1. Oracle X9 Series Servers Administration Guide
  2. Diagnosing and Resolving Faults
  3. Monitoring and Resolving Faults
  4. View the Event Log (Oracle ILOM)

View the Event Log (Oracle ILOM)

The Oracle ILOM event log tracks informational, warning, or error messages generated on the server. Events can include server reboots and power ons, sensor threshold events, and BIOS updates. The event log is helpful for troubleshooting the system and monitoring the server performance.

For details, refer to Managing Oracle ILOM Log Entries, Oracle ILOM User's Guide for System Monitoring and Diagnostics, Firmware Release 5.0 and Configuring Alert Notifications, Oracle ILOM Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance, Firmware Release 5.0 at Systems Management Documentation.

  1. To view the event log from the Oracle ILOM web interface:
    1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface.
    2. In the navigation pane, click ILOM Administration → Logs, and then select the Event tab.
  2. To view the event log from the Oracle ILOM command-line interface (CLI):
    1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM CLI.
    2. Type show /SP/Logs/event/list.

      A list of hardware-related events appears, for example:

      Event
ID     Date/Time                 Class     Type      Severity
-----  ------------------------  --------  --------  --------
937    Fri Apr  2 13:49:14 2021  IPMI      Log       minor
       ID =   da : 04/04/2021 : 13:49:14 : System Firmware Progress : BIOS :
       System boot initiated : Asserted
936    Fri Apr  2 13:49:14 2021  IPMI      Log       minor
       ID =   d9 : 04/04/2021 : 13:49:14 : System Firmware Progress : BIOS :
       System boot initiated : Asserted
935    Fri Apr  2 13:49:03 2021  IPMI      Log       minor
       ID =   d8 : 04/04/2021 : 13:49:03 : System Firmware Progress : BIOS :
       Option ROM initialization : Asserted
934    Fri Apr  2 13:48:55 2021  IPMI      Log       minor
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