Viewing Event Logs Without Restarting The Server - Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 Installation And Service Manual

• 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 IMM2.1 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 140). For more
information about DSA and DSA messages, see " Dynamic System Analysis" on page 142 and Appendix
C "DSA diagnostic test results" on page 1041.
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 Viewers.
• 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 IMM2.1 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 IMM2.1 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 https://support.lenovo.com/us/ en/documents/LNVO-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 Linux platforms.
You can view the IMM2.1 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 115.
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).
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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 service and support (using ftp or local
copy).
• Use IPMItool to view the system-event log (requires
IPMI driver).