Reference Guide

NOTE: This parameter input is an integer. If an alphanumeric input is provided,
then invalid subcommand syntax error is displayed.
• -n — Specifies the n number of records that must be displayed. On Local RACADM,
if this parameter is not specified, by default 100 logs are retrieved.
• -r — Displays events that have occurred after this time. The time format is yyyy-
mm-dd HH:MM:SS. The time stamp must be provided within double quotation
marks.
• -e — Displays events that have occurred before this time. The time format is yyyy-
mm-dd HH:MM:SS. The time stamp must be provided within double quotation
marks.
• -f <filename> — Specifies the file location and name where lifecycle log is
exported.
• -a <name> — Specifies the FTP Server IP address or FQDN, user name, and
password.
• -l <location> — Specifies the location of the network share or area on file
system where lifecycle log is exported. Two types of network shares are supported:
– SMB-mounted path: //<ipaddress or domain name>/<share_name>/
<path to image>
– NFS-mounted path: <ipaddress>:/<path to image>.
• -u <user> — Specifies the user name for accessing the FTP server, or Domain and
user name for accessing network share location.
• -p <password> — Specifies the password for accessing the FTP server or share
location.
• -s — The severity used to filter the records. Provide multiple severities using a "," as
the delimiter. The value is case-insensitive. Valid Severity values:
– Warning
– Critical
– Info
• —m <Comment> — User comment string for a record that must be inserted in the
Lifecycle Controller log. This comment string must be less than 128 characters. The
text must be specified within double quotation mark.
NOTE: HTML-specific characters may appear as escaped text.
• -m <Worknote> — Adds a worknote (an entry) in the Lifecycle log. This worknote
must be less than 256 characters. The text must be specified within double
quotation mark.
NOTE: HTML-specific characters may appear as escaped text.
NOTE: For -m <worknote> and —m <comment> options, you need test alert
privilege.
• --complete — Export the complete Lifecycle log as a compressed file. The
exported file will be of the type
.xml.gz.
• -j<Job ID> — Specifies the Job ID.
Example
• Display the number of records present in the Lifecycle log.
racadm lclog view -i
• Display the iDRAC agent idrac records, under the storage category and storage
physical disk drive subcategory, with severity set to warning.
racadm lclog view -a idrac -c storage -b pdr -s warning
• Display the records under storage and system categories with severities set to
warning or critical.
racadm lclog view -c storage,system -s warning,critical
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