Viewing Event Logs Without Restarting The Server - Lenovo System x3250 M5 Installation And Service Manual

To view the POST event log or system-event log, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Turn on the server.
When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set both a power-on password
Step 2.
and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to view the event logs.
Step 3. Select System Event Log and use one of the following procedures:
• To view the POST event log, select POST Event Viewer.
• To view the system-event log, select System Event Log.

Viewing event logs without restarting the server

Use this information to view the event logs without restarting the server.
If the server is not hung and the IMM2 is connected to a network, methods are available for you to view one
or more event logs without having to restart the server.
If you have installed Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Portable, you can use it to view the system-event log
(as the IPMI event log), or the IMM2 event log (as the ASM event log), the operating-system event logs, or
the merged DSA log. You can also use DSA Preboot to view these logs, although you must restart the server
to use DSA Preboot. To install DSA Portable or check for and download a later version of DSA Preboot CD
image, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-DSA.
If IPMItool is installed in the server, you can use it to view the system-event log. Most recent versions
of the Linux operating system come with a current version of IPMItool. For an overview of IPMI, go to
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/blueprints/ and click Using Intelligent Platform Management
Interface (IPMI) on Lenovo Linux platforms.
You can view the IMM2 event log through the Event Log link in the Integrated Management Module II (IMM2)
web interface. For more information, see "Logging on to the web interface" on page 98.
The following table describes the methods that you can use to view the event logs, depending on the
condition of the server. The first three conditions generally do not require that you restart the server.
Table 15. Methods for viewing event logs
Condition
The server is not hung and is
connected to a network (using an
operating system controlled network
ports).
The server is not hung and is not
connected to a network (using an
operating system controlled network
ports).
Action
Use any of the following methods:
• Run DSA Portable to view the diagnostic event log (requires IPMI driver)
or create an output file that you can send to Lenovo service and support
(using ftp or local copy).
• Use IPMItool to view the system-event log (requires IPMI driver).
• Use the web browser interface to the IMM2 to view the system-event log
locally (requires RNDIS USB LAN driver).
• Run DSA Portable to view the diagnostic event log (requires IPMI driver)
or create an output file that you can send to Lenovo service and support
(using ftp or local copy).
• Use IPMItool to view the system-event log (requires IPMI driver).
• Use the web browser interface to the IMM2 to view the system-event log
locally (requires RNDIS USB LAN driver).
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