Clearing The Event Logs; Post; Ibm Dynamic System Analysis - IBM x3550 M4 Type 7914 Installation And Service Manual

Clearing the event logs

Use this information to clear the event logs.
About this task
To clear the event logs, complete the following steps:
Note: The POST error log is automatically cleared each time the server is restarted.
Procedure
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set both a
power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the
administrator password to view the event logs.
3. To clear the IMM system-event log, select System Event Logs > 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 673 for more information.
If POST detects a problem, an error message is sent to the POST event log, see
"Event logs" on page 146 for more information.

IBM Dynamic System Analysis

IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) collects and analyzes system information to
aid in diagnosing server problems.
DSA collects the following information about the server:
v Drive health information
v Event logs for ServeRAID controllers and service processors
v Hardware inventory, including PCI and USB information
v Installed applications and hot fixes (available in DSA Portable only)
v Kernel modules (available in DSA Portable only)
v Light path diagnostics status
v Network interfaces and settings
v Performance data and details about processes that are running
v RAID controller configuration
v Service processor (integrated management module) status and configuration
v System configuration
v Vital product data and firmware information
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