VXBLOCK: How to clear SEL logs in a Cisco UCS Blade

Summary: How to clear SEL logs in a UCS Blade

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How to clear SEL logs in a UCS Blade

How to clear SEL logs in a UCS Blade

 



Facts

Any UCSM versions 

Symptoms

The following message is observed from UCSM:

Severity: Info
Code: F0461
Last Transition Time: 2015-09-24T22:47:54.782
ID: 2902063
Status: None
Description: Log capacity on Management Controller on server 7/5 is very-low
Affected Object: sys/chassis-7/blade-5/mgmt/log-SEL-0
Name: Sysdebug Mep Log M Ep Log Very Low
Cause: Log Capacity
Type: Operational
Acknowledged: Yes
Occurrences: 1
Creation Time: 2015-09-24T22:47:54.782
Original Severity: Info
Previous Severity: Info
Highest Severity: Info 

Solution

There are two ways to clear the message.

1. CLI

  1. Log in to the UCSM using SSH session

  2. Run scope server x/y (where x/y is the blade no. 7/5 in the above example)

  3. Run show sel (if you want to backup the existing logs)

  4. Run clear sel

  5. Run commit-buffer

2. User interface

  1. Web browse to the UCSM UI

  2. Select the blade in the Equipment tab 

  3. Click SEL Logs > Clear

Additional Information

See the video below:

Affected Products

Converged Infrastructure, VxBlock and Vblock Systems, VxBlock and vBlock Systems Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000197555
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 19 Nov 2025
Version:  6
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