Users Guide

366 Recovering and Troubleshooting the Managed System
Using the Command Line to View System Event Log
The command is:
racadm getsel <options>
If no arguments are specified, the entire log is displayed.
To display the number of SEL entries:
racadm getsel -i
NOTE: For more information about the options, see RACADM Command Line
Reference Guide for iDRAC and CMC available on the Dell Support website at
dell.com/support/manuals.
Save As Opens a pop-up window that enables you to save the SEL to a directory of
your choice.
NOTE: If you are using Internet Explorer and encounter a problem when
saving, be sure to download the Cumulative Security Update for Internet
Explorer, located on the Microsoft Support website at
support.microsoft.com.
NOTE: When using Internet Explorer, if you are not able to save the SEL Log
using Save As, it may be due to a browser setting. To resolve this:
1 In Internet Explorer, go to Tool s  I nternet Options  Security and
select the zone you are attempting to download in. For example, if the
iDRAC device is on your local intranet, select Local Intranet and click
Custom level ....
2 In the Security Settings window, under Downloads ensure that the
following options are enabled:
• Automatic prompting for file downloads
•File download
CAUTION: To ensure that the computer used to access iDRAC is safe, under
Miscellaneous , the Launching applications and unsafe files option must not
be enabled.
Advanced
Settings
Opens the System Event Log Advanced Settings page that allows you to
enable/disable the OEM event messages from the managed system
displaying in the SEL. Click Apply to apply the setting.
Table 19-4. SEL Buttons
(continued)
Button Action