Users Guide

Exporting Lifecycle Controller logs
You can export the entire Lifecycle Controller log (active and archived entries) in a single zipped XML le to a network share or to the local
system. The zipped XML le extension is .xml.gz. The le entries are ordered sequentially based on their sequence numbers, ordered from
the lowest sequence number to the highest.
Exporting Lifecycle Controller logs using web interface
To export the Lifecycle Controller logs using the Web interface:
1 In the Lifecycle Log page, click Export.
2 Select any of the following options:
• Network — Export the Lifecycle Controller logs to a shared location on the network.
• Local — Export the Lifecycle Controller logs to a location on the local system.
NOTE: While specifying the network share settings, it is recommended to avoid special characters for user name and
password or percent encode the special characters.
For information about the elds, see the iDRAC Online Help.
3 Click Export to export the log to the specied location.
NOTE
: iDRAC cannot access a CIFS share if all the following conditions are true:
• Windows CIFS share is located on a domain.
• SMB2 protocol is enabled and LAN manager authentication is set to Send NTLMv2 response only. Refuse LM & NTLM.
Exporting Lifecycle Controller logs using RACADM
To export the Lifecycle Controller logs, use the lclog export command.
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
Adding work notes
Each user who logs in to iDRAC can add work notes and this is stored in the lifecycle log as an event. You must have iDRAC logs privilege
to add work notes. A maximum of 255 characters are supported for each new work note.
NOTE
: You cannot delete a work note.
To add a work note:
1 In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > Server > Properties > Summary.
The System Summary page is displayed.
2 Under Work Notes, enter the text in the blank text box.
NOTE
: It is recommended not to use too many special characters.
3 Click Add.
The work note is added to the log. For more information, see the iDRAC Online Help.
Conguring remote system logging
You can send lifecycle logs to a remote system. Before doing this, make sure that:
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Managing logs