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»About Partitioning
»Starting & Stopping
»Complex Scope
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»Cell Scope
»I/O Chassis Scope
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»Analyze Complex Health
»Clear All LEDs
»Show Complex Details
»Create nPartition
»Assign Cell(s)
»Delete nPartition
»Modify nPartition
»Unassign Cell(s)
»Power On/Off Cell
»Turn On/Off Cell LED
»Power On/Off Chassis
»Turn On/Off Chassis LED
»I/O Slot Actions
Show Log File
»Status Indicators
»Messages
»Release Notes
»About Partition Manager
»Glossary
»Using Help
» About the SAM Log File
» Log File Header
» Log File Entries

The ToolsShow Log File action displays the SAM log file, which is used by Partition Manager to log events. The log file can also be viewed outside of Partition Manager, using the samlog_viewer(1) command. That command provides additional options to filter the events displayed from the log file.

About the SAM Log File

This log file is also used by sam(1M) and other system management tools. It will typically include entries other than those logged by Partition Manager. This action displays all log file entries, even those events that were not logged by Partition Manager.

Partition Manager writes to the log file that resides on the host system (the system that is running this instance of Partition Manager). This is not necessarily the same as the partitionable system being managed. Therefore, the configuration changes for any specific complex will not all be logged to the same file. There are three cases to consider.

  1. When running Partition Manager on a local nPartition, the log file resides on the local nPartition. Entries made to the log file during this session will be logged to this file, even if they refer to actions performed on other nPartitions.

  2. When connecting via WBEM to a remote nPartition, the log file resides on the system that is running Partition Manager. If Partition Manager was launched from HP System Management Homepage this will be the Central Management Server (CMS). Entries made to the log file during this session will refer to actions performed on the complex that includes the remote nPartition.

  3. When connecting to the service processor of the complex via IPMI over LAN, the log file resides on the system that is running Partition Manager. Entries made to the log file during this session will refer to actions performed on the remote complex.

See the user authentication topic for more information.

  NOTE:

All times displayed by this action refer to the local time of the host system containing the log file. Some entries may refer to actions performed on a remote complex in a different time zone.

Log File Header

Above the log file entries, Partition Manager displays a header containing the following components.

  • Log Start Time.  The date and time of the first entry in the log file.

  • Log End Time.  The date and time of the last entry in the log file.

  • Legend.  Identifies the icons used to represent the two different levels of significance of log file entries:

    Note:  actions successfully performed, commands launched, instructions displayed by Partition Manager, warnings, and other events.

    		blue dot

    Error:  actions that failed, and commands that returned an error status.

    		error icon

  • Navigation Controls.  In order to display more quickly, only a subset of the log file is shown at a time. Initially, the last page of the log file is displayed (showing the most recent log entries). The navigation controls allow you to move backward and forward through the log file.

    first page icon Display the first page of the log file (the oldest events). This button will be dimmed and disabled if you are already viewing the first page.
    previous page icon Display the previous page of the log file (earlier events). This button will be dimmed and disabled if there is no previous page.
    next page icon Display the next page of the log file (later events). This button will be dimmed and disabled if there is no next page.
    last page icon Display the last page of the log file (the most recent events). This button will be dimmed and disabled if you are already viewing the last page.

Log File Entries

Each entry in the log file is displayed in three columns, described in Table 1.

Table 1 Log Entry Layout

Time

The date and time that the entry was recorded in the log.

Level

The significance level of this entry, as defined in the Legend.

Message

The event recorded in the log file.

 
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