System Event Log; Server Management Tools - PRIMERGY BX620 S3 User Manual

Chapter 9 Operation and Maintenance

9.3 System Event Log

To operate system event log, use Server Management Tools.
This section explains how to use Server Management Tools.
The server settings are set so that when the System event log area in the server becomes full a new
event log is automatically written over the old log ares.

9.3.1 Server Management Tools

Server Management Tools perform the following to the event log stored in the Baseboard Management
Controller (BMC: a micro-controller used for managing the baseboard environment, such as its
temperature and voltage sensors).
• Viewing the system event log
• Saving logs
• Deleting logs
When an event log occurs, save the log using Server Management Tools and contact an office listed in
the "Contact Information" in the "Start Guide".
The system event log of this server blade can be viewed from the management terminal via the
Management Blade.
→ "BX600 Management Blade Hardware Guide".
The "Server Management Tools" disk is for this server blade only. Do not use those tools on other
systems. If it is used, the system may be damaged.
To execute the Server Management Tools, follow the startup procedure shown in "9.3.2 Starting and
Exiting Server Management Tools" ( pg.259) to start the server blade. Do not run this tool on the
server started from the hard disk drive or other floppy disks. Otherwise, the system may be corrupted.
Do not eject the floppy disk when the floppy disk access LED is on. Doing so may destroy the data on
the floppy disk.
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