IBM xSeries 380, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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server, and the message shown in Figure 4 on page 103 is displayed if the SEL is
empty.
SEL Menu Item – Properties: This option allows the user to view the SEL properties as
shown in Figure 7. The text "Warning: System Event Log is FULL" is displayed if the
SEL is full; otherwise, the text is omitted. The "Number of Entries" and "Free Space
Remaining" are displayed as decimal values.
Figure 7. SEL properties
SEL Menu Item – Clear SEL: This option clears the SEL entries from the non-volatile
storage area of the server as well as the entries from the main window table. A dialog
message prompts the user for the confirmation of clearing the SEL, as shown in Figure
8.
Figure 8. Confirmation for clearing SEL
SEL Menu Item – Display in Hex/Display in Text: This option allows the user to toggle
between the raw hexadecimal mode display and the interpreted mode display. In hex
mode display, all the SEL records are displayed in raw hex format as shown in Figure
5 on page 103. In interpreted mode display, all the SEL records are decoded and
displayed in text format, as shown in Figure 2 on page 102. The menu item name
toggles between "Display in hex" and "Display in text" to allow changing from one
display mode to the other. When the display mode is changed, SEL Viewer
automatically loads the SEL entries from the server, and displays it in the new display
mode. Display mode is toggled between text and hex, automatically, when the SEL
entries are read from a file, depending on whether the file contains hex data or text
data.
SEL Menu Item – Sort By: This option allows the SEL entries, displayed in the SEL
Viewer main window, to be sorted by different fields. This option, when selected,
presents the user with a list of fields by which the entries can be sorted. Upon
choosing the appropriate field, sorting is done by that field.
Pull-Down Menu – Help : The help menu displays detailed information about the
program-usage to the user. In addition, it also displays the utility version information
and IPMI driver version number.
Help Menu Item – General Help: This option displays a detailed description on how to
use the SEL Viewer. The help window is divided into two windows. The top window