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If a user or a user group to which to a user belongs has Configure Unit Settings access rights for the
IPMI 1.5 target device, the Clear Log button will appear in the System Event Log window.
Clicking the Clear Log button clears all entries from the system event log on the IPMI 1.5 target
device and writes the name of the IPMI 1.5 target device and the user who cleared the system event
log to the event log. See Changing Unit Access Rights on page 102 for more information on setting
access rights and About Event Logs on page 275 for more information.
The generated events will vary by BMC, motherboard and chassis implementation.
To display detailed information about a specific BMC event, click on the event name. The Event
Entry Details window will open.
The following information appears in the Event Entry Details window about the selected
sensor event:
• Sensor Name - Sensor name.
• Timestamp - Time, in the target device time zone, at which the event occurred on the IPMI 1.5
target device.
If the BMC clock has not been synchronized with the PC clock, the timestamp may reflect the
time relative to the startup of the host instead of the event occurrence.
• ID - Unique system event log (SEL) identifier used for retrieving events.
• Event Type - Event type.
• Sensor Type - Sensor type.
• Description - Description of the event.
Additional information provided by certain sensor events may also appear in the Event Entry
Details window.
Customizing the System Event Log window
The Sensor Name and ID fields are always displayed in the System Event Log window.
By default, the Time, Description and Event Type fields display in the System Event Log window
and may be removed using the Customize link:
The Sensor Type field is not displayed by default, but may be displayed using the Customize link:
See Using the Customize link in windows on page 15 for more information.
To display the BMC system log and log events:
1. From a Target Devices, Units in Site, Units in Custom Field, Topology or Recently Accessed
Units window, click on the name of a supported IPMI 1.5 target device. The side navigation
bar will contain the name of the target device at the top and Overview will automatically be
selected. The Unit Overview window will open.
2. Click IPMI in the side navigation bar, and then click SEL. The System Event Log window
will open.
3. Click on the name of a sensor event name. The Event Entry Details window will open.
4. Click Close when you are finished to return to the System Event Log window.