Server Administrator allows you view and manage hardware,
alert, POST, and command logs. All users can
access logs and print reports from either the Server Administrator home
page or from its command
line interface. Users must be logged in with Admin or Power User
privileges to clear logs or to e-mail logs to their designated service contact.
See the Server Administrator Command Line Interface User's
Guide for information about viewing logs and creating reports from the command
line.
When viewing Server Administrator Logs, you can click Help on the
global navigation bar for more detailed information about the specific window you are
viewing. Server Administrator log help is available for all windows
accessible to the user based on user privilege level and the specific hardware
and software groups that Server Administrator discovers on the managed
system.
Clicking a column heading sorts by the column or
changes the sort direction of the column. Additionally, each log window contains several task buttons that can be used for managing
and supporting your system.
Log Window Task Buttons
Click Print
to print a copy of the log to your default printer.
Click Email to create an
e-mail message that includes the log content as an attachment.
Click Clear Log to erase all events from the log.
Click Save As to save the log content in a .zip file.
Click Refresh to reload the log content in the action window data area.
See "Task Buttons" for additional information about using
the task buttons.
Use the hardware log to look for potential problems with your system's
hardware components. 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 critical (failure) 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:
Use the Alert log to monitor various system events, including Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) traps. The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service 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 and an event message that describes the event.
The event ID and message uniquely describe the severity and cause of the event
and provide other relevant information such as the location of the event and the
monitored components previous state.
To access the Alert log, click System, click the Logs tab,
and click Alert.
Information displayed in the Alert
log includes:
The severity level of the event
The event ID
The date and time that the event was captured
A description of the event
See the Server
Administrator Messages Reference Guide for detailed information about alert
messages.
Use the POST log to view and analyze events from the POST
that your system performs during boot. Before the operating system loads when you turn on your system, the POST
tests various system components, such as RAM, the hard drives, and the keyboard.
To access the POST log, click System, click the Logs tab,
and click POST.
Use the Command log to monitor all of the commands issued by Server Administrator
users. The Command log tracks logins, logouts, systems management software
initialization, and shutdowns initiated by systems management software, and
it records the last time the log was cleared.
To access the Command log, click System, click the Logs tab,
and click Command.
Information displayed in the Command log includes:
The date and time that the command was invoked
The user that is currently logged into the Server Administrator home page
or the CLI
A description of the command and its related values
) 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 critical (failure) condition and requires
immediate attention. A blank space ( ) indicates that a
component's health status is unknown.