Viewing Event Logs Without Restarting The Server - Lenovo System x3300 M4 Installation And Service Manual

you might have to save and then clear the system-event log to make the most recent events available for
analysis. For more information about the system-event log, see Appendix A "Integrated management
module II (IMM2) error messages" on page 281.
Messages are listed on the left side of the screen, and details about the selected message are displayed
on the right side of the screen. To move from one entry to the next, use the Up Arrow (-) and Down
Arrow (¯) keys.
Some IMM sensors cause assertion events to be logged when their setpoints are reached. When a
setpoint condition no longer exists, a corresponding deassertion event is logged. However, not all events
are assertion-type events.
• Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) event log: This log contains a filtered subset of all IMM,
POST, and system management interrupt (SMI) events. You can view the IMM event log through the IMM
Web interface. For more information, see "Logging on to the Web interface" on page 103. You can also
view the IMM event log through the Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) program (as the ASM event log).
For more information about IMM error messages, see Appendix A "Integrated management module II
(IMM2) error messages" on page 281.
• DSA event log: This log is generated by the Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) program, and it is a
chronologically ordered merge of the system-event log (as the IPMI event log), the IMM chassis-event log
(as the ASM event log), and the operating-system event logs. You can view the DSA event log through the
DSA program (see "Viewing event logs without restarting the server" on page 124). For more information
about DSA and DSA messages, see Appendix C "DSA diagnostic test results" on page 715 and "Dynamic
System Analysis" on page 126.
For more information about viewing the logs or clearing the logs, see "Viewing event logs through the
Setup utility" on page 124, "Viewing event logs without restarting the server" on page 124, and "Clearing
the error logs" on page 126.
Viewing event logs through the Setup utility
Use this information to view the event logs through the Setup utility.
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 Logs 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 IMM 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 IMM 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. The server comes with DSA Preboot stored in integrated USB
memory. To install DSA Portable or check for and download a later version of DSA Preboot CD image, go to
https://support.lenovo.com/us/ en/documents/LNVO-DSA.
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