Configuring The Managed Server To Capture The Last Crash Screen - Dell iDRAC6 User Manual

Configuring the Managed Server to Capture the
Last Crash Screen
iDRAC6 can capture the last crash screen so that you can view it in the Web
interface to help troubleshoot the cause of the managed server crash.
Follow these steps to enable the last crash screen feature.
1 Install the managed server software. For more information about installing
the managed server software, see the Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator User's Guide.
2 If you are running Windows, ensure that Automatically Reboot is
deselected in the Windows Startup and Recovery Settings. See "Disabling
the Windows Automatic Reboot Option."
3 Enable the Last Crash Screen (disabled by default) in iDRAC6
Web interface.
To enable the Last Crash Screen in iDRAC6 Web interface, click System→
Remote Access→ iDRAC6→ Network/Security tab→ Services, then check
the Enabled checkbox under the Automated System Recovery Agent
Settings heading.
To enable the Last Crash Screen using local RACADM, open a command
prompt on the managed server and enter the following command:
racadm config -g cfgRacTuning -o
cfgRacTuneAsrEnable 1
4 In the Server Administrator Web interface, enable the Auto Recovery
timer and set the Auto Recovery action to Reset, Power Off, or Power
Cycle.
For information about how to configure the Auto Recovery timer, see the
Server Administrator User's Guide. To ensure that the last crash screen can
be captured, the Auto Recovery timer should be set to 60 seconds.
The default setting is 480 seconds.
The last crash screen is not available when the Auto Recovery action is set
to Shutdown or Power Cycle if the managed server is powered off.
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