Viewing Post Codes; Viewing Boot And Crash Capture Videos; Viewing Logs; Viewing Last System Crash Screen - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

Viewing Post Codes

Post codes are progress indicators from the system BIOS, indicating various stages of the boot sequence from power-
on-reset, and allows you to diagnose any faults related to system boot-up. The Post Codes page displays the last system
post code prior to booting the operating system.
To view the Post Codes, go to Overview → Server → Troubleshooting → Post Code.
The Post Code page displays the system health indicator, a hexadecimal code, and a description of the code.

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.
iDRAC7 records fifty frames during boot time. Playback of the boot screens occur at a rate of 1 frame per second. If
iDRAC7 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.
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

Viewing Logs

You can view System Event Logs (SELs) and Lifecycle logs. For more information, see
Viewing 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 iDRAC7.
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 iDRAC7 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.
Related Links
Enabling Last Crash Screen

Viewing Front Panel Status

The Front Panel on the managed system summarizes the status of the following components in the system:
iDRAC7 Online Help .
Viewing System Event Log and
229