Reference Guide

Viewing Alerts and Event Messages
An event log is used to record information about important events.
Server Administrator generates alerts that are added to the operating system event log and to the Server Administrator alert
log. To view these alerts in Server Administrator:
1. Select the System object in the tree view.
2. Select the Logs tab.
3. Select the Alert tab.
You can also view the event log using your operating system’s event viewer. Each operating system’s event viewer accesses the
applicable operating system event log.
The location of the event log file depends on the operating system you are using.
● On systems running the Microsoft Windows operating systems, event messages are logged in the operating system event
log and the Server Administrator event log.
NOTE: The Server Administrator event log file is named dcsys64.xml and is located in the <install_path>\omsa\log
directory. The default install_path is C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt.
● On systems running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and VMware ESXi operating systems, the
event messages are logged in the operating system log file and the Server Administrator event log.
NOTE: The default name of the operating system log file is /var/log/messages, and you can view the operating
system log file using a text editor such as vi or emacs. The Server Administrator event log file is named
dcsys<xx>.xml,where xx is 64 bit operating system. In the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
operating systems, the Server Administrator event log file is located in the /opt/dell/srvadmin/var/log/openmanage
directory. The Server Administrator event log file is located in the /etc/cim/dell/srvadmin/log/openmanage
directory.
Logging Messages to a Unicode Text File
Logging messages to a Unicode text file is optional. By default, the feature is disabled in the Server Administrator. To enable this
feature, modify the Event Manager section of the dcemdy <xx>.ini configuration file where xx is a 64 bit as follows:
● On systems running Microsoft Windows operating systems, you can locate the configuration file in the <install_path>
\dataeng\ini directory and set the property UnitextLog.enabled=true. The default install_path is C:\Program
Files\Dell\SysMgt. Restart the DSM SA Event Manager service to enable the setting. The Server Administrator Unicode
text event log file is named dcsys64.log and is located in the <install_path>\omsa\log directory.
● On systems running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems, you can locate the
configuration file in the /opt/dell/srvadmin/etc/ srvadmin-deng/ini directory and set the property UnitextLog.enabled=true.
Run the /etc/init.d/dataeng restart command to restart the Server Administrator Event Manager service and enable the
setting. This also restarts the Server Administrator Data Manager and SNMP services. The Server Administrator Unicode
text event log file is named dcsys <xx>.log where xx 64 bit operating system and is located in the /opt/dell/
srvadmin/var/log/ openmanage directory.
● On systems running the in ESXi operating system the dcemdy64.ini file is located under /etc/cim/dell/srvadmin/
srvadmin-deng/ini/ and the dcsys <xx>.log where xx 64 bit operating system and is located under /etc/cim/dell/
srvadmin/log/openmanage/
The following sub-sections explain how to launch the Windows Server 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server, and VMware ESXi event viewers.
Viewing Events in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server
1. Log in as root.
2. Use a text editor such as vi or emacs to view the file named /var/log/messages.
The following example shows the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server message log, /var/log/messages.
The text in boldface type indicates the message text.
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