Installation Manual
Recovering and Troubleshooting the iDRAC6 339
To access the Diagnostics Console page:
1
In the 
System
 tree, click 
iDRAC Settings
 Troubleshooting
 tab
Diagnostics Console
.
2
Type a command and click 
Submit
. Table 20-2 describes the commands 
that can be used. The debugging results appear in the 
Diagnostics 
Console
 page.
3
To refresh the 
Diagnostics Console
 page, click 
Refresh
. To execute 
another command, click 
Go Back to the Diagnostics Page
.
Table 20-2. Diagnostic Commands
Command Description
arp Displays the contents of the Address Resolution Protocol 
(ARP) table. ARP entries may not be added or deleted. 
ifconfig Displays the contents of the network interface table.
netstat Prints the content of the routing table. If the optional 
interface number is provided in the text field to the right of 
the netstat option, then netstat prints additional information 
regarding the traffic across the interface, buffer usage, and 
other network interface information.
ping <IP 
Address>
Verifies that the destination IP address is reachable from the 
iDRAC6 with the current routing-table contents. 
A destination IP address must be entered in the field to the 
right of this option. An Internet Control Message Protocol 
(ICMP) echo packet is sent to the destination IP address 
based on the current routing-table contents. 
gettracelog Displays the iDRAC6 trace log. For more information, see 
gettracelog in the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide 
for iDRAC6 and CMC available on the Dell Support website 
at dell.com/support/manuals.










