Introduction
Dell™OpenManage™ Server Administrator produces event messages stored primarily in the operating system or Server Administrator event logs and sometimes in SNMP traps. This document describes the event messages created by Server Administrator version 5.3 or later and displayed in the Server Administrator Alert log.
Server Administrator creates events in response to sensor status changes and other monitored parameters. The Server Administrator event monitor uses these status change events to add descriptive messages to the operating system event log or the Server Administrator Alert log.
Each event message that Server Administrator adds to the Alert log consists of a unique identifier called the event ID for a specific event source category and a descriptive message. The event message includes the severity, cause of the event, and other relevant information, such as the event location and the monitored item’s previous state.
Tables provided in this guide list all Server Administrator event IDs in numeric order. Each entry includes the event ID’s corresponding description, severity level, and cause. Message text in angle brackets (for example, <State>) describes the event-specific information provided by the Server Administrator.
What’s New in this Release
The following changes have been made for this release:
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Added new Chassis Management Controller Events . For more information, see "Chassis Management Controller Messages" on page 36. |
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Updated BIOS Generated System Events and added new Power and Performance Events. For more information, see "Power And Performance Events" on page 76. |
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Added new Storage Management alerts. For more information, see "Alert Message Change History" on page 81. |
Messages Not Described in This Guide
This guide describes only event messages created by Server Administrator and displayed in the Server Administrator Alert log. For information on other messages produced by your system, consult one of the following sources:
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Your system’s Installation and Troubleshooting Guide |
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Other system documentation |
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Operating system documentation |
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Application program documentation |
Understanding Event Messages
This section describes the various types of event messages generated by the Server Administrator. When an event occurs on your system, the Server Administrator sends information about one of the following event types to the systems management console:
Server Administrator generates events based on status changes in the following sensors:
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Temperature Sensor — Helps protect critical components by alerting the systems management console when temperatures become too high inside a chassis; also monitors a variety of locations in the chassis and in any attached systems. |
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Fan Sensor — Monitors fans in various locations in the chassis and in any attached systems. |
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Voltage Sensor — Monitors voltages across critical components in various chassis locations and in any attached systems. |
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Current Sensor — Monitors the current (or amperage) output from the power supply (or supplies) in the chassis and in any attached systems. |
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Chassis Intrusion Sensor — Monitors intrusion into the chassis and any attached systems. |
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Redundancy Unit Sensor — Monitors redundant units (critical units such as fans, AC power cords, or power supplies) within the chassis; also monitors the chassis and any attached systems. For example, redundancy allows a second or nth fan to keep the chassis components at a safe temperature when another fan has failed. Redundancy is normal when the intended number of critical components are operating. Redundancy is degraded when a component fails, but others are still operating. Redundancy is lost when there is one less critical redundancy device than required. |
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Power Supply Sensor — Monitors power supplies in the chassis and in any attached systems. |
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Memory Prefailure Sensor — Monitors memory modules by counting the number of Error Correction Code (ECC) memory corrections. |
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Fan Enclosure Sensor — Monitors protective fan enclosures by detecting their removal from and insertion into the system, and by measuring how long a fan enclosure is absent from the chassis. This sensor monitors the chassis and any attached systems. |
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AC Power Cord Sensor — Monitors the presence of AC power for an AC power cord. |
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Hardware Log Sensor — Monitors the size of a hardware log. |
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Processor Sensor — Monitors the processor status in the system. |
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Pluggable Device Sensor — Monitors the addition, removal, or configuration errors for some pluggable devices, such as memory cards. |
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Battery Sensor — Monitors the status of one or more batteries in the system. |
Sample Event Message Text
The following example shows the format of the event messages logged by Server Administrator.
EventID: 1000
Source: Server Administrator
Category: Instrumentation Service
Type: Information
Date and Time: Mon Oct 21 10:38:00 2002
Computer: <computer name>
Description:
Server Administrator starting
Data: Bytes in Hex
Viewing Alerts and Event Messages
An event log is used to record information about important events.
Server Administrator generates alerts that are added to the operating system event log and to the Server Administrator Alert log. To view these alerts in Server Administrator:
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Select the System object in the tree view. |
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Select the Logs tab. |
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Select the Alert subtab. |
You can also view the event log using your operating system’s event viewer. Each operating system’s event viewer accesses the applicable operating system event log.
The location of the event log file depends on the operating system you are using.
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In the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server™ 2003 operating systems, messages are logged to the system event log and optionally to a unicode text file, dcsys32.log (viewable using Notepad), that is located in the install_path\omsa\log directory. The default install_path is C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt. |
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In the Red Hat® Enterprise Linux and SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server operating system, messages are logged to the system log file. The default name of the system log file is /var/log/messages. You can view the messages file using a text editor such as vi or emacs. |
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NOTE: Logging messages to a unicode text file is optional. By default, the feature is disabled. To enable this feature, modify the Event Manager section of the dcemdy32.ini file as follows: |
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In Windows, locate the file at <install_path>\dataeng\ini and set UnitextLog.enabled=True. The default install_path is C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt. Restart the DSM SA Event Manager service. |
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In Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, locate the file at <install_path>/dataeng/ini and set UnitextLog.enabled=True. The default install_path is /opt/dell/srvadmin. Issue the "/etc/init.d/dataeng restart" command to restart the Server Administrator event manager service. This will also restart the Server Administrator data manager and SNMP services. |
The following subsections explain how to open the Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows Server 2003, and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server event viewers.
