Displaying error and event logs
Display a list of all of the error and event logs in the service processor.
You can view error and event logs that are generated by various service processor firmware components. The content of these logs can be useful in solving hardware or server firmware problems.
To
perform this operation, you must have one of the following authority
levels:
- General
- Administrator
- Authorized service provider
Informational, error, and miscellaneous logs can be viewed by all authority levels. Hidden error logs can be viewed by authorized service providers.
The following table shows error log types
that might be displayed, the conditions that make an error log specific
to that error log type, and the user authority level that will allow
you to view specific types of error logs:
Error log type | Conditions | User availability | |
---|---|---|---|
Severity | Action | ||
Informational logs | Informational | Report to operating system (OS) but not hidden | Available to all users |
Error logs | Not informational | Report to OS but not hidden | Available to all users |
Hidden logs | Not informational and informational | Report to OS, hidden, or both | Available only to the authorized service provider and users with higher authority. |
Miscellaneous | Informational | Not reported to OS | Available to all users |
To view and clear error and event logs in summary or full detailed format, do the following steps: