Dynamic System Analysis - Lenovo HX1310 Installation And Service Manual

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 819 for more information.
If POST detects a problem, an error message is sent to the POST event log, see "Event logs" on page
57 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 service processors
• Hardware inventory, including PCI and USB information
• Light path diagnostics status
• Network interfaces and settings
• Performance data and details about processes that are running
• RAID controller configuration
• Service processor (integrated management module) status and configuration
• System configuration
• Vital product data and firmware information
• IMM configuration information
• IMM environmental information
• Option card driver and firmware information
For system-specific information about the action that you should take as a result of a message that DSA
generates, see Appendix C "DSA diagnostic test results" on page 843.
If you cannot find a problem by using DSA, see "Solving undetermined problems" on page 79 for information
about testing the server.
Note: DSA Preboot might appear to be unresponsive when you start the program. This is normal operation
while the program loads.
Make sure that the server has the latest version of the DSA code. To obtain DSA code and the
Dynamic System Analysis Installation and User's Guide, go to https://support.lenovo.com/us/
en/documents/LNVO-DSA.
DSA edition
DSA Preboot runs outside of the operating system; you must restart the server to run it. It is provided
in the flash memory on the server, or you can create a bootable media such as ISO, USB, or PXE
using the ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator (BoMC). For more details, see the BoMC User Guide at
https://support.lenovo.com/ us/en/documents/LNVO-BOMC. In addition to the capabilities of the other
editions of DSA, DSA Preboot includes diagnostic routines that would be disruptive to run within the
operating-system environment (such as resetting devices and causing loss of network connectivity). It has a
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