Users Guide

For the schedule, you can specify the following:
• Start time – Run the diagnostic at a future day and time. If you specify TIME NOW, the diagnostic is run on the next reboot.
• End time - Run the diagnostic until a date and time after the Start time. If it is not started by End time, it is marked as failed with
End time expired. If you specify TIME NA, then the wait time is not applicable.
The types of diagnostic tests are:
• Express test
• Extended test
• Both in a sequence
The types of reboot are:
• Power cycle system
• Graceful shutdown (waits for operating system to turn off or for system restart)
• Forced Graceful shutdown (signals operating system to turn off and waits for 10 minutes. If the operating system does not turn
off, the iDRAC power cycles the system)
Only one diagnostic job can be scheduled or run at one time. A diagnostic job can complete successfully, complete with error, or is
unsuccessful. The diagnostic events including the results are recorded in Lifecycle Controller log. You can retrieve the results of the
last diagnostic execution using remote RACADM or WSMAN.
You can export the diagnostic results of the last completed diagnostics that were scheduled remotely to a network share such as
CIFS or NFS. The maximum file size is 5 MB.
You can cancel a diagnostic job when the status of the job is Unscheduled or Scheduled. If the diagnostic is running, then restart the
system to cancel the job.
Before you run the remote diagnostics, make sure that:
• Lifecycle Controller is enabled.
• You have Login and Server Control privileges.
Scheduling remote automated diagnostics using RACADM
• To run the remote diagnostics and save the results on the local system, use the following command:
racadm diagnostics run -m <Mode> -r <reboot type> -s <Start Time> -e <Expiration Time>
• To export the last run remote diagnostics results, use the following command:
racadm diagnostics export -f <file name> -l <NFS / CIFS share> -u <username> -p
<password>
For more information about the options, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/
idracmanuals.
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.
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