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The BMC log indicates an assertion event when an event has occurred. It indicates
a deassertion event when the event is no longer occurring.
Some of the error codes and messages in the BMC log are abbreviated.
You can view the contents of the BMC log from the Configuration/Setup Utility
program and from the diagnostic programs.
When troubleshooting PCI-X slots, note that the error logs report the PCI-X buses
numerically. The numerical assignments vary depending on the configuration. You
can check the assignments by running the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see
the Installation and User's Guide for more information).
Viewing the BMC log from the Configuration/Setup Utility
program
For complete information about using the Configuration/Setup Utility program, see
the Installation and User's Guide.
To view the BMC log, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. If you
3. Select Advanced Settings, select Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Viewing the BMC log from the diagnostic programs
The BMC log contains the same information whether it is viewed from the
Configuration/Setup Utility program or from the diagnostic programs.
For information about using the diagnostic programs, see "Running the diagnostic
programs" on page 43.
To view the BMC log, complete the following steps:
1. If the blade server is running, turn off the blade server.
2. Turn on the blade server.
3. When the prompt F2 for Diagnostics appears, press F2.
4. From the top of the screen, select Hardware Info.
5. From the list, select BMC Log.
For complete information about using the Configuration/Setup Utility program, see
the Installation and User's Guide.
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have set a power-on password, you must type the password and press Enter to
start the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
settings, and then select BMC System Event Log.