Embedded System Management ESM Log
Use this window to view and to clear the hardware logs. All users can view the hardware logs, but only administrators can clear the logs.
NOTE: In some documentation,
this log might be referred to as System Event Log (SEL).
NOTE: This help page
may include information about features not supported by your system.
Server Administrator only displays the features that are supported
on your system.
User Privileges
Selection | View | Manage |
Embedded System Management (ESM) Log | User, Power User, Administrator | Administrator |
NOTE: For more
details on user privilege levels, see Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI
Hardware Log/Embedded System Management (ESM) Log
Use this window to look for potential problems in your system's hardware components.
NOTE: On Yx2x
servers, Server Administrator displays the Embedded systems management
(ESM) or hardware logs; however, when the maximum limit for number
of logs that can be recorded is reached, the existing oldest logs
are overwritten. But for Yx1x servers, when the maximum limit is reached,
the information logging is stopped.
Warning For ESM Log Space Consumption
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Indicates that entries in the log consume less than 80 percent of the allotted space for the ESM log file. |
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Indicates that entries in the log consume 80 percent or more of the allotted space for the ESM log file. Resolve warning and critical events before clearing the log. |
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Indicates that entries in the log consume 100% of the allotted space for the ESM log file. If the log is allowed to reach 100 percent capacity, the latest events are discarded from the log. |
ESM Log
The hardware log on your system is maintained in code embedded in the hardware on your system. ESM code is a code that is embedded in your system components. The hardware log compiles a list of normal, warning, and critical events. Each event has a date, time, and description. Clicking a column heading sorts by the column or changes the sort direction of the column.
Severity | Displays one of the possible severities: OK/normal
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Date and Time | Displays the date and time of the logged hardware event in the following format: Day of the week, Month, Day, Time of the event in Hours, Minutes, and Seconds, and Year. For example: Thu Mar 14 12:01:30 2002 |
Description | Displays a short summary of component conditions
or actions that have been logged. The event description string has
the format: Sensor Name : Sensor_Type_Str for EntityNameInstStr;
SensorStateStr . For example:
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For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator
Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.