Contents

• Viewing Faults and Logs
• Faults Summary
• Viewing the Fault Summary
• CIMC Log
• Viewing the CIMC Log
• Clearing the CIMC Log
• Configuring the CIMC Log Threshold
• Sending the CIMC Log to a Remote Server
• System Event Log
• Viewing the System Event Log
• Clearing the System Event Log

Viewing Faults and Logs

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This chapter includes the following sections:

• Faults Summary
• CIMC Log
• System Event Log

Faults Summary

Viewing the Fault Summary

Procedure

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Step 1	In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2	On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs.
Step 3	In the Faults Summary tab, review the following information: Name Description Time The time when the fault occurred. Severity This can be one of the following: Cleared - A fault or condition was cleared. Critical Info Major Minor Warning Code The unique identifier assigned to the fault. DN The distinguished name (DN) is a hierarchical representation of the device endpoint and its instance on the server. Probable Cause The unique identifier associated with the event that caused the fault. Description More information about the fault. It also includes a proposed solution.

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CIMC Log

Viewing the CIMC Log

Procedure

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Step 1	In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2	On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs.
Step 3	In the Faults and Logs window, click CIMC Log.
Step 4	Review the following information for each CIMC event in the log. Name Description Time column The date and time the event occurred. Severity column The event severity. This can be one of the following: Emergency Alert Critical Error Warning Notice Informational Debug Source column The software module that logged the event. Description column A description of the event. Clear Log button Clears all events from the log file. Note    This option is only available if your user ID is assigned the admin or user user role.
Step 5	From the Entries Per Page drop-down list, select the number of CIMC events to display on each page.
Step 6	Click <Newer and Older> to move backward and forward through the pages of CIMC events, or click <<Newest to move to the top of the list. By default, the newest CIMC events are displayed at the top if the list.

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Clearing the CIMC Log

Before You Begin

You must log in as a user with user privileges to clear the CIMC log.

Procedure

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Step 1	In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2	On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs.
Step 3	In the Faults and Logs pane, click CIMC Log.
Step 4	In the CIMC Log pane, click Clear Log.
Step 5	In the dialog box that appears, click OK.

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Configuring the CIMC Log Threshold

You can specify the lowest level of messages that will be included in the CIMC log.

Procedure

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Step 1	In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2	On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs.
Step 3	In the Faults and Logs pane, click the Logging Controls tab.
Step 4	In the Local Logging area, use the Minimum Severity to Report drop-down list to specify the lowest level of messages that will be included in the CIMC log. You can select one of the following, in decreasing order of severity: Emergency Alert Critical Error Warning Notice Informational Debug Note    CIMC does not log any messages with a severity below the selected severity. For example, if you select Error, then the CIMC log will contain all messages with the severity Emergency, Alert, Critical, or Error. It will not show Warning, Notice, Informational, or Debug messages.

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Sending the CIMC Log to a Remote Server

You can configure profiles for one or two remote syslog servers to receive CIMC log entries.

Before You Begin

• The remote syslog server must be configured to receive logs from a remote host.
• The remote syslog server must be configured to receive all types of logs, including authentication-related logs.
• The remote syslog server's firewall must be configured to allow syslog messages to reach the syslog server.

Procedure

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Step 1	In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2	On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs.
Step 3	In the Faults and Logs pane, click the Logging Controls tab.
Step 4	In either of the Remote Syslog Server areas, complete the following fields: Name Description Enabled check box If checked, CIMC sends log messages to the Syslog server named in the IP Address field. IP Address field The IP address of the Syslog server on which the CIMC log should be stored.
Step 5	(Optional)In the Minimum Severity to Report drop-down list, specify the lowest level of messages that will be included in the remote logs. You can select one of the following, in decreasing order of severity: Emergency Alert Critical Error Warning Notice Informational Debug Note    CIMC does not remotely log any messages with a severity below the selected severity. For example, if you select Error, then the CIMC remote log will contain all messages with the severity Emergency, Alert, Critical, or Error. It will not show Warning, Notice, Informational, or Debug messages.
Step 6	Click Save Changes.

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System Event Log

Viewing the System Event Log

Procedure

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Step 1	In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2	On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs.
Step 3	In the Faults and Logs window, click System Event Log.
Step 4	Above the log table, view the percentage bar, which indicates how full the log buffer is.
Step 5	Review the following information for each system event in the log: Name Description Time column The date and time the event occurred. Severity column The severity field includes both text and a color-coded icon. For the icon, green indicates normal operation, yellow is informational, and warning, critical, and non-recoverable errors are shown in shades of red. Description column A description of the event. Clear Log button Clears all events from the log file. Note    This option is only available if your user ID is assigned the admin or user user role.
Step 6	From the Entries Per Page drop-down list, select the number of system events to display on each page.
Step 7	Click <Newer and Older> to move backward and forward through the pages of system events, or click <<Newest to move to the top of the list. By default, the newest system events are displayed at the top if the list.

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Clearing the System Event Log

Before You Begin

You must log in as a user with user privileges to clear the system event log.

Procedure

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Step 1	In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2	On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs.
Step 3	In the Faults and Logs window, click System Event Log.
Step 4	In the System Event Log pane, click Clear Log.
Step 5	In the dialog box that appears, click OK.

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