Users Guide

NOTE: The exported LC log file is saved within a folder name of that particular server's service tag.
Viewing LC logs
You can view all the active LC logs, search for detailed description, and download the logs in CSV format using View LC logs
feature.
Set the browser settings as mentioned in the Browser settings.
1. In OMIMSSC, click Maintenance Center. Select a server or a group of servers, and then click View LC Logs.
2. All the servers in the selected group and the servers for which LC logs are collected are listed with their LC log files. Click a
file name to view all the log entries in the LC log file specific to that server. For more information, see File description.
3. (Optional) Use the search box to search description in all the log files, and export the file in CSV format.
There are two ways to search message description in an LC file:
● Click a file name to open the LC log file and search for a description in the search box.
● Provide a description text in the search box, and then view all the LC files with these instances of text.
NOTE: If the LC log message description is long, the message is truncated to 80 characters.
NOTE: The time displayed against the LC log messages follows the iDRAC time zone.
NOTE: Before downloading the LC logs, add Appliance in the Local intranet site.
To add Appliance in the Local intranet site in Internet Explorer:
a. Launch a browser, click Tools, and then click Internet Options.
b. Click Security > Local intranet > Sites.
The Local intranet page is displayed.
c. Click Advanced, type Appliance URL, and then click Add.
File description
Use this window to view detailed information about recommended actions and some other technical information that are useful
for tracking or alert purposes for a particular server.
To view the contents of a file, click a file name:
● You can search for particular message descriptions.
● You can either view the log files in the window or download the file to view additional log messages.
● You can view any comments provided by a user for an activity.
NOTE: When using the search option, only the search results are exported to CSV file.
NOTE: If the message is long, the message is truncated to 80 characters.
NOTE: Click Message ID to view more information about the message.
Exporting inventory
In OMIMSSC, you can export the inventory of selected servers or a group of server to an XML or CSV format file. You can save
this information in a Windows shared directory or on a management system.
NOTE:
You can import the XML file into DRM and create a repository based on the inventory file and create a reference
configuration.
Set the browser settings as mentioned in Browser settings.
NOTE:
When you select only the component information of a server and export it, the complete inventory information of
the server is exported.
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