Viewing Chassis Log; Using Diagnostic Console; Resetting Components - Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

Viewing Chassis Log

CMC generates a log of the chassis-related events. CMC provides alert capabilities through System Event Log (SEL), SNMP, and
Email interfaces.
SPERC is inserted while one or more PowerEdge serves are powered on.
NOTE:
• To clear the chassis log, you must have the Clear Logs Administrator privilege.
Viewing Chassis Logs Using RACADM
To view the chassis log information using RACADM, open a serial, Telnet, SSH text console to CMC, log in, and enter the following:
racadm chassislog view
This command displays the latest 25 chassis log entries.
To display the options available to view chassislogs, run the following command:
racadm chassislog help view
Viewing Chassis Logs Using the Web Interface
You can view, save, and clear the chassis log. You can filter the logs based on the log type and filter. Additionally, you can even
perform a search based on a keyword or view the logs on specified days.
In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Logs → Chassis Log. The Chassis Log page is displayed.
To save a copy of the chassis log to your managed station or network, click Save Log and then specify a location save the log file.

Using Diagnostic Console

You can diagnose issues related to the chassis hardware using CLI commands if you are an advanced user or a user under the
direction of technical support.
NOTE: To modify these settings, you must have the Debug Command Administrator privilege.
To access the Diagnostic Console:
1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Troubleshooting → Diagnostics.
The Diagnostic Console page displays.
2. In the Command text box, type a command and click Submit.
For information about the commands, see the Online Help.
The diagnostic results page appears.

Resetting Components

You can reset the active CMC, or virtually reseat servers making them to behave as if they were removed and reinserted. If the
chassis has a standby CMC, resetting the active CMC causes a failover and the standby CMC becomes active.
NOTE: To reset components, you must have Debug Command Administrator privilege.
To reset the components using the CMC Web interface,
1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Troubleshooting → Reset Components.
The Reset Components page is displayed.
2. To reset the active CMC, in the CMC Status section, click Reset/Failover CMC. If a standby CMC is present and a chassis is
fully redundant, a failover occurs causing the standby CMC to become active. However, if a standby CMC is not present, the
CMC that is available is rebooted.
3. To virtually reseat the server, in the Virtual Reseat Server section, select servers to reseat, and then click Apply Selections.
For more information, see the Online Help.
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