System Event Log

 

 

Figure 5-1

 

Clicking on the Event Log tab of the in the Viewing Window (shown in Figure 5-1) gives you detailed information on the System Event Log for the BMC.  It shows the System Event Log version, number of log entries, free space for the System Event Log and the times of recently added and recently erased System Event Logs.

 

Get System Event Log

 

In the Get Entries group on the upper left side of the Event Log tab in the Viewing Window, you can decide how many logs you want to get from the BMC. Click the From button and type in the first and last numbers of the logs you wish to view, or click the All button to get all the logs from the BMC.  The logs retrieved from the BMC will listed as a table in the central part of the Viewing Window.  Please refer to the IPMI specifications version 2.0 for detailed descriptions of each field.  Some helpful fields:

 

Timestamp: the time the event happened.

 

Sensor Type: this could be health sensors or a system event.

 

Event Type: the event description.

 

Because the BMC communicates with the NIC on the mainboard via a slow channel, it is recommended that you request only the events you need to see.  Choosing "all" to get hundreds of event entries will result in a very long delay.

 

 

 

Clear System Event Log

 

Clicking the Clear All Entries button clears the logged system events on the BMC.  The total event log space is 16 KB. When all this space is used, any incoming event will be lost.  The user has to clear the system event log manually as needed.

 

Time stamp of System Event Log and Time Zone

 

To set the time stamp of the BMC on the managed system, type in the time in the Current SEL Device Timestamp field. Then click the Set Timestamp button to update the BMC.

 

Timestamp and Time Zone reflect the managed systemˇ¦s local time.

(The Time Zone setting is only available for IPMI 1.5)