating system specific built-in report tools and/or
individual operating system commands to collect the operating system logs and configuration.
You can run PECLogs script by using one of the following methods:
● Running PECLogs script by using desktop icon
● Running PECLogs script by using GNOME terminal
Running PECLogs script by using desktop icon
1. Boot the PowerEdge C server by using the Linux-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 12G-14G servers) option.
The CentOS desktop is displayed.
2. Double-click the PEC-Logs icon.
The PECLogs script runs and the report is saved in /var/data folder.
Running PECLogs script by using GNOME terminal
1. Boot the PowerEdge C server by using the Linux-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 12G-14G servers) option.
Using Linux-based tools and utilities
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