Error and Event Messages are displayed on the graphical user interface, command line interface, and stored in log files. Messages are displayed or stored as a result of user action, automatic event occurrence, or for data logging purposes. For information about the event and error messages generated by the PowerEdge server firmware and agents that monitor system components,
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Many errors can be resolved or prevented by ensuring the system's
firmware levels are up to date. If the system is new, or have been recently moved, some components, including the memory could have become incorrectly seated due to the shock and vibration. Memory modules and other components may need to be be reseated (taken out, and put back in) before continuing troubleshooting.
Error Message definition
- Error messages are divided into three elements:
- Error Message: Indicates the actual error message, probable cause, wherever applicable.
- Recommended Response Action: Indicates the remedial tasks to be performed to resolve an issue. Comprehensive information is given about the GUI navigation path (or RACADM and WS-MAN commands) that helps in effective and fast resolution.
- Detailed Description: Provides more info about the error or event, where appropriate.
- Messages are classified according to hardware and software categories in the server and its management applications (such as iDRAC, OMSA, CMC, and Lifecycle Controller). The category and severity of each message is also specified.
- Use the EEMI reference guide to understand more about the events and resolve issues associated with your Dell Enterprise systems.
- Messages are prefixed with event type to help easy identification. For example PSU, STOR, and VLT representing power supply unit, storage and voltage respectively. Expansion of acronyms used for classifying error messages is listed:
| Acronym |
Category |
| AMP |
Amperage |
| ASR |
Auto Sys Reset |
| BAR |
Backup & Restore |
| BAT |
Battery Event |
| BIOS |
BIOS management |
| BOOT |
Boot control |
| CBL |
Cable |
| CMC |
Chassis Management Control |
| CPU |
Processor |
| CPUA |
Proc Absent |
| CTL |
Storage Controller |
| DH |
Certificate Management |
| DIAG |
Diagnostic |
| DIS |
Auto-discovery |
| DKM |
Dell Key Manager |
| ENC |
Storage enclosure |
| EPP |
Extended power performance |
| FAN |
Fan event |
| FC |
Fibre channel |
| FCD |
Feature card |
| FLDC |
Unknown |
| FSD |
Debug |
| HWC |
Hardware configuration |
| IOID |
I/O Identify optimization |
| IOV |
I/o virtualization |
| IPA |
DRAC IP address |
| ISM |
iDRAC Service Module |
| JCP |
Job control |
| LC |
Lifecycle Controller |
| LIC |
Licensing |
| LNK |
Link status |
| LOG |
Log event |
| MEM |
Memory |
| NIC |
NIC configuration |
| OSD |
OS deployment |
| OSE |
OS event |
| PCI |
PCI device |
| PDR |
Physical disk drive |
| PFM |
System performance event |
| POW |
Power usage |
| PR |
Part exchange |
| PST |
BIOS POST |
| PSU |
Power supply unit |
| PSUA |
PSU absent |
| PWR |
Power usage |
| RAC |
RAC event |
| RDU |
Redundancy |
| RED |
FW download |
| RFL |
IDSDM media |
| RFLA |
IDSDM absent |
| RFM |
Flex address SD |
| RRDU |
IDSDM redundancy |
| RSI |
Remote service |
| SEC |
Security event |
| SEL |
System event log |
| SSD |
PCIe SSD |
| STOR |
Storage |
| SUP |
Firmware update job |
| SWC |
Software configuration |
| SWU |
Software change |
| SYS |
System info |
| TMP |
Temperature |
| TMPS |
Temperature statistics |
| TST |
Test alert |
| UEFI |
UEFI event |
| USR |
User tracking |
| VDR |
Virtual drive |
| VF |
vFLash media |
| VFL |
vFlash event |
| VFLA |
vFlash absent |
| VLT |
Voltage |
| VME |
Virtual media |
| VRM |
Virtual console |
Alert category definition
- System Health: Represents all the alerts that are related to hardware within the system chassis. For example, temperature errors, voltage errors, and device errors.
- Storage Health: Represents alerts that are related to the storage subsystem. For example, controller errors, physical disk drive errors, and virtual drive errors.
- Configuration: Represents alerts that are related to hardware, firmware, and software configuration changes. For example, PCI-e card added or removed, RAID configuration changed, and iDRAC license changed.
- Audit: Category represents the audit log. Examples include, user login/logout information, Password authentication failures, session info, power states.
- Update: Represents alerts that are generated because of firmware or driver upgrades and downgrades. This does not represent firmware inventory.