Event Logs - IBM System x3300 M4 Installation And Service Manual

Event logs

Error codes and messages are displayed in the following types of event logs.
v POST event log: This log contains the three most recent error codes and
v System-event log: This log contains POST and system management interrupt
v Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) event log: This log contains a
v DSA event log: This log is generated by the Dynamic System Analysis (DSA)
For more information about viewing the logs or clearing the logs, see "Viewing
event logs through the Setup utility" on page 149, "Viewing event logs without
restarting the server" on page 149, and "Clearing the error logs" on page 151.
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messages that were generated during POST. You can view the contents of the
POST event log from the Setup utility (see "Starting the Setup utility" on page
116). For more information about POST error codes, see "POST error codes" on
page 155.
(SMI) events and all events that are generated by the baseboard management
controller that is embedded in the integrated management module (IMM). You
can view the contents of the system-event log through the Setup utility and
through the Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) program (as IPMI event log).
The system-event log is limited in size. When it is full, new entries will not
overwrite existing entries; therefore, you must periodically clear the
system-event log through the Setup utility. When you are troubleshooting an
error, 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 Integrated management module II (IMM2) error messages.
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.
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 127. 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 Integrated management module II (IMM2) error messages.
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 149).
For more information about DSA and DSA messages, see "DSA messages" on
page 228 and "IBM Dynamic System Analysis" on page 151.