Follow these steps to view or clear events in the system event log using the ILOM CLI.
Establish a local serial console connection or SSH connection to the server SP or CMM:
Local Serial Console Connection
Attach a serial console to the serial port on the server or CMM.
For more information about how to attach a serial console to the serial port, see Attach Serial Console to Chassis Monitoring Module or Attach Local Devices to a Sun Blade Server Module.
or
Remote - Secure Shell (SSH) Connection
From the remote client, establish a secure connection as root to the server SP or active CMM.
For example , you can establish a secure connection from a remote SSH client to the server SP by typing the following:
ssh -l root <server_ip_address>
Password: changeme
The default command prompt appears (->).
Type one of the following command paths to set the working directory:
For a rackmount server SP: cd /SP/logs/event
For a blade server SP in chassis: cd /CH/BLn/SP/logs/event
For a CMM: cd /CMM/logs/event
Type the following command path to display the event log list.
show list
The contents of the event log appears.
In the event log, perform any of the following tasks:
Scroll down the list to view entries. Press any key except ‘q’. The following table provides descriptions about each column appearing in the log.
Column Label |
Description |
---|---|
Event ID |
The number of the event, in sequence from number 1. |
Class/Type |
|
Severity |
Critical, Major or Minor |
Date/Time |
The day and time the event occurred. If the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server is enabled to set the ILOM time, the ILOM clock will use Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). |
Description |
A description of the event. |
Dismiss the event log (stop displaying the log). Press the ‘q’ key.
Clear entries in the event log. Perform these steps:
Type: set clear=true
A confirmation message appears.
Type one of the following:
To clear the entries, type: y.
To cancel clearing the log, type: n.