Viewing Faults and Logs

This chapter includes the following sections:

Faults

Viewing the Fault Summary

Procedure
    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 Fault Summary tab.
    Step 4   In the Discrete Sensors area, review the following information:
    Name Description

    Sensor Name column

    The name of the sensor.

    Status column

    The status of the sensor. This can be one of the following:

    • Critical

    • Non-Recoverable

    • Warning

    Reading column

    This can be one of the following:

    • absent

    • present

    Step 5   In the Threshold Sensors area, review the following information:
    Name Description

    Sensor Name column

    The name of the sensor.

    Status column

    The status of the sensor. This can be one of the following:

    • Critical

    • Non-Recoverable

    • Warning

    Reading column

    The value reported by the sensor.

    Units column

    The units in which the sensor data is reported.

    Warning Threshold Min column

    The minimum warning threshold.

    Warning Threshold Max column

    The maximum warning threshold.

    Critical Threshold Min column

    The minimum critical threshold.

    Critical Threshold Max column

    The maximum critical threshold.

    Viewing the Fault History

    Procedure
      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 Fault History tab.
      Step 4   Review the following information for each fault event in the log.
      Name Description

      Timestamp column

      The date and time the fault occurred.

      Severity column

      The fault severity. This can be one of the following:

      • Emergency

      • Alert

      • Critical

      • Error

      • Warning

      • Notice

      • Informational

      • Debug

      Source column

      The software module that logged the fault.

      Probable Cause

      The unique identifier associated with the event that caused the fault.

      Description column

      Information about the fault. It also includes a proposed solution.

      Step 5   From the Entries Per Page drop-down list, select the number of fault events to display on each page.
      Step 6   Click <Newer and Older> to move backward and forward through the pages of fault events, or click <<Newest to move to the top of the list. By default, the newest fault events are displayed at the top if the list.

      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 Faults and Logs.
        Step 3   In the Faults and Logs pane, click the System Event Log tab.
        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 color-coded icons. For the icons, 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 available only if your user ID is assigned the admin or 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.

        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 Faults and Logs.
          Step 3   In the Faults and Logs pane, click the System Event Log tab.
          Step 4   In the System Event Log pane, click Clear Log.
          Step 5   In the dialog box that appears, click OK.

          Cisco IMC Log

          Viewing the CIMC Log

          Procedure
            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 Cisco IMC Log tab.
            Step 4   Review the following information for each CIMC event in the log.
            Name Description

            Timestamp 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 available only if your user ID is assigned the admin or 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.

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

              Configuring the CIMC Log Threshold

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

              Procedure
                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 to 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.

                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
                  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 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   (Optional)In the Minimum Severity to Report drop-down list, specify the lowest level of messages to 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.