Dell IDRAC6 User Manual

312 Recovering and Troubleshooting the Managed System
Problem Solving Tools
This section describes iDRAC6 utilities you can use to diagnose problems
with your system, especially when you are trying to solve problems remotely.
• Checking the system health
• Checking the System Event Log for error messages
• Checking the POST codes
• Viewing the last crash screen
• Viewing the Most Recent Boot Sequences
• Checking the Server Status Screen on the LCD for Error Messages
• Viewing iDRAC6 log
• Viewing system information
• Identifying the managed server in the chassis
• Using the diagnostics console
• Managing power on a remote system
Checking the System Health
When you log in to iDRAC6 Web interface, the first screen displayed
describes the health of the system components. Table 20-3 describes the
meaning of the system health indicators.
Table 20-3. System Health Indicators
Indicator Description
A green check mark indicates a healthy (normal) status condition.
A yellow triangle containing an exclamation point indicates a warning
(noncritical) status condition.
A red X indicates a critical (failure) status condition.
A question mark icon indicates that the status is unknown.

Dell IDRAC6 Specifications

General

Remote Management	Yes
Out-of-band Management	Yes
Remote KVM	Yes
Virtual Console	Yes
Version	6
Interface	Web-based
Features	Remote console, Virtual media
Security	SSL encryption
Protocols Supported	IPMI, SNMP
Authentication	Active Directory
Compatible Hardware	Dell PowerEdge servers (11th generation)
Remote Access	Yes
Alerts and Notifications	Email, SNMP traps
Power Management	Remote power on/off/reset, Power monitoring
Firmware Updates	Remote firmware updates via web interface or command line