User's Manual

46 Server Administrator Services
Logs
Subtabs: Hardware | Alert | Command
Under the Logs tab, you can:
• View the Embedded System Management (ESM) log or the System Event
Log (SEL) for a list of all events related to your system's hardware
components. The status indicator icon next to the log name will change
from normal status ( ) to noncritical status( ) when the log file
reaches 80 percent capacity. On Dell™ PowerEdge™
x8xx , x9xx and xx1x
systems, the status indicator icon next to the log name will change to
critical status ( ) when the log file reaches 100 percent capacity.
NOTE: Dell recommends that you 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.
• View the Alert log for a list of all events generated by the Server
Administrator Instrumentation Service and Storage Management Service
in response to changes in the status of sensors and other
monitored parameters.
NOTE: See the Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide for a
complete explanation of each alert event ID's corresponding description,
severity level, and cause.
• View the Command log for a list of each command executed from the
Server Administrator home page.
NOTE: See "Server Administrator Logs" for complete instructions on viewing,
printing, saving, and e-mailing logs.
Alert Management
Subtabs: Platform Events
Under the Alert Management tab, you can:
• View current alert actions settings and set the alert actions that you want
to be performed in the event that a system component sensor returns a
warning or failure value.
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