User's Manual

228 Recovering and Troubleshooting the Managed Server
Checking the Post Codes
The Post Codes page 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 Codes .
The
Post Codes page displays a system health indicator (see Table 14-3), a
hexadecimal code, and a description of the code.
2 Click the appropriate Post Code page button to continue (see Table 14-5).
Viewing the Last System Crash Screen
NOTICE: The last crash screen feature must be configured in the Server
Administrator and in the iDRAC Web interface. See "Configuring the Managed
Server to Capture the Last Crash Screen" on page 62 for instructions on configuring
this feature.
The Last Crash Screen page 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 the iDRAC persistent store and is
remotely accessible.
To view the Last Crash Screen page, perform the following steps:
• Click System , the Logs tab, and then Last Crash .
The Last Crash Screen page provides the buttons shown in Table 14-6:
NOTE: The Save and Delete buttons do not appear if there is no saved crash
screen.
Table 14-5. Post Code Buttons
Button Action
Print Prints the Post Codes page.
Refresh Reloads the Post Codes page.