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Table 15. Methods for viewing event logs (continued)
Condition
The server is not hung and the
Integrated Management Module II
(IMM2) is connected to a network.
The server is hung, and no
communication can be made
with the IMM2.
Clearing the event logs
Use this information to clear the event logs.
To clear the event logs, complete the following steps.
Note: The POST error 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
Step 2.
and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to view the event logs.
Step 3. To clear the IMM2 system-event log, select System Event Log ➙ 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) error codes" on
page 533 for more information.
If POST detects a problem, an error message is sent to the POST event log, see "Event logs" on page
122 for more information.

Dynamic System Analysis

Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) collects and analyzes system information to aid in diagnosing server
problems.
DSA collects the following information about the server:
• Drive health information
• Event logs for ServeRAID controllers and service processors
• Hardware inventory, including PCI and USB information
• Installed applications and hot fixes (available in DSA Portable only)
• Kernel modules (available in DSA Portable only)
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Action
In a web browser, type the IP address for the IMM2 and go to the Event Log
page. For more information, see "Obtaining the IMM2 host name" on page 97
and "Logging on to the web interface" on page 98.
• If DSA Preboot is installed, restart the server and press F2 to start DSA
Preboot and view the event logs (see "Running DSA Preboot diagnostic
programs" on page 126 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 122.