Viewing Events in Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003
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Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. |
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Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Event Viewer. |
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In the Event Viewer window, click the Tree tab and then click System Log. |
The System Log window displays a list of recently logged events.
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To view the details of an event, double-click one of the event items. |
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NOTE: You can also look up the dcsys32.log file, in the install_path\omsa\log directory, to view the separate event log file. The default install_path is C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt. |
Viewing Events in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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Log in as root. |
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Use a text editor such as vi or emacs to view the file named /var/log/messages. |
The following example shows the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) message log, /var/log/messages. The text in boldface type indicates the message text.
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NOTE: These messages are typically displayed as one long line. In the following example, the message is displayed using line breaks to help you see the message text more clearly. |
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Feb 6 14:20:51 server01 Server Administrator: Instrumentation Service EventID: 1000
Server Administrator starting
Feb 6 14:20:51 server01 Server Administrator: Instrumentation Service EventID: 1001
Server Administrator startup complete
Feb 6 14:21:21 server01 Server Administrator: Instrumentation Service EventID: 1254 Chassis intrusion detected Sensor location: Main chassis intrusion Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was: OK (Normal) Chassis intrusion state: Open
Feb 6 14:21:51 server01 Server Administrator: Instrumentation Service EventID: 1252 Chassis intrusion returned to normal Sensor location: Main chassis intrusion Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was: Critical (Failed) Chassis intrusion state: Closed
Viewing the Event Information
The event log for each operating system contains some or all of the following information:
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Date — The date the event occurred. |
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Time — The local time the event occurred. |
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Type — A classification of the event severity: Information, Warning, or Error. |
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User — The name of the user on whose behalf the event occurred. |
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Computer — The name of the system where the event occurred. |
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Source — The software that logged the event. |
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Category — The classification of the event by the event source. |
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Event ID — The number identifying the particular event type. |
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Description — A description of the event. The format and contents of the event description vary, depending on the event type. |
Understanding the Event Description
Table 1-2 lists in alphabetical order each line item that may appear in the event description.
Description Line Item |
Explanation |
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Action performed was: <Action> |
Specifies the action that was performed, for example: Action performed was: Power cycle |
Action requested was: <Action> |
Specifies the action that was requested, for example: Action requested was: Reboot, shutdown OS first |
Additional Details: <Additional details for the event> |
Specifies additional details available for the hot plug event, for example: Memory device: DIMM1_A Serial number: FFFF30B1 |
<Additional power supply status information> |
Specifies information pertaining to the event, for example:
Power supply input AC is off, Power supply |
Chassis intrusion state: <Intrusion state> |
Specifies the chassis intrusion state (open or closed), for example: Chassis intrusion state: Open |
Chassis location: <Name of chassis> |
Specifies name of the chassis that generated the message, for example: Chassis location: Main System Chassis |
Configuration error type: |
Specifies the type of configuration error that occurred, for example: Configuration error type: Revision mismatch |
Current sensor value (in Amps): <Reading> |
Specifies the current sensor value in amps, for example: Current sensor value (in Amps): 7.853 |
Date and time of action: <Date and time> |
Specifies the date and time the action was performed, for example: Date and time of action: Sat Jun 12 16:20:33 2004 |
Device location: <Location in chassis> |
Specifies the location of the device in the specified chassis, for example: Device location: Memory Card A |
Discrete current state: <State> |
Specifies the state of the current sensor, for example: Discrete current state: Good |
Discrete temperature state: <State> |
Specifies the state of the temperature sensor, for example: Discrete temperature state: Good |
Discrete voltage state: <State> |
Specifies the state of the voltage sensor, for example: Discrete voltage state: Good |
Fan sensor value: <Reading> |
Specifies the fan speed in revolutions per minute (RPM) or On/Off, for example: Fan sensor value (in RPM): 2600 Fan sensor value: Off |
Log type: <Log type> |
Specifies the type of hardware log, for example: Log type: ESM |
Memory device bank location: <Bank name in chassis> |
Specifies the name of the memory bank in the system that generated the message, for example: Memory device bank location: Bank_1 |
Memory device location: |
Specifies the location of the memory module in the chassis, for example: Memory device location: DIMM_A |
Number of devices required for full redundancy: <Number> |
Specifies the number of power supply or cooling devices required to achieve full redundancy, for example: Number of devices required for full redundancy: 4 |
Possible memory module event cause: <list of causes> |
Specifies a list of possible causes for the memory module event, for example: Possible memory module event cause: Single bit warning error rate exceeded Single bit error logging disabled |
Power Supply type: <type of power supply> |
Specifies the type of power supply, for example: Power Supply type: VRM |
Previous redundancy state was: <State> |
Specifies the status of the previous redundancy message, for example: Previous redundancy state was: Lost |
Previous state was: <State> |
Specifies the previous state of the sensor, for example: Previous state was: OK (Normal) |
Processor sensor status: <status> |
Specifies the status of the processor sensor, for example: Processor sensor status: Configuration error |
Redundancy unit: <Redundancy location in chassis> |
Specifies the location of the redundant power supply or cooling unit in the chassis, for example: Redundancy unit: Fan Enclosure |
Sensor location: <Location in chassis> |
Specifies the location of the sensor in the specified chassis, for example: Sensor location: CPU1 |
Temperature sensor value: <Reading> |
Specifies the temperature in degrees Celsius, for example: Temperature sensor value (in degrees Celsius): 30 |
Voltage sensor value (in Volts): <Reading> |
Specifies the voltage sensor value in volts, for example: Voltage sensor value (in Volts): 1.693 |