Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 manual Viewing System Information

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Viewing System Information

The System Summary page displays system information (see Table 4-17 through Table 4-20) and DRAC 4 session information (see Table 4-21).

System Information

This section provides information about the types of system information.

Table 4-17. Types of System Information

FieldDescription

DRAC 4 Information Information about the DRAC 4 firmware and hardware.

System Information Information about the system on which the DRAC 4 is installed.

Watchdog Information Information about configured watchdog events; actions taken by the system when specific system events occur. To receive watchdog information, you must have DRAC 4 services installed on the managed system. The watchdog settings must be configured using Server Administrator. For more information, see the Server Administrator User's Guide.

Watchdog provides the same functionality as the automatic recovery feature. It is recommended that you use the watchdog feature and disable the automatic recovery feature.

DRAC 4 Information

Table 4-18. DRAC 4 Information Fields

Field	Description
DRAC 4 Date/Time	DRAC 4 internal clock setting.
Firmware Version	Current firmware version level.
Firmware Updated	Date and time that the firmware was last updated.
Hardware Version	DRAC 4 hardware version level.
MAC Address	MAC address assigned to the DRAC 4.
Current IP Address	IP address assigned to the DRAC 4 NIC.
Current IP Gateway	IP address of the switch or router servicing the DRAC 4 NIC.
Current IP Netmask	IP address of the subnet to which the DRAC 4 is connected.
DHCP Enabled?	Yes if DHCP is enabled on the DRAC 4. No if DHCP is disabled.
(Default No)
Use DHCP to Obtain	If TRUE, the primary and secondary DNS server addresses are obtained from
DNS Server Addresses	the DHCP server (rather than the static settings).

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