IBM System x3750 M4 Installation And Service Manual page 187

DSA Portable collects and analyzes system information to aid in diagnosing
server problems. DSA Portable runs on the server operating system and
collects the following information about the server:
- Drive health information
- Event logs for ServeRAID controllers and service processors
- Installed hardware, including PCI and USB information
- Installed applications and hot fixes
- Kernel modules
- Light path diagnostics status
- Microprocessor, input/out hub, and UEFI error logs
- Network interfaces and settings
- RAID controller configuration
- Service processor (integrated management module) status and
configuration
- System configuration
- Vital product data, firmware, and UEFI configuration
DSA Portable creates a DSA log, which is a chronologically ordered merge of
the system-event log (as the IPMI event log), the integrated management
module (IMM) event log (as the ASM event log), and the operating-system
event logs. You can send the DSA log as a file to IBM Support (when
requested by IBM Support) or view the information as a text file or HTML
file.
Note: Use the latest available version of DSA to make sure you are using the
most recent configuration data. For documentation and download information
for DSA, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/.
For additional information, see "IBM Dynamic System Analysis" on page 185
and Appendix B, "DSA diagnostic test results," on page 335.
– DSA Preboot
DSA Preboot diagnostic program is stored in the integrated USB memory on
the server. DSA Preboot collects and analyzes system information to aid in
diagnosing server problems, as well as offering a rich set of diagnostic tests of
the major components of the server. DSA Preboot collects the following
information about the server:
- Drive health information
- Event logs for ServeRAID controllers and service processors
- Installed hardware, including PCI and USB information
- Light path diagnostics status
- Microprocessor, input/output hub, and UEFI error logs
- Network interfaces and settings
- RAID controller configuration
- Service processor (integrated management module) status and
configuration
- System configuration
- Vital product data, firmware, and UEFI configuration
DSA Preboot also provides diagnostics for the following system components
(when they are installed):
1. Emulex network adapter
2. IMM I2C bus
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