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Table 20-11 describes the commands that can be entered on the Diagnostics
Console screen. Enter a command and click Submit. The debugging results
appear in the Diagnostics Console screen.
Click the Clear button to clear the results displayed by the previous
command.
To refresh the Diagnostics Console screen, click Refresh.
Managing Power on a Remote System
iDRAC6 enables you to remotely perform several power management actions
on the managed server. Use the Power Management screen to perform an
orderly shutdown through the operating system when rebooting and powering
on and off.
Table 20-11. Diagnostic Commands
Command Description
arp Displays the contents of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
table. ARP entries may not be added or deleted.
ifconfig Displays the contents of the network interface table.
netstat Prints the content of the routing table.
ping
<IP Address>
Verifies that the destination IP address is reachable from iDRAC6
with the current routing-table contents. A destination IP address
must be entered in the field to the right of this option. An Internet
control message protocol (ICMP) echo packet is sent to the
destination IP address based on the current routing-table contents.
ping6 <IPv6
Address>
Verifies that the destination IPv6 address is accessible from the
iDRAC6 with the current routing–table contents. A destination
IPv6 address must be entered in the field to the right of this option.
An ICMP (Internet control message protocol) echo packet is sent
to the destination IPv6 address based on the current routing–table
contents.
traceroute <IP
Address>
Used to determine the route taken by packets across an IP network.
traceroute6
<IPv6 Address>
Used to determine the route taken by packets across an IPv6
network.
gettracelog Displays iDRAC6 trace log. See "gettracelog" for more information.