Operating instructions

1-4 Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card Version 2.x User’s Guide
Using the DRAC, you can also do the following:
 Reboot the system (including a shutdown)
 Watch the boot process
 View the system’s event logs
 View the system’s POST codes
 Boot to the system’s utility partition to run diagnostics and configuration utilities
(text-only mode)
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An important feature of the DRAC is the ability to notify an administrator when a
server has crashed. To do this, the DRAC sends an alert notification by dialing out
to a management station, sending a page, or sending an SNMP trap. Once the
administrator receives the alert, he or she can connect to the DRAC using the Dell
OpenManage Remote Assistant application, and view the event log to determine the
nature of the problem. The DRAC also captures the screen at the time of the crash so
that the administrator can possibly analyze the cause of the crash.
To get the server up and running again, the administrator can perform a remote reset
or power cycle, and view the boot process.