User Service Guide, Third Edition - HP Integrity cx2620 Server

• The iLO MP displays event logs: SEL events are sent over the IPMB, between the BMC and
the iLO MP.
• Event logs are read back over the PDH bus by software (i.e., the IPMI driver or agent) for
storage on disk.
Event Log Usage
To consult the event logs, follow these steps:
1. Connect to the system console.
2. To access the iLO MP Main Menu, enter Ctrl+B.
3. To view event logs, enter the sl command. System Event (E) and Forward Progress (F) logs
are useful to determine the context of an error.
NOTE: E shows only event logs with alert level 3 or higher; F shows all event log outputs.
Event logs are never overwritten unless they are first manually cleared. Event logs use ring
buffering, so oldest logs get overwritten first.
The alert threshold can be changed.
iLO MP Event Logs
The iLO MP provides diagnostic and configuration capabilities. For details on the iLO MP
commands, see the HP Integrity and HP 9000 iLO Operations Guide. To access the iLO MP, follow
these steps:
NOTE: The iLO MP must be accessed from a terminal console which has access to the iLO MP.
1. Log in with the proper username and password.
NOTE: Default operator login and password: login = oper, password = oper.
2. To display the console history log, enter cl. This log displays console history from oldest
to newest.
3. To return to the iLO MP Main Menu, enter Ctrl+B.
4. To display the status logs, enter sl. The status logs consist of the following:
• System Event
• Forward Progress
• Current Boot
• Previous Boot
• Live Events
• Clear SEL/FPL Logs
System Event Log (SEL) Review
The System Event Log (SEL) and Forward Progress Log (FPL), Live Event Log, and Boot Logs
are available through the iLO MP card interface or the BMC CLI. The SEL records system events
that are of major importance to system operations. The Live Event Log and Boot Logs record
operating events as they occur.
This section provides a quick reference for the IPMI events recorded in the SEL and FPL files.
• All entries from the SEL are forwarded to the FPL. The FPL is a circular log, the newest
entries replace the oldest. The FPL contains system events, forward progress messages from
the BMC, system firmware, EFI, and the operating system.
• The SEL does not accept new entries once it is full. It contains only those events considered
of major importance to system operation.
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