Users Guide

114 Server Administrator Logs
Server Administrator Logs
Server Administrator provides the following logs:
•"Hardware Log"
• "Alert Log"
• "Command Log"
Hardware Log
Use the hardware log to look for potential problems with your system's hardware components.
On Dell PowerEdge™ x8xx and x9xx systems, the hardware log status indicator will change to critical
status ( ) when the log file reaches 100 percent capacity. There are two available hardware logs,
depending on your system: the Embedded System Management (ESM) log and the System Event Log
(SEL). The ESM log and SEL are each a set of embedded instructions that can send hardware status
messages to systems management software. Each component listed in the logs has a status indicator icon
next to its name. A green check mark ( ) indicates that a component is healthy (normal). A yellow
triangle containing an exclamation point ( ) indicates that a component has a warning (noncritical)
condition and requires prompt attention. A red X ( ) indicates that a component has a failure (critical)
condition and requires immediate attention. A blank space ( ) indicates that a component's health
status is unknown.
To access the hardware log, click System, click the Logs tab, and click Hardware.
Information displayed in the ESM and SEL logs includes:
• The severity level of the event
• The date and time that the event was captured
• A description of the event
Maintaining the Hardware Log
The status indicator icon next to the log name on the Server Administrator homepage will change from
normal status ( ) to noncritical status ( ) when the log file reaches 80 percent capacity. Be sure to
clear the hardware log when it reaches 80 percent capacity. If the log is allowed to reach 100 percent
capacity, the latest events are discarded from the log.
Alert Log
NOTE: If the Alert log displays invalid XML data (for example, when the XML data generated for the selection is not
well formed), click Clear Log and then redisplay the log information.
Use the Alert log to monitor various system events. The Server Administrator generates events in
response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters. Each status change event
recorded in the Alert log consists of a unique identifier called the event ID for a specific event source