Dell PowerEdge System Management Manual

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14 Systems Management GuideFor the steps to upgrade the ESXi software, refer to the VMware ESXi DellSolutions Guide at support.dell.com.Troubleshooting, Logging, and DiagnosticsThe system log, management log, and storage controller log can be viewedfrom the terminal.In addition to viewing, log files can also be retrieved and provided to Dell orVMware support using the VI Client.Using DRAC or IT Assistant, the System Event Log (SEL) can be obtained andviewed. The SEL can be viewed using the IPMItool utility:ipmitool -I lan -H -U -P sel list.Remote ManagementDell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) is designed to allow anywhere,anytime "Lights Out" monitoring, troubleshooting, and serverrepairs/upgrades independent of the operating system status. Remote AccessController is supported in VMware ESXi. For more information, refer to theDell Remote Access Controller Users Guide atsupport.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smdrac3.Advanced System ConfigurationThis section describes some of the commonly performed hardwareconfiguration operations on the server and steps to perform such operations.BIOS ConfigurationBIOS configurations are performed by pressing during the bootprocess. DTK tools can be used to configure BIOS on multiple servers.Configuring the BIOS while ESXi is running is not supported.Storage ConfigurationStorage configurations, including creating and configuring RAID volumes,hot spares etc, are performed by pressing during the bootprocess and invoking the OptionROM menu.Configuring the storage while ESXi is running is not supported.