Users Guide

Viewing System Event Log using iDRAC settings utility
You can view the total number of records in the System Event Log (SEL) using the iDRAC Settings Utility and clear the logs. To do this:
1. In the iDRAC Settings Utility, go to System Event Log.
The iDRAC Settings.System Event Log displays the Total Number of Records.
2. To clear the records, select Yes. Else, select No.
3. To view the system events, click Display System Event Log.
4. Click Back, click Finish, and then click Yes.
Viewing Lifecycle log
Lifecycle Controller logs provide the history of changes related to components installed on a managed system. You can also add work
notes to each log entry.
The following events and activities are logged:
• All
• System Health — System Health category represents all the alerts that are related to hardware within the system chassis.
• Storage — Storage Health category represents alerts that are related to the storage subsystem.
• Updates — Update category represents alerts that are generated due to firmware/Driver upgrades/downgrades.
• Audit — Audit category represents the audit log.
• Configuration — Configuration category represents alerts that are related to hardware, firmware and software configuration changes.
• Work Notes
When you log in to or log out of iDRAC using any of the following interfaces, the log-in, log-out, or login failure events are recorded in the
Lifecycle logs:
• Telnet
• SSH
• Web interface
• RACADM
• Redfish
• SM-CLP
• IPMI over LAN
• Serial
• Virtual console
• Virtual media
You can view and filter logs based on the category and severity level. You can also export and add a work note to a log event.
NOTE:
Lifecycle logs for Personality Mode change is generated only during the warm boot of the host.
If you initiate configuration jobs using RACADM CLI or iDRAC web interface, the Lifecycle log contains information about the user,
interface used, and the IP address of the system from which you initiate the job.
Viewing Lifecycle log using web interface
To view the Lifecycle Logs, click Maintenance > Lifecycle Log. The Lifecycle Log page is displayed. For more information about the
options, see the iDRAC Online Help.
Filtering Lifecycle logs
You can filter logs based on category, severity, keyword, or date range.
To filter the lifecycle logs:
1. In the Lifecycle Log page, under the Log Filter section, do any or all of the following:
• Select the Log Type from the drop-down list.
• Select the severity level from the Severity drop-down list.
• Enter a keyword.
• Specify the date range.
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Managing logs