Dell iDRAC8 manual Viewing Lifecycle Log, Viewing System Event Log Using iDRAC Settings Utility

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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