Checking The Post Codes - Dell iDRAC6 User Manual

Checking the Post Codes

The Post Codes screen displays the last system post code prior to booting the
operating system. Post codes are progress indicators from the system BIOS,
indicating various stages of the boot sequence from Power on Reset, and allow
you to diagnose any faults related to system boot-up.
NOTE:
View the text for POST code message numbers in the LCD display or in the
Hardware Owner's Manual.
To view the Post Codes, perform the following steps:
1 Click System, the Logs tab, and then Post Code.
The Post Code screen displays a system health indicator (see Table 20-3),
a hexadecimal code, and a description of the code.
2 Click the appropriate Post Code button to continue (see Table 20-5).
Table 20-5. Post Code Buttons
Button Action
Print Prints the Post Code screen.
Refresh Reloads the Post Code screen.
Viewing the Last System Crash Screen
NOTE:
The last crash screen feature must be configured in the Server Administrator
and in iDRAC6 Web interface. See "Configuring the Managed Server to Capture the
Last Crash Screen" for instructions on configuring this feature.
The Last Crash Screen screen displays the most recent crash screen, which
includes information about the events that occurred before the system crash.
The last system crash image is saved in iDRAC6 persistent store and is
remotely accessible.
To view the Last Crash Screen screen, perform the following steps:
• Click System, the Logs tab, and then Last Crash Screen.
The Last Crash Screen screen provides the buttons shown in Table 20-6:
NOTE:
The Save and Delete buttons do not appear if there is no saved crash screen.
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