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Table 17. Methods for viewing event logs (continued)
Condition
The Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) is
connected to a network and AC power is applied - the
server state might be hung, not hung, or powered off.
The server is hung and no communication can be made
with the IMM.
Clearing the error logs
Use this information to clear the error logs.
To clear the event logs, complete the following steps.
Note: The POST event log is automatically cleared each time the server is restarted.
Step 1. Turn on the server.
When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set both a power-on password and
Step 2.
an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to view the event logs.
Step 3. Use one of the following procedures:
• To clear the IMM system-event log, select System Event Logs-->System Event Log. Select
Clear System Event Log; then, press Enter twice.

POST

When you turn on the server, it performs a series of tests to check the operation of the server components
and some optional devices in the server. This series of tests is called the power-on self-test, or POST.
Note: This server does not use beep codes for server status.
If a power-on password is set, you must type the password and press Enter (when you are prompted), for
POST to run.
If POST detects a problem an error message is displayed. See Appendix B "UEFI/POST diagnostic codes"
on page 637 for more information.
If POST detects a problem, an error message is sent to the POST event log, see "Event logs" on page 125 for
more information.
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Action
Use any of the following methods:
• Use IPMItool over the network to the IMM external IP
address to view the system-event log.
• Use the Web browser interface to the IMM to view the
system-event log. In the Web browser, type the IP
address for the IMM and go to the Event Log page. For
more information, see "Obtaining the IP address for the
IMM" on page 105 and "Logging on to the Web
interface" on page 105.
Restart the server and press F2 to start DSA Preboot and
view the diagnostic event log (see "Running the DSA
Preboot diagnostic programs" on page 130 for more
information).
Alternatively, you can restart the server and press F1 to
start the Setup utility and view the POST event log or
system-event log. For more information, see "Viewing
event logs through the Setup utility" on page 126.