Dell iDRAC8 Viewing Lifecycle Log

If no arguments are specified, the entire log is displayed.
To display the number of SEL entries: racadm getsel -i
To clear the SEL entries: racadm clrsel
For more information, see iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at
dell.com/support/manuals.
Viewing System Event Log Using iDRAC Settings Utility
You can view the total number of records in the System Event Log (SEL) using the iDRAC Settings Utility
and clear the logs. To do this:
1. In the iDRAC Settings Utililty, go to System Event Log.
The iDRAC Settings.System Event Log displays the Total Number of Records.
2. To clear the records, select Yes. Else, select No.
3. To view the system events, click Display System Event Log.
4. Click Back, click Finish, and then click Yes.
Viewing Lifecycle Log
Lifecycle Controller logs provide the history of changes related to components installed on a managed
system. It provides logs about events related to:
• Storage Devices
• System events
• Network Devices
• Configuration
• Audit
• Updates
• Work notes
When you log in or log out of iDRAC using any of the following interfaces, the log in, log out, or log in
failure events are recorded in the Lifecycle logs:
• Telnet
• SSH
• Web interface
• RACADM
• SM-CLP
• IPMI Over LAN
• Serial
• Virtual Console
• Virtual Media
You can filter logs based on the category and severity level, view, export, and add a work note to a log
event.
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