Dell Precision 7920 Rack Owner's Manual

Common error messages

The Event Message Reference contains the error and event information generated by firmware and other agents that monitor system components. These events might be logged, presented to the user on one of the system management consoles, or both logged and displayed.

Each event consists of the following fields:

Table 1. **Common error messages** Common error messages
Event Message Fields
Item	Description
Message ID	The unique alphanumeric identifier for the event. This identifier can be up to eight characters long and consist of two parts: Message ID Prefix — Up to four alphabetic characters. Message ID Sequence — Up to four numeric digits.
Message	The message text that is displayed to the user or logged as a result of the event. If the message has variable content in it, the variable substitution is reflected by text in italics. The substitution variables are described in the Arguments field of the event.
Arguments	Describes the values for any substitution variables appearing in the event message text. If there is no variable content in the message, this field is omitted from the event description.
Detailed Description	Additional information describing the event.
Recommended Response Action	The recommended action to remedy the event described. The response action can vary based on the specific platform.
Category	Dell Lifecycle Controller log filter used to select a subset of messages from different domains or agents.
Subcategory	Additional filter to further subset the event.
Trap/EventID	The identification number used as the Trap ID for SNMP alert traps and as the Event ID when the message is logged in operating system logs.
Severity	The classification of the event based on its impact to the platform or system. The severity can be: Severity 1 Critical — Indicates a catastrophic production problem that might severely impact production systems or components, or systems are down or not functioning. Severity 2 Warning — Indicates a high-impact problem where a system or component is disrupted but can remain productive and perform business-level operations. Severity 3 Information — Indicates a medium-to-low impact problem that involves a partial or noncritical loss of functionality; operations are impaired but can continue to function.
LCD Message	The event message text that is displayed on the system's LCD.
Initial Default	Event messages result in event actions such as logging, SNMP or email alerts. Generally, the event actions are configurable using the Dell iDRAC event action filtering feature. This item describes the initial default and possible event actions for the message.
Event Action Filter	Describes additional configurable actions that are available for the event action for this message. This information is presented in a table, and each entry has a value of TRUE or FALSE to indicate its applicability. Filter Visibility — Event visible to iDRAC event filtering. IPMI Alert — Event can generate an IMPI alert. SNMP Alert — Event can generate an SNMP trap. Email Alert — Event can generate an email alert. LC Log — Event can generate a Dell Lifecycle Controller log entry. LCD — Event is displayed on the system's LCD. Power Off — Event can cause the system to power off. Power Cycle — Event can cause the system to perform a power cycle. Reset — Event can cause the system to perform a reset.

For more information on the list of error and event messages, see the Dell Event Messages Reference Guide