Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.5 User's Guide

Hardware log

On Dell’s 11th generation PowerEdge systems, use the hardware log to look for potential problems with your system's hardware components. The hardware log status indicator changes to critical status ( ) when the log file reaches 100 percent capacity. There are two available hardware logs, depending on your system: the Embedded System Management (ESM) log and the System Event Log (SEL). The ESM log and SEL are each a set of embedded instructions that can send hardware status messages to systems management software. Each component listed in the logs has a status indicator icon next to its name. The following table lists the status indicators.

Table 1. Hardware Log Status IndicatorsThe following table list the description of status indicator icon.

Status	Description
A green check mark ( )	Indicates that a component is healthy (normal).
A yellow triangle containing an exclamation point ( )	Indicates that a component has a warning (noncritical) condition and requires prompt attention.
A red X ( )	Indicates that a component has a failure (critical) condition and requires immediate attention.
A question mark ( )	Indicates that a component's health status is unknown.

To access the hardware log, click System, click the Logs tab, and click Hardware.