Viewing Boot And Crash Capture Videos; Configuring Video Capture Settings; Viewing Logs; Viewing Last System Crash Screen - Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual

Viewing boot and crash capture videos

You can view the video recordings of:
• Last three boot cycles — A boot cycle video logs the sequence of events for a boot cycle. The boot cycle videos are arranged in
the order of latest to oldest.
• Last crash video — A crash video logs the sequence of events leading to the failure.
This is a licensed feature.
iDRAC records fifty frames during boot time. Playback of the boot screens occur at a rate of 1 frame per second. If iDRAC is reset,
the boot capture video is not available as it is stored in RAM and is deleted.
NOTE:
• You must have Access Virtual Console or administrator privileges to playback the Boot Capture and Crash Capture videos.
• The video capture time displayed in the iDRAC GUI video player may differ from the video capture time displayed in other
video players. The iDRAC GUI video player displays the time in the iDRAC time zone while all other video players display
the time in the respective operating system time zones.
To view the Boot Capture screen, click Overview → Server → Troubleshooting → Video Capture.
The Video Capture screen displays the video recordings. For more information, see the iDRAC Online Help.

Configuring video capture settings

To configure the video capture settings:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → Troubleshooting → Video Capture.
The Video Capture page is displayed.
2. From the Video Capture Settings drop-down menu, select any of the following options:
• Disable — Boot capture is disabled.
• Capture until buffer full — Boot sequence is captured until the buffer size has reached.
• Capture until end of POST — Boot sequence is captured until end of POST.
3. Click Apply to apply the settings.

Viewing logs

You can view System Event Logs (SELs) and Lifecycle logs. For more information, see
Lifecycle log .

Viewing last system crash screen

The last crash screen feature captures a screenshot of the most recent system crash, saves, and displays it in iDRAC. This is a
licensed feature.
To view the last crash screen:
1. Make sure that the last system crash screen feature is enabled.
2. In iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → Troubleshooting → Last Crash Screen.
The Last Crash Screen page displays the last saved crash screen from the managed system.
Click Clear to delete the last crash screen.
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