Viewing Logs

This chapter includes the following sections:

CIMC Log

Viewing the CIMC Log

Procedure
Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab.
Step 2   On the Admin tab, click CIMC Log.
Step 3   Review the following information for each CIMC event in the log.
Name Description

Timestamp column

The date and time the event occurred.

Source column

The software module that logged the event.

Description column

A description of the event.
Step 4   From the Entries Per Page drop-down list , select the number of CIMC events to display on each page.
Step 5   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.

Clearing the CIMC Log

Before You Begin

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


Procedure
Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab.
Step 2   On the Admin tab, click CIMC Log.
Step 3   In the CIMC Log pane, click Clear Log.
Step 4   In the dialog box that appears, click OK.

Sending the CIMC Log to a Remote Server

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

Procedure
Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab.
Step 2   On the Admin tab, click CIMC Log.
Step 3   In the CIMC Log pane, click the Remote Logging tab.
Step 4   In either of the Remote Syslog Server dialog boxes, 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   Click Save Changes.

System Event Log

Viewing the System Event Log

Procedure
Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2   On the Server tab, click System Event Log.
Step 3   Review the following information for each system event in the log:
Name Description

Timestamp column

The date and time the event occurred.

Severity column

The event severity. This can be:


  • Unknown

  • Informational

  • Normal

  • Warning

  • Critical

  • Non-Recoverable

Description column

A description of the event.
Step 4   From the Entries Per Page drop-down list, select the number of system events to display on each page.
Step 5   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.

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