Systems-> Properties -> List Function

Systems→ Properties→ List Function

Description

The Systems→ Properties→ List function displays a table that lists systems in the Remote Install management network. Each system is identified by the following attributes:

NOTE: To update the system table, you must click Refresh in the upper right corner of the screen. The list does not update automatically.

ServiceTag — A unique identifier assigned to a Dell system.
Status — The current state of the system. Usually, a system is in either a transitional state or a stable state (which includes the stable error state).

When a system is in a transitional state such as OS Booting, the system is performing a specified operation and will change to a stable state without user intervention.

When a system is in a stable state such as Wait For Deployment, the system has completed a previously specified operation and you are required to perform subsequent actions as indicated by the status. An example of a subsequent action is to deploy an image to the system.

A system could also be in a stable error state which requires you to take actions necessary to either bring the system back to a normal operational state or to remove the system entirely.

Table 1 describes the possible system states.

Table 1. System States

OS Booting

State	State Type	Description
Virtual	Stable	When you use the Systems→ Deploy→ Predeployment function, you create a logical system that is set up without physical hardware or before the hardware is automatically discovered. This system cannot be used until the physical hardware is discovered (when the system is connected to the management network and turned on). When that occurs, the configuration set up during predeployment will be applied to the system, and the system will pass through appropriate transitional states as the image you chose is deployed to the system. If the deployment is successful, the system will reach the Up state.
Wait For Reboot	Stable (Error)	Target system attributes cannot be discovered. You must reboot the target system.
Wait For Deployment	Stable	The hardware attributes for the system have been discovered but the system is a bare metal system without an image assigned to it. This status also implies that the image assigned to this system is incompatible with this system. Deploy an image to this system.
Wait For Configuration	Stable	The system is booted with a valid operating system, but the system needs a configuration file to configure the operating system. Configure the system.
Preparing for Deployment	Transitional	The image server is getting ready for deployment.
Queuing for Deployment	Transitional	The system is waiting its turn for performing a deployment. The image server only allows a certain number of deployments to occur simultaneously as specified as the throttling value.
Deploying Image	Transitional	The system's image is being deployed onto the selected target system.
Operating System Booting	Transitional	The system is booting the image on its hard drive.
Configuring	Transitional	Remote Install is configuring the system.
Up	Stable	The system’s target operating system is running and the system is operational.
Invalid Configuration	Stable (Error)	The current configuration file contained invalid configuration data. Edit the configuration file used and reapply the updated configuration file. See "Systems→ Configure→ Configure Function" for instructions.
Internal Failure	Stable (Error)	An error has occurred while trying to perform a command on a system that is currently in the admin state. The system has an image and a configuration file.
Running PostOs Update Package	Transitional	The image server is running a postoperating-system update package on a system in the target operating system.
Preparing to Capture	Transitional	The system performs predefined tasks to capture. Such tasks include executing Sysprep if requested. For more information about Sysprep, see "About Sysprep."
Capturing Image	Transitional	The system's image is being captured. See "Capturing Images."
Running Update Package	Transitional	The system is running an update package.
Disconnected	Stable (Error)	The image server lost communication with a target system.
Rebooting	Transitional	The system is rebooting.
Detecting HW and OS	Transitional	Image Server is attempting to determine the hardware and operating system attributes.
Unmanaged	Stable	The target system is a system without the required instrumentation agents installed. For information about installing the Remote Install agents, see "Setting Up Target Systems." It is also possible for a system to show this state if the IP address assigned to the system falls within the range of a DHCP scope used by Remote Install.
Capture Failure	Stable (Error)	An error has occurred while capturing an image. See "Image Capture" in the troubleshooting section.
Admin	Stable	The system is in the preoperating-system state.
PostOS Internal Failure	Stable (Error)	An error has occurred from the last command executed. This system is currently running its target operating system.
Deployment Failure	Stable (Error)	An error has occurred while deploying an image. See "Deployment and Configuration Issues" in the troubleshooting section.
Connection Failure	Stable (Error)	The last operation failed because the image server lost communication to the target system.
Entering Admin	Transitional	The system, which was originally running the target operating system, is entering the preoperating-system state.
UpdatePackage Failure	Stable (Error)	An error occurred while running an update package on the system.
Virtual Internal Failure	Stable (Error)	An internal error occurred while trying to automatically discover the system's hardware attributes.
Contacting Agent	Transitional	The target system has been configured. The Remote Install agents are establishing a connection with the image server. The target system may reboot.

Name — The hostname of the target system. When a target system is autodiscovered, the image server temporarily assigns a hostname before it assigns your specified permanent hostname during configuration.
Platform — The system model, such as Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1655MC.
Operating System Type — The type of operating system installed on a server module.
Chassis — The system chassis Service Tag.
Slot number — The slot number of the server module in a modular computing chassis.

You can display the following additional information about a target system by clicking the system's Service Tag:

Image File — The name of the image that is assigned or deployed to the target system.
Configuration File — The name of the configuration that is assigned or deployed to the target system.
NIC Attributes — Includes IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address.
Progress bar that indicates the progress during image capture and deployment.

Some special buttons also appear when you clicking on a system's Service Tag. Not all of the buttons are visible all of the time: they appear when a system's status may make them necessary.

An Abort button appears when the system is in a transitional state. Use this button to stop lengthy operations while they are in process. Remote Install ends the operation, if possible, returning the system to a stable status.

NOTE: Check with other administrators before aborting a process that you did not start.

A Recover button appears when a system is in any failure status. You can attempt to recover from the failure by clicking Recover; Remote Install returns the system to a stable status if possible.
A Delete button appears when the system is in a stable state. Use this button to remove a system from the system list, so that it will no longer be managed by Remote Install. You can also use it to rediscover a system's properties by rebooting the system; Remote Install will treat the system as a newly-installed system when the system is rebooted.

Prerequisites

None.

Operations and Inputs

To filter systems by operating system type:
1. Select Operating System Type from the Group list.
2. Select the value for OS Type from the Value list.
3. Click Refresh.
To filter systems by platform:
1. Select Platform from the Group list.
2. Select the value for Platform from the Value list.
3. Click Refresh.
To filter systems by status:
1. Select Status from the Group list.
2. Select the value for Status from the Value list.
3. Click Refresh.
To show all systems:
1. Select All from the Group list.
2. Click Refresh.
To show system details, click the Service Tag of a system in the system list table.

The following additional operations are available when system details are displayed:

To change a systems's status from Up to Admin or from Admin to Up, click Reset.
To end a lengthy operation, click Abort.
To recover from a failure status, click Recover.
To remove a system from the list, click Delete. This action removes the system from Remote Install's management, but allows Remote Install to rediscover the system when it is rebooted.

Expected Results

The System List table displays systems in a specific group. When you click a system's Service Tag, Remote Install displays detailed information about the system.

Possible Errors

N/A

Subsequent Operations

N/A

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