- Preface
- Overview
- Installing the Server Operating System or Hypervisor
- Managing the Server
- Managing Storage Using RAID
- Viewing Server Properties
- Viewing Server Sensors
- Managing Remote Presence
- Managing User Accounts
- Configuring Network-Related Settings
- Configuring Communication Services
- Managing Certificates
- Configuring Platform Event Filters
- Firmware Management
- Viewing Faults and Logs
- Server Utilities
- Diagnostic Tests
- Index
Viewing Faults and Logs
This chapter includes the following sections:
Faults
Viewing the Fault Summary
Viewing the Fault History
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs. | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | In the Faults and Logs pane, click the Fault History tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 4 | Review the
following information for each fault event in the log.
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Step 5 | From the Entries Per Page drop-down list, select the number of fault events to display on each page. | ||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click <Newer and Older> to move backward and forward through the pages of fault events, or click <<Newest to move to the top of the list. By default, the newest fault events are displayed at the top if the list. |
System Event Log
Viewing the System Event Log
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs. | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | In the Faults and Logs pane, click the System Event Log tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 4 | Above the log table, view the percentage bar, which indicates how full the log buffer is. | ||||||||||||
Step 5 | Review the
following information for each system event in the log:
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Step 6 | From the Entries Per Page drop-down list, select the number of system events to display on each page. | ||||||||||||
Step 7 | Click <Newer and Older> to move backward and forward through the pages of system events, or click <<Newest to move to the top of the list. By default, the newest system events are displayed at the top if the list. |
Clearing the System Event Log
You must log in as a user with user privileges to clear the system event log.
Cisco IMC Log
Viewing the CIMC Log
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. | ||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs. | ||||||||||||||
Step 3 | In the Faults and Logs pane, click the Cisco IMC Log tab. | ||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Review the
following information for each CIMC event in the log.
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Step 5 | From the Entries Per Page drop-down list, select the number of CIMC events to display on each page. | ||||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click <Newer and Older> to move backward and forward through the pages of CIMC events, or click <<Newest to move to the top of the list. By default, the newest CIMC events are displayed at the top if the list. |
Clearing the CIMC Log
You must log in as a user with user privileges to clear the CIMC log.
Configuring the CIMC Log Threshold
You can specify the lowest level of messages that will be included in the CIMC log.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. | ||
Step 2 | On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs. | ||
Step 3 | In the Faults and Logs pane, click the Logging Controls tab. | ||
Step 4 | In the
Local
Logging area, use the
Minimum
Severity to Report drop-down list to specify the lowest level of
messages to be included in the CIMC log.
You can select one of the following, in decreasing order of severity:
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Sending the CIMC Log to a Remote Server
You can configure profiles for one or two remote syslog servers to receive CIMC log entries.
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The remote syslog server must be configured to receive logs from a remote host.
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The remote syslog server must be configured to receive all types of logs, including authentication-related logs.
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The remote syslog server's firewall must be configured to allow syslog messages to reach the syslog server.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab. | ||||||
Step 2 | On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs. | ||||||
Step 3 | In the Faults and Logs pane, click the Logging Controls tab. | ||||||
Step 4 | In either of the
Remote
Syslog Server dialog boxes, complete the following fields:
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Step 5 | (Optional)In the
Minimum
Severity to Report drop-down list, specify the lowest level of
messages to be included in the remote logs.
You can select one of the following, in decreasing order of severity:
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Step 6 | Click Save Changes. |