Users Guide

Viewing System Event Log...............................................................................................................................................170
Viewing System Event Log using web interface......................................................................................................170
Viewing System Event Log using RACADM.............................................................................................................170
Viewing System Event Log using iDRAC settings utility..........................................................................................171
Viewing Lifecycle log ......................................................................................................................................................... 171
Viewing Lifecycle log using web interface................................................................................................................. 171
Viewing Lifecycle log using RACADM........................................................................................................................172
Exporting Lifecycle Controller logs.................................................................................................................................. 172
Exporting Lifecycle Controller logs using web interface......................................................................................... 172
Exporting Lifecycle Controller logs using RACADM................................................................................................ 172
Adding work notes............................................................................................................................................................. 172
Configuring remote system logging.................................................................................................................................173
Configuring remote system logging using web interface........................................................................................173
Configuring remote system logging using RACADM...............................................................................................173
13 Monitoring and managing power................................................................................................174
Monitoring power...............................................................................................................................................................174
Monitoring performance index of CPU, memory, and input output modules using web interface................... 174
Monitoring performance index for of CPU, memory, and input output modules using RACADM.................... 175
Setting warning threshold for power consumption.......................................................................................................175
Setting warning threshold for power consumption using web interface..............................................................175
Executing power control operations................................................................................................................................175
Executing power control operations using web interface.......................................................................................175
Executing power control operations using RACADM..............................................................................................176
Power capping....................................................................................................................................................................176
Power capping in Blade servers................................................................................................................................. 176
Viewing and configuring power cap policy................................................................................................................176
Configuring power supply options....................................................................................................................................177
Configuring power supply options using web interface...........................................................................................177
Configuring power supply options using RACADM..................................................................................................177
Configuring power supply options using iDRAC settings utility..............................................................................178
Enabling or disabling power button..................................................................................................................................178
Multi-Vector Cooling..........................................................................................................................................................178
14 Inventorying, monitoring, and configuring network devices.........................................................180
Inventorying and monitoring network devices............................................................................................................... 180
Monitoring network devices using web interface....................................................................................................180
Monitoring network devices using RACADM...........................................................................................................180
Connection View.......................................................................................................................................................... 180
Inventorying and monitoring FC HBA devices............................................................................................................... 182
Monitoring FC HBA devices using web interface.................................................................................................... 182
Monitoring FC HBA devices using RACADM........................................................................................................... 182
Dynamic configuration of virtual addresses, initiator, and storage target settings................................................... 182
Supported cards for IO Identity Optimization.......................................................................................................... 183
Supported NIC firmware versions for IO Identity Optimization............................................................................. 184
Virtual or Remote assigned Address and Persistence Policy behavior when iDRAC is set to Remote-
Assigned Address mode or Console mode............................................................................................................184
System behavior for FlexAddress and IO Identity....................................................................................................186
Enabling or disabling IO Identity Optimization.......................................................................................................... 186
Configuring persistence policy settings.....................................................................................................................187
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