Hardware Logs

NOTE: In some documentation, this log might be referred to as System Event Log (SEL).

Use this window to view and to clear the hardware logs. All users can view the hardware logs, but only administrators can clear the logs.

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System Logs  Hardware U, P, A A

U=User; P=Power User; A=Administrator; NA=Not Applicable. For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."

Hardware Log/Embedded System Management (ESM) Log

Use this window to look for potential problems in your system's hardware components. 

note.gif (1008 bytes) NOTE: Clear the hardware log when it reaches 80 percent capacity. If the log is allowed to reach 100 percent capacity, the latest events are discarded from the log.

Warning for ESM Log Space Consumption

Immediately to the left of the window title Embedded System Management (ESM) Log, an icon appears.

Indicates that entries in the log consume less than 80 percent of the allotted space for the ESM log file.
Indicates that entries in the log consume 80 percent or more of the allotted space for the ESM log file. Resolve warning and critical events before clearing the log.
Indicates that entries in the log consume 100% of the allotted space for the ESM log file. If the log is allowed to reach 100 percent capacity, the latest events are discarded from the log.

ESM Log

The hardware log on your system is maintained in code embedded in the hardware on your system. ESM code is a code that is embedded in your system components. The hardware log compiles a list of normal, warning, and critical events. Each event has a date, time, and description. Clicking a column heading sorts by the column or changes the sort direction of the column.

ESM Log Window Fields
Name Description
Severity Displays one of the possible severities: OK/normal () indicating that no corrective action is required. Caution () directs your attention to a condition that should be addressed soon, or at the next scheduled maintenance. Critical () indicates the need for immediate intervention by the system administrator to restore operational conditions or to prevent serious damage to the system.
Date and Time Displays the date and time of the logged hardware event in the following format: Day of the week, Month, Day, Time of the event in Hours, Minutes, and Seconds, and Year. For example:

Thu Mar 14 12:01:30 2002

Description Displays a short summary of component conditions or actions that have been logged.

The event description string has the format:

Sensor Name : Sensor_Type_Str for EntityNameInstStr; SensorStateStr

For example:

CPU 1 Temp : Temperature Sensor for CPU 1; Exceeded lower critical threshold

PS1 Status : Power supply Sensor for PS 1; detected a failure condition

ESM Log Window Controls
Print Prints a copy of the log to your default printer.
Export Saves a text file containing the contents of this window (the values of each data field separated by a customizable delimiter) to a destination you specify.
Email E-mails the contents of this window to your designated recipient. See the Server Administrator User's Guide for instructions about configuring your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server.
Clear Log Erases all events from the hardware log.
Save As Saves the window content in a .zip file.
Refresh Redraws the screen.

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